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Foundational Hand with Marcy Robinson - Fall 2026

$170.00
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Edward Johnston, who was responsible for the calligraphic renaissance in the 20th century, developed this alphabet, which is both a training hand for other alphabets and a book hand for manuscript writing. The skeletal forms, proportions, spacing, and various serif systems will be examined for the lower and upper case letters. By mastering these fundamentals, the calligrapher will be able, after making slight adjustments in the pen angle and proportions, to develop other alphabets. Pressure and built-up techniques will be examined.

This class is open to beginner and intermediate levels.

Dates: September 20th & 27th, 2026 (two Sundays)
Time: 10am - 4pm (New York Time)
Price: $150
Member Price: $110
Max Enrollment: 12 students
Location: SVA Annex, 214 E. 21st Street, Room 703A

Materials:

  • Speedball C-2 or larger or the equivalent in other pen nibs.

  • Black ink (non-water proof) like Higgins Eternal.

  • Bond paper - Canson Mix Media, Borden & Riley layout Bond, or Bienfang Graphics 360,

  • Notebook for note taking.

  • I will bring ruled paper. You can bring a T-square/ruler for ruling your own paper.

Waitlist signups will be notified in order if a space becomes available.

Edward Johnston, who was responsible for the calligraphic renaissance in the 20th century, developed this alphabet, which is both a training hand for other alphabets and a book hand for manuscript writing. The skeletal forms, proportions, spacing, and various serif systems will be examined for the lower and upper case letters. By mastering these fundamentals, the calligrapher will be able, after making slight adjustments in the pen angle and proportions, to develop other alphabets. Pressure and built-up techniques will be examined.

This class is open to beginner and intermediate levels.

Dates: September 20th & 27th, 2026 (two Sundays)
Time: 10am - 4pm (New York Time)
Price: $150
Member Price: $110
Max Enrollment: 12 students
Location: SVA Annex, 214 E. 21st Street, Room 703A

Materials:

  • Speedball C-2 or larger or the equivalent in other pen nibs.

  • Black ink (non-water proof) like Higgins Eternal.

  • Bond paper - Canson Mix Media, Borden & Riley layout Bond, or Bienfang Graphics 360,

  • Notebook for note taking.

  • I will bring ruled paper. You can bring a T-square/ruler for ruling your own paper.

 

Please note that registration will close on September 1st, 2026.

Cancellation policy: Cancellations are allowed at any time, however refunds will only be issued if there is a waitlisted student who will fill your place.
Sickness: If you are registered and need to miss one class due to sickness (we’d rather you stay home and rest!), you are welcome to sit in a future session of the same workshop as we will repeat these introductory classes.
Member pricing: Please use the code sent to your email at checkout. Can’t find it? Check out anyway and email us and we will refund the difference.

About the Instructor:

Marcy Robinson is an award-winning lettering artist residing in New Jersey. She has studied with Julian and Sheila Waters and has taken workshops with many other lettering and design artists. She was one of several artists featured in the Spring 2011 and Winter 2019 issues of Alphabet, the journal of The Friends of Calligraphy and designed the Alphabet logo for the 2011 issues.

Her work may be seen in 100 New York Calligraphers, edited by Cynthia Dantzic; Manuale Calligraphicum by Jerry Kelly; Morphing Monograms by Barry Morentz and Marcia Friedman; and An Italic Calligraphy Handbook by Carolyn Joy Adams; and The World Encyclopedia of Calligraphy by Christopher Calderhead and Holly Cohen.