Join Maxie Peña for a full workshop dedicated to the structure of Engrosser’s Script this September!

 

When:

Saturdays - September 6th, 13th, and 20th, 2025

9:30 AM to 1:30 PM Mountain Time (includes a 30-min break)

 

Description:

We will dive deep into the beauty and structure of Engrosser’s Script—focusing on precision, consistency, and classic form. We will work through tine movement exercises, foundational drills, minuscule and majuscule letters, letter connections, and numbers. Worksheets and historical exemplars will be provided, which will help sharpen your technique and refine your understanding of this timeless script.

The sessions will be held over Zoom and the recordings will be available for 60 days (until November 20, 2025). Maxie will also support you with feedback on your work submitted via Padlet throughout the 60-day period.

 

 

Supply List:

• Oblique pointed pen holder
  • Tip: get a holder with a brass flange (not plastic) so that you can adjust the angle to suit your preference.
• Pointed nib of your choice. Recommendations below:
  • Speedball Hunt 22B
  • Tachikawa G or Nikko G or Zebra G Titanium
  • Speedball Hunt 101
• Calligraphy-friendly paper. Recommendations below:
  • HP Premium 32 (available on Amazon)
  • Rhodia pads
  • Borden & Riley No. 37 Layout Paper
• Ink(s) of your choice. Some options are (you don’t have to buy them all, pick one or use whatever you already have):
  • Tom Norton's Walnut Drawing Ink
  • Fox & Quills Iron Gall Ink / McCaffery’s Penman’s Ink
  • Moon Palace / Kuretake Sumi Ink
  • Yasutomo / Moon Palace Vermillion Ink
  • Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache (mix with water to a milky consistency)
  • Nicker Poster Colour (mix with water to a milky consistency)
• Ink well/dinky dips
• Jar of water
• Paper towel
• Pencils/pens for taking notes

The worksheets will be emailed to you closer to the workshop date.

 

To make the most out of this workshop, students need to already be familiar with using the pointed nib. Please have all your tools prepped and ready to write with. You are responsible for testing your paper, ink, and nib combination prior to the class.

Here's a video about Engrosser's Script if you would like to know more: CLICK HERE

 

Registration fee is $125 CAD.

When paying by credit card, our software provider Yapla covers the service charge of 3.9%, so that the BVCG receives the full workshop fee. In doing so, they allow members to donate to Yapla, to support their work as a non-profit organization helping other non-profits. Watch for the purple "Modify" link at the bottom of the screen at the Payment step. Click on "Modify" to delete the donation or change the amount. Yapla has been great to work with and is a Canadian company.

Fees are nonrefundable. 

 

Registration opens on May 20th for members and on May 27th for non-members. Check back on the registration date and a Register button will appear here. For non-members, a button to sign up without becoming a member will appear after clicking Register on May 27th. Registration ends on Sep 20th.

 

Questions? Click HERE and we will get back to you as soon as possible!

 

About the Instructor:

 

Maxie Peña first fell in love with the pointed pen in 2016. She started with Copperplate and Modern Calligraphy. After a couple of years, she felt that her script was missing something—until she discovered Engrosser’s Script. Learning this script and its rules allowed her to refine her pointed pen skills and take it to the next level. Her eye and hand were further trained through courses from Nina Tran and Connie Chen. Maxie earned her Engrosser’s Script Certificate of Proficiency from IAMPETH in June 2023 and Certificate of Excellence in June 2024. Follow her on Instagram @maxiecalligraphy.