PRESENTERS: Wendy Telford and Kristi Darwick
Sponsored by: 
Saturday November 14, 2026, 10AM to 3:30 PM. IN-PERSON
Location: San Diego Education Association
Kristi is experimenting with these letters, so please disregard the spacing issues, etc. LOL. She'll be sharing more as she continues to create samples with different tools. And, do take a look at Brian's work on Instagram: @briankurzius.
FEES: no charge for the program. Optional materials fee.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: Wendy will teach cards with pockets--these are so handy to have on hand.
Kristi will walk us through a fun, narrow version of Romans, inspired by the lettering of Brian Kurzius.
Participants will have the option to attend both sessions or only the morning or afternoon session.
SKILL LEVEL: All levels.
SUPPLY LIST:
CARDS
- Paper 8 1/2" x 11": for your convenience, two sheets of paper (autumn or Christmas-themed) and two envelopes will be available for a $4 materials fee . If you prefer to bring your own, the best paper for this project will be non-directional.
- Scissors
- Some type of liquid crafting glue, tape runner, or double-sided tape
- Pencil/eraser/ruler
- Bone folder
- A stylus to score your paper
Optional:
- Our cards will have pockets. Feel free to bring tags, small photos, ephemera that you might want to put in a pocket.
- If you have rubber stamps featuring holiday images or greetings, feel free to bring. We will bring some to share. (If you bring stamps please bring a dye-based stamp pad). (Wendy will provide paper and tags for stamping.)
ALPHABET
With permission, Kristi adapted this alphabet from the work of Brian Kurzius, which she has long-admired. She continues to experiment with various tools and techniques and we'll play with what we have in this session. Brian uses an EZ-A pen, which is no longer available. Bring that if you have it. Kristi likes built-up letters and has tried fine-point markers, such as Micron .01, as well as a pointed pen. She'll also show a technique from Brian where he outlines the letter forms in black and fills the strokes with a line of bleed-proof white. Bring whatever tools you'd like to use to experiment. Some ideas--none of these is required:
- Layout or gridded paper
- Better paper--#300 or #400 sketch or drawing pads 9"x12" by Strathmore will work.
- Optional - dark paper (be sure to bring bleed-proof white or other favorite that will show on this)
- Pencils, eraser, ruler - mechanical or any graphite pencil, even colored pencils.
- Pens: Smaller broad-edged pens, pointed pen (straight holder), ruling pen, folded pen. Fine markers .01 up to .08.
- Your writing fluid of choice: gouache, walnut ink, sumi, etc.
For confirmation and prompt receipt of supply list, we recommend that you register no later than one week before the program. You do not have a spot in the session until you receive a confirmation email. Membership in SfC is not required.
Questions? E-mail Kristi Darwick at sdworkshops@societyforcalligraphy.org
NO audio or video recording of any program, meeting, workshop or other SfC function permitted without prior consent of both guest artist and a representative of the Board of Governors. ** You must ask permission of the artist/ instructor to photograph any copyrighted materials, including demos.