June 27-28, 2026 Pointed Pen Possibilities, via Zoom with Rachel Yallop
June 27-28, 2026 Pointed Pen Possibilities, via Zoom with Rachel Yallop
Instructor: Rachel Yallop
Skill Level: All levels
Online Registration Opens:
Members: Registration opens on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10:00 Central
Non-Members: Registration opens on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 10:00 am Central
Where: This workshop will be held online via Zoom.
When: Saturday & Sunday, June 27 & 28, 2026 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Central time.
Fee:
Member Weekend: $109
Non-Member Weekend: $159
Pointed Pen Possibilities
The pointed pen is often associated only with copperplate, but there is so much more that can be done with this tool. In this workshop we will explore those possibilities.
We will practice some different scripts including those which traditionally would be written with a broad-edged pen. We will also look at letters in a more abstract way, design our own letterforms, and look at how they can be written with the pointed pen. This tool gives us freedom to control the weighted parts of letters by making them more, or less bold, or having varying weights. This approach provides exciting possibilities for all sorts of different lettering styles. We will then explore how to use these letters in words and finished designs.
Click here for Rachel Yallop’s Bio
This workshop will be recorded.
Online registration will open for Members on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Central, and will open for Non-Members on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Central.
*Waitlist registration form will be available soon.
If you are sending a wait list registration, please download and complete our Workshop Registration Form. Please write your check, payment in full, payable to Chicago Calligraphy Collective, and mail it to: Karen Ness, CCC Workshop Director, 8309 Oakwood Avenue, Munster, IN 46321-1912. For questions email: workshops@chicagocalligraphy.org