Polish Your Penmanship with Kathy Milici

This class has been postponed due to Covid-19. Please stay tuned for updates!

Do you love to write, but wish your handwriting looked better? Do you long to send more handwritten notes?  Do you love making fancy, swirly letters and doodling? This is the perfect class for you!

You’ll first be led through a full review of proper cursive script letterforms and their structure, according to the gold standard of the Zaner Bloser method: lower case letters, upper case letters, numbers and punctuation. We will also explore proper line placement, size, slant, and the proportion of letters as we write. Connecting letters for ideal spacing is also an important detail. We will practice it ALL!

Kathy will also show you how to successfully add some flourish-y details and doodles to help you create your own style!

Please note: This is not a calligraphy class; no ‘dip pen’ is used. This class focuses on cursive writing forms, and is open to tweens, teens and adults. Bring a pen friend!

Date: Sunday, March 29, 2020
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Price: $90 members/$110 non-members
Level: Beginner and all levels
Location: SVA Annex, 214 E. 21st Street (between 2nd/3rd Ave), Room 703A

 
 
 
 
 
 

MATERIALS LIST

All you need are pens and lined paper! These are recommendations only:

Pens:

  • Kakuno Fountain Pen, your choice of nib size and ink color

  • Pilot Varsity Disposable Fountain Pens (colors set)

  • Pentel Energel Roller ball pens, .07 or .05 size (colors set)
    and Uniball Signo Rollerball White Pen (broad .38mm or fine) or Sakura Gelly Roll White Gel Pen

Paper:

  • Your favorite lined notebook (8 ½ x 11, smooth paper)

  • Rhodia lined stapled notebook (large)

  • Pacon black lined filler notebook paper

INSTRUCTOR

Kathy Milici is a nationally known calligrapher, designer, instructor and mentor. She happily admits to being obsessed with letters since early childhood. Owner of Kathy Milici Creative in Newton, New Jersey, her work has been seen in national magazines and on television. A very popular instructor at the IAMPETH calligraphy conferences (her workshops sell out!), Kathy travels the country, lecturing and teaching calligraphy and the related arts. The originator of Gratitude Script, a modern typeface, she also mentors fellow artists and art students in how to create a living and maintain a viable business as a working artist. After almost 40 years as a professional calligrapher and teacher, Kathy is still enjoying her lifelong passion for “everything calligraphy.” See more at kathymilicicreative.com.