August 14 Program – Connie Furgason

Threads and Whispers Workshop Preview

with Connie Furgason

Members: free, Non-members: $10

Members need not register. Non-members please register below. A zoom link will be sent to current members and program registrants a few days before the program. This program will be recorded for future viewing. Please contact Jenny Allen with questions at ccgprograms@coloradocalligraphers.com

Program Description

This program is a preview of the upcoming Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild Threads and Whispers Workshop in October. Connie will talk about how we have the opportunity to express the words we choose and add multiple dimensions to that expression. Whether it is abstract or a simple design, a tiny thread of text can create contrast and visual impact. During her workshop in October, she will demonstrate how to write in “threads”, a very loose tiny style of text which can tie elements of a piece together. These threads can be a “whisper” in a piece, reflecting the theme or be an added design element.

About Connie

Connie Furgason was raised on a farm in Southern Alberta where her love of nature and the vastness of the prairie is expressed in her work. Her mother was an accomplished artist, gardener and creative soul.

She grew up with the scent of turpentine as her mother painted long into the night after she and her three brothers were asleep. Those influences sent Connie in many artistic directions. She started teaching calligraphy and related arts in 1982. Connie travels across Canada and the US teaching for guilds, private studios and has been part of the faculty at several international lettering arts conferences.

Connie loves the written word and uses her own text in her work expressing it through a variety of different mediums including watercolour, acrylic and mixed media.  Her work has been published by art distribution companies and her originals have found many lovely new homes in Canada and the US.

She loves sharing a variety of art techniques with students of all levels and seeing the joy experienced as they discover their own artist within. Connie loves the prairie, the mountains, the ocean and especially the gift of her four children and 4 grandchildren.  Currently, she lives in Lethbridge, Alberta Canada, just 45 minutes from the Rocky Mountains, with her husband Kevin (another creative soul).

“Find joy daily in the simple offerings….in the splendour of nature, cherished moments with family and friends and the enchanted pathways waiting to be discovered as art exploration expands our view of what lies at our feet.”  Words by Connie