Useful Links for Lettering Artists
Portland Society for Calligraphy provides the following list of links to resources of interest to the calligraphic community as a service to both the public and its members and does not specifically endorse them. All business arrangements are strictly between you and the individual or company listed, and the Guild takes no responsibility for any problems that may arise as a result of any business relationship.
Members: To add a link to this list, e-mail the URL and a 25-word or less description of the site and the reason this would be a good resource for calligraphers to our webweaver.
Other guilds
Valley Calligraphy Guild
Eugene, Oregon
Capital Calligraphers
Salem, OregonThe Calligraphy Guild
Ashland, OregonAssociation for Calligraphic Arts (ACA)
National
Educational resources
Winter 2012 classes:
--Penelope Culbertson--
culbertfam@aol.comItalic Calligraphy Classes starting January 3. Start at the beginning, get a refresher, improve your handwriting or learn a variety of lettering styles with pen and ink or brush and color. Small classes in my Hawthorne district studio on Tuesdays at 7 pm, also Saturday at 2 pm. $15/class - supplies included. No experience necessary. Individual instruction - work at your own rate of speed. I studied with Lloyd Reynolds in the 60s and am still passing on his enthusiasm for the written word.
--Colleen Cavin--
colleencavin@gmail.com || 503-287-0999Italic: Reynolds Rap at the Camp Ground
A combination of the Pacific Northwest style and the British style of italic, blended to become your own style.4 Tuesday evenings 6:30-9
January 10, 17, 24 and 31
at Colleen's Teaching Studio, SE 8th and Main, Active Space #325
$100Four Roman Tuesdays
Coursework in skeletal Romans, then pen written with serifs, then adaptations. It is actually fun to approach the roman form this way.4 Tuesday evenings 6:30-9 p.m.
February 7, 14, 21, 28
at Colleen's Teaching Studio, SE 8th and Main, Active Space # 325
$100Email other local instructors:
Colleen Cavin, Penelope Culbertson, Carol DuBosch, Marti Dawkins, Patricia Edwards, MaryEllen Hartman, Rebecca Wild, Marilyn Zornado
Other educational institutions:
- Oregon College for Arts and Crafts
- Portland Community College
Members Colleen Cavin, MaryEllen Hartman & Carol DuBosch teach calligraphy classes here.- Mount Hood Community College
Member Marti Dawkins teaches calligraphy classes here.
- Multnomah Arts Center
- Sitka Center for Art & Ecology
- Handwriting Success
Members Barbara Getty & Inga Dubay present handwriting seminars for medical professionals and the general public.- Ghost Ranch (New Mexico)
- Cheerio retreat (North Carolina)
Publications:
Websites:
- Overnight Prints: Calligraphy Learning Center (recommended by Melanie at Cole Memorial Library)
Conferences
If you wish for your conference to be added to this list or updated, please contact the webweaver.
• "Letters of Joy" Annual Conference, Write On Calligraphers
• IAMPETH: The International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting
• All Oregon Calligraphers Conference
• Letterforum
• Black and White
• Island Magic
Supplies in and around Portland
The Accidental Bookmaker
1928 21st Avenue, Forest Grove
503-357-7263Art Media (became Dick Blick in 2011)
- 1115 NW Glisan
503-223-3724- 2710 Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton
503-646-9347Columbia Art & Drafting Supply
1515 E. Burnside
503-232-2216
Craft Warehouse
- 1355 SW 185th Ave, Aloha
(503) 645-0603- 604 NW Eastman Pkwy., Gresham
(503) 661-0574Dava Beads
2121 NE Broadway
503-288-3991Kinikuniya Bookstore inside Uwajimaya
A wonderful assortment of very small tipped pens and Pentel brush pens
10500 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Beaverton
503-643-4512Muse Art & Design
4224 SE Hawthorne Blvd
503.231.8704Oblation Paper
516 NW 12th Avenue, Portland
503-223-1093Oregon Leather
110 NW 2nd
503-228-4105Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside
503-228-4651
Paper Zone (closed in 2012)
Utrecht Art Supplies
1122 NW Everet
503-417-8024
Other suppliers
Paper & Ink Arts
They offer the finest in tools, supplies, books and gifts for calligraphers, book and paper artists, collage and multimedia artists.
800-736-7772
John Neal, Bookseller
Calligraphic books and supplies, including Boku-Undo sumi stick inks & grinding stones
800-369-9598
Art Essentials of New York, Ltd.
Gilding supplies
800-283-5323
Books Arts Classified
Books, workshops, exhibits, conferences and classified ads
800-821-6604
Cheap Joe's Art Stuff
800-227-2788
Daniel Smith
Paper & art materials
800-426-6740Dick Blick Art Materials
800-447-8192
Dover Publications, Inc.
Copyright free artwork
516-294-7000
Harvey Anton
Large assortment of flexible nibs manufactured prior to 1960
817-926-5071
Twinrocker
High quality handmade paper
800-754-8946
www.ClearBags.com
Crystal clear packaging in hundreds of sizes.