Italian Hand Calligraphy:
Bridging History, Form and Expression

Italian Hand calligraphy is a wonderfully expressive script to add to your calligraphy practice, regardless of whether you’re picking up a dip pen for the first time or you’re an old hand with hands. It occupies unique terrain in the calligraphic landscape as an elegantly swashed and blobbed bridge between print and cursive, broad-edge and pointed-pen.

This course is an immersive introduction to Italian Hand. Over four sessions, we'll trace the history of the script to late Renaissance Italy and Europe, break down core concepts for study, dig into tools and materials, and explore stylistic variations to use as jumping-off points for developing your own interpretations.

Each class will be a mix of live demonstration and directed hands-on study time, with opportunities for individual, in-class feedback.

All live sessions will be recorded and available to review for 60 days following the last class.

• DATES: Sundays, March 15–April 12 with no class on Easter Sunday (3/15, 3/22, 3/29 and 4/12).

• TIMES: 2–4:30pm Central Time. Time Zone Converter

• LOCATION: Online

• SKILL LEVEL: All levels—we will not explicitly go over how to prep and use dip pens, but we will talk about nibs, holders, and materials in relation to Italian hand. If you’re not comfortable using a dip pen, you’re welcome to use a pencil, or regular pen.

CANCELLATION POLICY: You are welcome to cancel any time, however, workshop fees are non-refundable unless there is a waitlist student able to fill your spot.