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August 2013
Artful Lettering 1 (Only one spot left — call soon)
Instructor: Joan Wiens Not quite calligraphy, not quite graffiti, not quite doodling – just your own artistic expression of important letters and words in your life. The first class is so popular, we added another session on September 22.
Find out more »September 2013
Artful Lettering
Instructor: Joan Wiens Not quite calligraphy, not quite graffiti, not quite doodling – just your own artistic expression of important letters and words in your life. The first class was so popular, we've added this session to give more of you a chance to learn Artful Lettering from Joan.
Find out more »November 2013
Artful Lettering 1
Instructor: Joan Wiens If you missed the earlier sessions of this popular class, you're in luck! Not quite calligraphy, not quite graffiti, not quite doodling – just your own artistic expression of important letters and words in your life.
Find out more »February 2014
Artful Lettering II
Instructor: Joan Wiens Let’s add some color to those beautiful letters, words, stamps & stencils! We will use colored pencils to add even more interest, depth, and pizzazz to monograms or words to get attention to their beauty and meaning. Entirely different approaches will be taught, and can be used as an embellishment, or part of other art projects. No prior skills required, but more can be gained from class by taking Artful Lettering 1. Supplies: Micron 01, black 4H…
Find out more »April 2014
Artful Lettering I — Black and White
Instructor: Joan Wiens Joan’s popular class is back! Not quite calligraphy, not quite graffiti, not quite doodling – just your own artistic expression of important letters and words in your life. Techniques can be used as stand-alone art, embellishment, or part of other art projects. No experience necessary, and the fee includes paper, templates, examples and more (you only need to provide a Micron 01, a 4H drawing pencil, and a white plastic eraser – all available at Runaway).
Find out more »May 2014
Artful Lettering II
Instructor: Joan Wiens Let’s add some color to those beautiful letters, words, stamps & stencils! We will use colored pencils to add even more interest, depth, and pizzazz to monograms or words to get attention to their beauty and meaning. Entirely different approaches will be taught, and can be used as an embellishment, or part of other art projects. No prior skills required, but more can be gained from class by taking Artful Lettering 1. Supplies: Micron 01, black 4H…
Find out more »August 2015
Once Upon a Time with Joan
Instructor: Joan Wiens Learn to start your own “Once Upon a Time” story with the art of “drop caps” – where the first letter of the narrative is decorated an embellished. You will learn 3 different styles of crop caps, as well as other tips and tricks (such as inserting clip-art images into the letters). The photos are a bit blurry (which may keep people from stealing them). But they give you the idea of these marvelous letters!
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