Since 1983 I have been teaching workshops for calligraphy guilds and at retreats and conferences throughout the United States, Canada as well as Japan, Spain and Australia. I have developed a wide variety of topics that I present to groups ranging from beginners to professionals.
A workshop is a chance to leave all your mundane concerns behind you—whether for a few hours or a few days—to rediscover yourself through your relationship to your own working process. I try to recreate the kind of atmosphere in which I have learned the most: an organized, relaxed environment, a reasonable pace, a high standard of quality and a little humor. Students of calligraphy usually excel in many areas of their lives; I find it invigorating to trigger the same kind of response to calligraphy by activating a desire for excellence and then showing ways to achieve it.
In my classes I work with calligraphers, book artists and painters, as well as those working in other media who are interested in expanding their skills and vision. I have been a visual artist most of my life (even in the engineering days) and letterforms are only one part of my life. Word and image work together in much of my work, but in these classes, I separate them in order to master the idiosyncrasies of each and then show the many ways to bring them together.
Sadly, due to the corona virus pandemic, the workshops listed here after March have all been cancelled. Some have been rescheduled, and I will post those that are in the works. (Stay healthy! Play with your toys at home!)
Links have been provided for some of the sponsors of these workshops. To register, contact them directly, or write to me and I'll put you in contact with the appropriate group, Contact Me.