Genesee Valley Calligraphy Guild
Workshops

Gail Vick Barnhardt offer a series of five monthly classes in 2008.We had a learned a lot, basically working on our own projects and techniques.

Coming Workshops

Our Workshop Committee is taking a break. If anyone would like to work on scheduling a workshop, please send an email to one of the guild officers.

Guild Gift Certificate Order Form
Give the gift of a guild membership or workshop! Instructions are on the order form. A gift certificate in the amount you send will be mailed to you (or to the recipient) in your self-addressed stamped envelope.

Past Workshops

Spring 2009, Sharon Hanse taught Dimensional Calligraphy, using cut paper techniques, cut-and-fold, embossing. We had a great time learning and aharing.

Fall 2008, Toi Clawson taught us Colored Pencil techniques for a day; the following day was a "Play Day"; several guild members taught different techniques.

Spring 2008 Gail Vick Barnhardt, taught Foundational letters, and then, taught a small advanced class the day after the workshop.

A month earlier, Carol Henshaw taught an Introduction to Foundational.

Winter 2007-08 Play Day - January at Nazareth College

Gail Vick Barnhardt came in the Fall of 2007 and taught an Italic refresher, Neuland, and a "Master class" on design.

Our Summer Mini-Workshop was brought to us by guild member Carol Henshaw. In "Positively Pencil!", we explored various uses of pencils in calligraphy.

Spring 2007 Workshop - April 14 & 15 - Nancy Culmone came! She lead us on a Decorated Letter Quest.

Winter 2006-07 Play Day - January at Nazareth College

Our Second Annual Play Day was a Huge success, with a full house (including two guests). We loved playing with the sumi marbling, canvas and acrylics, transfers, and "accordia-gami" book.

In September 2006 Roann Mathias presented a wonderful workshop introducing two techniques: lettering on fabric and transferring images to fabric. Acrylic paints and inks were used on canvas and muslin fabric.

In April 2006 we hosted Carrie Imai and had a wonderful time making "Playful Letters".

In January 2006 we held our first annual Play Day, making paste paper, tin can pens, watercolor backgrounds, and just playing with paints, inks and paper.

Past instructors have included:
Annie Barnhardt (Gail Vick Barnhardt) - Design; Pencil Romans Sandra Collins - techniques of card-making for calligraphers Rosie Kelly - Paste Paper Sherri Kiesel - Contemporary Decorated Letters Sherrie Lovler - Copperplate Ruth Vaughan - Papermaking Techniques - creating paintings of paper


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