Class details
At last, a 2-day calligraphy course for complete beginners. Join Michelle Khaw this March and learn the fundamentals of pointed pen calligraphy.
Sundays
6 & 20 March
10am – 3pm
Course Fee : £185
Limited spaces available
Please book your space via this link https://www.willowrosestudio.com/workshops
Michelle Khaw is the Founder of Willow Rose. During this 2-Day calligraphy course she takes you through the fundamentals of pointed pen calligraphy and the art of beautiful writing. By the end of the course you will be confident in writing in the modern calligraphy style and you will be able to create beautiful calligraphy gifts for your friends and family.
This course is suitable for complete beginners or those with basic experience.
Light refreshments will be provided each week.
Limited tickets available and the next course intake will be in Autumn 2022.
This course includes:
- 2 full days of in-person workshops
- Luxury Calligraphy Kit (worth £50) which contains the following items – all packaged in a beautiful luxury gift box!
- all the course worksheets
- 3 x nibs
- the unique Moblique penholder
- a jar of black Sumi ink
- A4 Rhodia dot pad
- practice paper
- guideline sheets
- Access to our Private Facebook Group community
- Weekly course assignments to hone your practice
- PLUS 1-2-1 calligraphy coaching Zoom call at the end of the course with Michelle
6 March : Day 1 – Basics, Connections & Words : All the tips and tricks to get you going on the right foot! We work through
- tools
- equipment
- calligraphy drills
- lower case alphabets
- numbers
- punctuation
Then we explore writing upper case alphabets before moving onto ways to join letters into words, including tricky transitions.
20 March : Day 2 – Adding Style, Composition, Illustrations & Final Projects : Nib exploration, tips to develop consistency in your calligraphy which adds beautiful style through bounce lettering and flourishing. In the afternoon, we start off with a pangram before working on design hierarchy, building a layout and adding illustrations. We have two final projects; a calligraphy quote for your wall/photo frame and a beautiful handwritten poem
Hope to see you there!
