- ENVELOPES
Antonia Smith, instructor
Four Tuesday evenings, 6:30–9:00 p.m.
November 3 –24, 2009
$85.00 (FOC members: $80.00)
- DESCRIPTION:
Addressing envelopes and making place cards are two of the most requested uses for lettering. With a little technical knowledge, these calligraphic opportunities can be less overwhelming. If you are comfortable with a lettering style of any kind and can write with a small nib, the techniques you are shown in this class will prepare you to accept that envelope addressing job and enjoy doing it.
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. All levels of lettering experience are welcome.
- SUPPLIES:
*BASIC SUPPLIES* and additional or different supplies specified by each instructor are listed at the end of each class description. The term “Basic Supplies” refers to: black ink (Higgins Eternal or Pelikan Fount India), all sizes Brause pen nibs, one or two pen holders, pencil & eraser, 18”– 24” metal ruler, notebook, cotton rag, a small water jar.
Calligraphy supplies, especially Brause and Mitchell pen nibs, can be difficult to find. Call or visit your local art supply stores, such as Arch, Dick Blick, Flax, Michaels, Pearl, Utrecht. If they don’t have what you need, contact the calligraphy mail order catalogs:
John Neal Bookseller, 1.800.369.9598
Paper & Ink Arts, 1.800.736.7772
BIO: Antonia (Nini) Smith has loved lettering since she first learned to write. The first calligraphic class was with Arne Wolfe a the University of California where she received her BA in Design in 1969. As well as as freelancing, Nini has been enthusiastically teaching calligraphy to children and adults at private schools and Adult Schools since 1971. Presently, she teaches at Piedmont Adult School in Piedmont, California.
- Registration Form for Enrollment
