The Calligraphy Society of Ottawa

This is a new initiative in our calligraphy guild's planning. Instead of a regular Friday evening meeting at City View United Church in October, we are going to gather in the Nepean Creative Arts Visual Arts Studio space to work on our own projects and compare notes. This is an open studio session. Lynn Rainboth will be present as a facilitator fo…

Judy Bainbridge will present 'Creating of a Grant of Arms for the new territory of Nunavut in 1999.

The Swap Quote for this year is: "If you truly love Nature, you will find beauty everywhere" --Vincent Van Gogh.
Create a calligraphic creative interpretation piece using all or part of the quote, which will then be exchanged for another member's piece at our meeting.

In this fun class you will learn about pen manipulation and stroke work with a Folk Art, Borders and Floral theme in mind.

The tool of choice... the Pilot Parallel Pen. The unique nib, created by Pilot, was designed specifically for calligraphy and lettering practice. The design allows the user to create thin lines or very thick strokes with j…

Following a short CSO AGM and Elections, founding member Judy Bainbridge will introduce you to Gothic Script, AKA Gothic Textura Quadrata, AKA Black Letter. We will do some writing. Judy will bring paper lined for a Pilot Parallel Pen size 3.8(green top). Please bring one if you have one. Judy will have a few to borrow and a few to buy ($15 cash).…