My Favorite Tool and A Helpful Tip

Written by Ann H on August 30, 2024.

By Dianne Wright My Favorite Tool: One tool that I use whenever I sit down to do a project is my Parallel Glider made by Alvin. It’s great for all kinds of projects including drawing guidelines and...

My Favorite Tool

Written by Ann H on August 30, 2024.

By Celeste Rossmiller At Sharon Zeugin’s “Illuminating the Dark” (Zoom) workshop in 2021, she suggested using a small-ish nib for our work, and led us through various alphabets and practices. My first...

My Favorite Tools: Balsa Nibs with Sumi Ink

Written by Ann H on August 30, 2024.

By Jenny Allen My favorite tool this month are the balsa wood nibs used with sumi ink. Perfect to travel with and fun for summer projects. Balsa wood is flexible, creates different textures, fun, challenging...

My Fountain Pen Habit

Written by Ann H on August 30, 2024.

By Tess Vonfeldt-Gross Who would’ve thought that a severely broken right wrist (belonging to a right-hander) would, only a few months later, lead to a love of fountain pens and fountain pen inks, and...

Roman Holiday Conference 2024 Review

Written by Ann H on August 30, 2024.

By Leslie Barstad Attending the Roman Holiday Calligraphy Conference was one of the highlights of the year! It was an amazing week! My husband and I both attended; we each took two 1/2-week classes....

Elegant, yet Playful Kilian and Minuskilian with Josie Brown

Written by Ann H on August 30, 2024.

By Celeste Rossmiller During the long, dark month of January, 2024, a lucky group of us took part in three classes from British calligrapher Josie Brown, sponsored via Zoom by the Colorado Calligraphers’...

Supplies

Written by Margaret on August 30, 2024.

Basic Supply List for Workshops Slant Board Paper (good, practice & tracing) Pens, nibs, holders (whatever you are comfortable with) Ink, and a way to anchor the bottle Gouache or other color...

Guild Archives

Written by Margaret on August 30, 2024.

The guild archives are housed at Regis University’s Dayton Library located at 50th and Lowell in north Denver. To see a list of holdings, go the Regis Library website http://lumen.regis.edu/ select...

James Hayes Exhibit

Written by Colorado Calligraphers on August 26, 2024.

James Hayes was instrumental in the founding and nurture of the Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild. Examples of his work and the materials he used are now on exhibit at the Colorado School of Mines....

Calligraphers’ Holiday Tea

Written by Colorado Calligraphers on December 22, 2022.

Members of the Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild met on Saturday, December 10 for the annual holiday event. Ten members shared holiday treats and made linked lanterns and peace cards.

My Favorite Tool and A Helpful Tip

My Favorite Tool

My Favorite Tools: Balsa Nibs with Sumi Ink

My Fountain Pen Habit

Roman Holiday Conference 2024 Review

Elegant, yet Playful Kilian and Minuskilian with Josie Brown

Supplies

Guild Archives

James Hayes Exhibit

Calligraphers’ Holiday Tea

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