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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, Oregon

Association for Calligraphic Arts (ACA)
National

Educational resources

Summer 2010 classes:

--Colleen Cavin--
503-287-0999 // colleencavin@gmail.com

Chehalem Cultural Center, Newberg Oregon
Roman Capitals
Friday June 18 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Saturday June 19 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
$142

Chehalem Cultural Center, Newberg Oregon
Versals
Friday June 25 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday June 26 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
$142

--Penelope Culbertson--
culbertfam@aol.com

Individual instruction in Italic calligraphy. Also including options of learning a variety of other letterforms, handwriting, brushwork, etc. No previous experience necessary. Very small classes held in my studio in the Hawthorne district on Tuesdays and Wednesdays 7pm and Fridays 2pm. $15 per class. Please arrange days by emailing Penelope Culbertson at culbertfam@aol.com . I have been teaching since I was fortunate enough to study with Lloyd Reynolds in the '60s and am still happy to "pass it on".

Email local instructors:

Colleen Cavin, Penelope Culbertson, Carol DuBosch, Marti Dawkins, Patricia Edwards, MaryEllen Hartman, Margaret Hespen, Rebecca Wild, Marilyn Zornado

Other educational institutions:

Publications:

Conferences

If you wish for your conference to be added to this list or updated, please contact the webweaver.

• Letters of Joy: 27th Annual Conference, Write On Calligraphers
May 1 & 2, 2009 at Edmonds Community College (Lynnwood, WA)
Keynote speaker: Lisa Engelbrecht
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
503-357-7263

Art Media

  • 902 SW Yamhill, Portland
    503-223-3724
  • 2710 Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton
    503-646-9347
  • 10317 SE 82nd Ave., Clackamas
    503-777-3860

Columbia 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) 661-0574

Dava Beads
2121 NE Broadway
503-288-3991

Kinikuniya Bookstore inside Uwajimaya
A wonderful assortment of very small tipped pens and Pentel brush pens
10500 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Beaverton
503-643-4512

Muse Art & Design
4224 SE Hawthorne Blvd
503.231.8704

Oblation Paper
516 NW 12th Avenue, Portland
503-223-1093

Oregon Leather
110 NW 2nd
503-228-4105

Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside
503-228-4651

Paper Zone
10029 SW Nimbus, Tigard
503-641-8112
1136 SE Grand
503-233-2933

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
800-426-6740

Dick 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.