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About 3-4 times a year, Masscribes brings in expert instructors to hold day-long and weekend-long art workshops. Teaching artists come from all over New England, the United States and on occasion from other countries to share what they've learned and to help pull our skills up a few notches--genuinely and without holding back. Calligraphers tend to be generous by nature and the teachers are no exception. They're so passionate in what they do that you couldn't get them to hold back on tips & tricks if you tried!
Workshop offerings have included lettering of all sorts from traditional to modern in a myriad of different hands (styles) from Victorian script to gothic blackletter and everything in between. And to add additional layers of beauty to your lettering, we offer workshops in the related arts such as gilding, bookbinding, pastepaper-making, color theory, miniature paintings.... The workshops vary in their pre-requisite levels of experience so there is something for everyone!
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Free Public Lecture with Laurie Doctor Saturday Evening, May 12, 2012 :: 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus Laurie Doctor lives in a wildlife reserve outside Louisville, Kentucky where she works as a painter, designer and calligrapher. She teaches classes in Europe, Canada, New Zealand and the United States; including annual presentations at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. Laurie Doctor has her B.A. in psychology and religion from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She studied French poetry and literature at Sorbonne University in Paris and did graduate work in Education at the University of California at Berkeley. Laurie was on the faculty of the Visual Arts Department at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado for twenty years where she taught calligraphy, painting and book arts. She gives lectures and teaches internationally. Laurie's art work is in permanent collections of museums, universities and individuals in the United States, Belgium and Berlin. |
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Sketchbooks and Watercolor with Laurie Doctor We will explore techniques for drawing, writing and watercolor in your sketchbook. All you need is the urge to want to notate, inscribe, make marks or color. Laurie Doctor has her B.A. in psychology and religion from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She studied French poetry and literature at Sorbonne University in Paris and did graduate work in Education at the University of California at Berkeley. Laurie is on the faculty in the Visual Arts Department at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, where she teaches calligraphy, writing, painting, book arts, and design. Through the education department at Naropa she has taught teachers from all over the world. She has worked as a painter, calligrapher, designer, and book artist for the past 20 years. Her studio is in a wildlife reserve outside Louisville, KY. Visit Laurie Doctor at www.lauriedoctor.com Or, for your convenience, we're happy to accept debit and credit card payments via PayPal. If you choose this method, please note that the processing fee charged to us must be passed along to you and is included in the pricing within the PayPal button. |
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Watercolor Evolutions with Lorraine Bromley - ENDED In this class you will learn characteristics of this creative & challenging watercolor medium through demonstrations and practice of specific techniques. Come & enjoy! In Lorraine's words: Born and raised in Rhode Island, I have always been an artist and found drawing and painting nature to be my life's passion early on. After studying the studio arts in college, graphic design was my profession for 30 years. I now use those tools to translate ideas into fine art. An enthusiastic artist, designer, and photographer, I believe that the practice of "art" is a total experience of body, mind and spirit. Visit Lorraine at www.lorrainedesigns.blogspot.com/ To register: Mail your name, phone number, email address and a check for $50 payable to Masscribes to: Kay Johnson, 80 Francis Horn Drive, Kingston, RI 02881. Questions? This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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26 Seeds: A Year-Long Workshop with Reggie Ezell - CLASS IS FULL March 10 & 11, April 28 & 29, June 16 & 17, Aug 11 & 12, Oct 6 & 7, Dec 15 & 16 The year long course is an extended sequence of classes that offer continuity in the fundamentals of calligraphy: a structured development of letter forms, integrating materials, techniques, and design. The intent of the course is not simply to copy sets of alphabets or produce some finished works to then "show". Instead of being an end in themselves the letterforms and works are means to acquiring specific skills of hand, eye, mind, and judgment. This enables students to analyze and synthesize any set of forms, mode of design or format, use of material or technique, and ultimately enable them to generate letters which are personal and appropriate visual expressions that interpret and amplify the spirit of a text. Presented simultaneously with letterforms are a variety of materials, techniques, formats and design which expose students to possibilities they may never have had access to before. It places within the grasp of their mind and hand the reality of "disciplined freedom." Visit Reggie Ezell at www.reggieezell.com |
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