In-Person Workshop

Curvaceous Copperplate with Elinor Holland

Copperplate is an elegant hand developed during the age of the great writing masters in the 18th century. A luscious, curvaceous hand, this script is used extensively for invitations and formal events in addition to artistic work.

 
 
 

We will introduce the use of the flexible pointed nib and learn the basic minuscule and majuscule letterforms with emphasis on seeing the underlying basic forms of this hand. With practice this course can be used as a springboard for further development of the Copperplate hand. 

Beginners and “refreshers” are welcome! 

 

Dates: April 6 & 13, 2025
Time: 10am–3pm (New York time)
Price: $150
Member Price: $110
Max Enrollment: 15 students
Location: SVA Annex, 214 E. 21st Street, Room 701A

Thank you so much for your enthusiasm! This class is now sold out. Please sign our wait list here or by emailing us here.

If there’s enough interest, we will try to add another session in May/June.

We will definitely repeat this class in the fall!


Please note that registration will close on April 1, 2025

Cancellation policy: Cancellations are allowed at any time, however refunds will only be issued if there is a waitlisted student who will fill your place.

Sickness: If you are registered and need to miss one class due to sickness (we’d rather you stay home and rest!), you are welcome to sit in a future session of the same workshop as we will repeat these introductory classes.

Member pricing: Please use the code sent to your email at checkout. Can’t find it? Check out anyway and email us and we will refund the difference.

 
 
 

MATERIALS LIST

Many of these can be purchased from Dick Blick, but you can also order online from Paper and Ink Arts or John Neal for more specialized calligraphy supplies. Order in advance to account for shipping times!

  • Higgins Eternal ink 

  • Pad of Canson Marker Layout paper, or Borden & Riley 13.5 lb. smooth marker paper 9” × 12” 

  • Nibs: I recommend Nikko G, Gillot 303 and 404, Hunt 22 and 56 and Esterbrook 128. Please bring at least 2 of these: more if you want to be adventurous. 

  • Elbow (oblique) pen holder for right handed students, straight penholder for left handed. 

  • Dinky Dip (small)

  • Pencil or fine marker for notes

 
 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Elinor A. Holland fell in love with ink and pens at an early age, but didn’t receive formal training till a young adult. She studied a variety of Latin scripts with Yaroslava Mills, NY Society of Scribes and Cooper Union. She studied with Mohamed Zakariya and received an Ijaza, or diploma in two forms of Arabic script in 2013. She teaches regularly for the Society of Scribes and at colleges, art centers and museums in the US and Canada including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History and The Smithsonian Institute. She has exhibited in Kuwait, Sharjah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Algeria, and the US.