AT THE NEW YORK SOCIETY OF SCRIBES IN OCTOBER 2004:

Introduction to Uncials
The uncial hand is one of the most satisfying and versatile scripts in the calligraphy repertoire. In this short course, we explore the many varieties of uncial writing. It can be very simple, or wonderfully complex, and has a texture and rhythm all its own. Whether you are a beginner, learning to use the edged pen for the first time, or an experienced scribe wanting to add a script to your list, this will be a valuable learning opportunity.
The course has been designed as a series of Saturday sessions, to give students a chance to practice the hand in between classes. Each session will introduce new varieties of uncial. We will look at historic and contemporary examples of uncial script, and use the hand to write short quotations.
Three Saturdays: October 2, 9, 16
School of Visual Arts Annex
214 East 21st Street
9:30am to 4:30pm
$150 members / $175 non-members

To book this workshop, please visit The Society of Scribes website.

AT THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART IN FALL 2004 AND WINTER 2005:

Graphic Design in Three Dimensions: East Meets West
Five workshops explore contrasting traditions and graphic, printing and illustrative practices in the East with Western techniques.

1. BOOKS AFTER THE TIBETAN TRADITION
The Mark of the Hand: a talk and workshop on hand-written books. The evening lecture compares the unique format of books in the Tibetan tradition to the book forms familiar to the West. Workshop participants will have an opportunity to make their own books based on Tibetan prototypes.
Lecture: Friday, October 22, 7 PM
Workshop: Saturday, October 23, 11 AM-5 PM
$15 (lecture only)
$95 (lecture and workshop) materials extra

2. BORDERS: EXPLORATIONS THROUGH MAPMAKING
Crossing Borders: A talk introducing maps as documents which interpret the landscape. This is followed by a workshop in which participants make maps of places significant to them, using their own experiences and memories to shape their mapmaking.
Lecture: Friday, December 10, 7 PM
Workshop: Saturday, December 11, 11 AM-5 PM
$15 (lecture only)
$95 (lecture and workshop) materials extra

3. DIAGRAMS FOR LIFE: MANDALA
Orderly Universes: A talk and workshop about the art of the diagram as a form of artistic expression. With images from the East and West including the medieval Mappa Mundi, mandalas, insular manuscripts, color charts from the Bauhaus, and modern Fundamentalist charts. In the workshop participants use their own belief systems as a basis for their work to create a personal diagram.
Lecture: Friday, December 17, 7 PM
Workshop: Saturday, December 18, 11 AM-5 PM
$15 (lecture only)
$95 (lecture and workshop) materials extra

4. INSCRIBING: TWO TRADITIONS
Calligraphy in East and West: Christopher Calderhead and a master scribe from East Asia discuss the role of tools and script in the making of text-based art. In the workshop participants explore the physical experience of writing with different tools and scripts.
Lecture: Friday, January 7, 7 PM
Workshop: Saturday, January 8, 11 AM-5 PM
$15 (lecture only)
$95 (lecture and workshop) materials extra

5. THE SACRED WORD: BEYOND THE BINDINGS
Sacred Writing as a Physical Artifact: A discussion about the use of religious texts outside the covers of a book. In the workshop that follows participants bring personal documents—a letter, a photograph, a child's painting from the fridge—to form an Instant Exhibition and discuss how curation shapes content.
Lecture: Friday, January 21, 7 PM
Workshop: Saturday, January 22, 11 AM-5 PM
$15 (lecture only)
$95 (lecture and workshop) materials extra

To book these workshops, please visit the MuseumCampus section of the Rubin Museum of Art website.

Below is a list of standard workshops that I offer. Please contact me to schecule any of these workshops.

I’ve been teaching workshops and short courses for the last fifteen years.
In addition to basic courses on lettering and letter design, my workshops are opportunities to explore the making of documents of many kinds. I bring a design ethos to many of my workshops, rather than focusing narrowly on technique.

These workshops are adapted to suit different communities. I work with both adults and children, and people of all levels of artistic skill. I particularly enjoy working with people who have little artistic background.
Click below for workshop descriptions. Each course can be tailored for your particular community.