Society for Calligraphy upcoming events

Romans Study Group (Member-led) (June 05, 2026)

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:30:00 GMT

Letter examples (left by artist Wendy MacNaughton); right from old Speedball Textbook)

Sponsored by

FRIDAY, June 5, 2025, 6:30-8PM PST

We continue our series for "Letters with Heft", led by Kristi. This month, we'll choose a style of letters with weight to use for a colorful project.

No charge for these Study Group Sessions. They are often led by members, who do not claim to be masters, sharing what they have learned. There is no requirement to have attended prior sessions. The aim is to share knowledge with newbies and to provide a refresher for those with more experience. Each individual Romans Study Group session requires separate registration. We plan to record this session. Kristi asks that you remind her! Recording will be available for three months.

Drawn or Written Letters: We each will choose the letter style we prefer. We're aiming for letters with "heft", rather than the skeleton versions we've been working with so often in these sessions. We'll start by sketching or tracing the letters we want, then tweaking them to get the form we prefer. Next, we'll create thumbnails of the design we're aiming for. We'll then enlarge and refine as needed to create our final version.

Flexible Schedule for the evening:

6:30 - 6:45 Announcements and share work from past sessions.

6:45 - 7:45 Kristi will demo.

7:45 - 8:00 An opportunity for those who wish to share what they've completed before or during this session--we always love to see what our fellow lettering artists are up to. Also, there is time to ask more questions of our speaker.

SUPPLY LIST:

Practice sheets with your own version of letters (or in a pinch, exemplars you like)
Paper for working out your design: layout, drawing, or copier paper will work for tracing or sketching design; then tracing paper will be used to refine; you'll eventually want "good" paper for your final - Arches text wove, hot press watercolor; heavy drawing paper, etc.
Pencil, ruler, eraser. It's handy to also have a very soft pencil, such as 7B, or carbon paper.
Optional ruler/T-square if you will be using guidelines.
Word or phrase you'll want to write

SfC Membership not required

Handouts and Zoom invitation will be sent a day or two in advance.

You're welcome to sign up even at the last minute, but you may have to wait and participate via the recording . . .
All who sign up in advance will automatically receive the recording. We cannot respond to all those who missed registering in advance.

Colorful Accordion Book - The Form of “O” and Calligraphic Line (July 11, 2026)

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Presenter: Yukimi Annand

Sponsored by San Diego SfC

Saturdays, July 11, 25, August 1, 10am-12:30pm and Sunday August 9, 10-11am PDT

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: In this workshop, we will create accordion books with original text lines and collaged colorful shapes with good energy flow and harmony.

We will start by making variations of the letter "o" considered by the form to resonate to the meaning of the chosen text and individual's feeling. We will study some historical letterforms, contemporary letterforms, ancient writing systems and natural forms to develop an alphabet based on the “O”. (The Roman alphabet is basically designed with a geometric system and the letter "o" is the mother form of a set of 26 letters.) Then we will work on lines that are made by writing text with the alphabet from legible to abstract. We will explore how much emotion we can put into the text lines with rhythm and movement. Hopefully, creating accordion books with elements you've developed through all the exercises will be a fun and meditative experience.

This workshop will be recorded and made available for two months.

NECESSARY SKILL LEVEL: All levels welcome

ABOUT YUKIMI: Yukimi Annand is a calligrapher, lettering and book artist with a background in visual communication design. She is passionate about the beauty of the Roman alphabet and creates unique and distinctive artwork with her love of calligraphic mark making incorporated with nature. Her works have been exhibited in the US, Canada, Japan, and European countries, and have also been included in calligraphy collections in Berlin, San Francisco, and Moscow.

HOW TO REGISTER

PAID WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY. No refunds, since recording will be provided.

FEES: $100

Registration is handled by volunteers. Please help keep this efficient by paying within 24 hours. We may have to cancel those who don't complete their registration in a timely manner, so that those on the waiting list can get a spot.

Enrollment is for current paid Society for Calligraphy members only. Your membership must be current at time of sign-up as well as when class is held. No reservation will be held until your dues are current. If your membership lapses, you become ineligible. (To become a member: https://societyforcalligraphy.org/Join-SfC). After April 1, 2026, it is recommended that first time members pay $42 (rather than introductory)--membership will be valid through June 30, 2027. Even for those who aren't local, you'll want to mark the chapters which provide the workshops you love. Some chapters provide perks, such as direct email announcements, newsletters, and other helpful communications.

For conﬁrmation and prompt receipt of supply list, we recommend that your payment arrive no later than two weeks before the workshop. You do not have a spot in the workshop until you receive a conﬁrmation email.

After completing this ﬁrst step of registration, an automatic email will be sent with a PayPal button, plus instructions, should you prefer to pay by check. If you don't receive that email within a few minutes, please check your spam folder. If you don't ﬁnd it there, please contact Kristi.

For those afﬁliated with SfC's San Diego chapter, we do have scholarship funds available to assist in the education and development of calligraphic skills. Please contact Kristi to inquire.

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.

Colorful Accordion Book - The Form of “O” and Calligraphic Line (July 25, 2026)

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Presenter: Yukimi Annand

Sponsored by San Diego SfC

Saturdays, July 11, 25, August 1, 10am-12:30pm and Sunday August 9, 10-11am PDT

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: In this workshop, we will create accordion books with original text lines and collaged colorful shapes with good energy flow and harmony.

This workshop will be recorded and made available for two months.

NECESSARY SKILL LEVEL: All levels welcome

HOW TO REGISTER

PAID WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY. No refunds, since recording will be provided.

FEES: $100

For those afﬁliated with SfC's San Diego chapter, we do have scholarship funds available to assist in the education and development of calligraphic skills. Please contact Kristi to inquire.

Questions? E-mail Kristi Darwick at sdworkshops@societyforcalligraphy.org

Colorful Accordion Book - The Form of “O” and Calligraphic Line (August 01, 2026)

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Presenter: Yukimi Annand

Sponsored by San Diego SfC

Saturdays, July 11, 25, August 1, 10am-12:30pm and Sunday August 9, 10-11am PDT

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: In this workshop, we will create accordion books with original text lines and collaged colorful shapes with good energy flow and harmony.

This workshop will be recorded and made available for two months.

NECESSARY SKILL LEVEL: All levels welcome

HOW TO REGISTER

PAID WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY. No refunds, since recording will be provided.

FEES: $100

For those afﬁliated with SfC's San Diego chapter, we do have scholarship funds available to assist in the education and development of calligraphic skills. Please contact Kristi to inquire.

Questions? E-mail Kristi Darwick at sdworkshops@societyforcalligraphy.org

Colorful Accordion Book - The Form of “O” and Calligraphic Line (August 09, 2026)

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Presenter: Yukimi Annand

Sponsored by San Diego SfC

Saturdays, July 11, 25, August 1, 10am-12:30pm and Sunday August 9, 10-11am PDT

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: In this workshop, we will create accordion books with original text lines and collaged colorful shapes with good energy flow and harmony.

This workshop will be recorded and made available for two months.

NECESSARY SKILL LEVEL: All levels welcome

HOW TO REGISTER

PAID WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY. No refunds, since recording will be provided.

FEES: $100

For those afﬁliated with SfC's San Diego chapter, we do have scholarship funds available to assist in the education and development of calligraphic skills. Please contact Kristi to inquire.

Questions? E-mail Kristi Darwick at sdworkshops@societyforcalligraphy.org

Vintage and Modern--Two Coptic-bound Books - IN-PERSON (August 15, 2026)

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Presenter: Amy Spencer

TOPIC TBA - IN-PERSON with Barbara Close (November 14, 2026)

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 17:30:00 GMT

IN-PERSON