Beginning and Intermediate Calligraphy Workshop

Santa Fe artist Sherry Bishop leads a two-day workshop on the foundational hand for beginning and intermediate calligraphers on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 8 and 9 pm, in the History Museum classroom. The hands-on workshop is part of the programming series for the exhibits Illuminating the Word: The Saint John's Bible and Contemplative Landscape. Foundational hand is the best style for the basic training of calligraphic hands. It is based on a circle, to which the rest of the alphabet relates. The rhythm of this hand is like stringing round pearls of ink in a pattern of circles, forming strong, black and pleasantly variable lines of letters.

The workshop costs $125, plus a $15 material fee. Class size is limited to 12. For reservations, call Tom Leech at (505) 476-5096 or e-mail thomas.leech@state.nm.us.

Sherry Bishop is a professional artist who teaches calligraphy, handwriting and art, and how these work together. She works with all ages in exploring the place of handwriting in our society. She has been teaching for twenty years.