UPDATE: The Printing Museum is taking recommended safety precautions regarding COVID-19 and will remain temporarily closed. We regret that this means this workshop will be cancelled, but look forward to scheduling it again at a future date! If you have purchased tickets for this workshop, our staff will be reaching out to you with options. We will still be available to serve our community by email, and continue to closely watch the developing situation. Stay healthy, Houston!

Thursdays 6:00-9:00pm| April 16, 23 & 30.

Calligraphy adds creative flair to correspondence, parties, decorations, art projects, and more. Learn more about this ancient art that is still popular today in Basic Italic Calligraphy with Terry Hausner. The class will introduce you to the basic italic calligraphy alphabet and teach you beginner techniques you can use to practice making letter forms. You’ll learn about the tools and materials every calligrapher needs and how to hold and use the pen, starting with basic strokes.

If you want to add special a flourish to your handwritten projects, Basic Italic Calligraphy is the perfect place to start.

Week One (Apr 16): Brief history of the hand, tools and set up, minuscule (lower case) strokes and letter construction.
Week Two (Apr 23): Majuscule (capitals) strokes and letter construction. Combination of upper and lower case letters with line spacing and sentence structure.
Week Three (Apr 30): Adding flourishes, layout, and design, envelope writing and set up.

Registration: $200 including all materials; members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!  Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.