Join Sarah Widdowson and discover the beauty of Italic in this two-day workshop, from its history and basics to expressive variations and Roman‑inspired capitals.

Description:

Both beautiful and versatile Italic is widely recognised as the most popular calligraphic hand. In this workshop we will cover a brief history of Italic then dive into it’s characteristics beginning with skeleton letters, progressing to pen and ink and variations. To accompany our lowercase Italic we will cover uppercase letters based on Roman capital proportions. We will pull all this together with some fun, simple projects.

Supply List:

A detailed supply list will be provided closer to the event date.

When:

March 14 – 15, 2026

9 am – 4 pm each day

Registration fee:

Members: $125

Non-Members: $145

Maximum of 18 participants

Registration opens:

Members: December 2, 2025

Non-Members: December 9, 2025

Registration for a maximum of 18 students: 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 December 9th.

Non-members – please consider joining BVCG. The membership cost is $45 and includes three Journals per membership year, 3 two-hour online enrichment sessions over the winter and many in-person sessions with access to our BVCG calligraphy library.

Important notes:

• Fees are nonrefundable unless you are cancelling for a medical reason OR your spot is filled from a wait list.
• BVCG reserves the right to cancel the workshop if registration is insufficient; in that case, workshop fees will be refunded.
• 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.

About the Instructor:

Sarah Widdowson has been an active member of the Bow Valley Calligraphy Guild (BVCG) for more than 30 years. She has shared her passion for lettering and creativity through teaching at Mothers Time Out, Seniors’ Centres, and in both Primary and Junior High schools.

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