Spencerian Script Basics 西方沾水筆斯賓塞體書法初班

HK$2,500.00

Spencerian Script Basics (2 day lessons) | 西方沾水筆 - 斯賓塞體書法初班（兩天全日制課程)

This 2-day (8 hours) introductory course covers Spencerian Script, a historical style developed in the 1840s by Platt Roger Spencer. Learning Spencerian enhances overall handwriting and is ideal for daily correspondence, including stationery and wedding invitations. It's suitable for beginners and calligraphers of any level looking to refine their dip pen skills.

Benefits of learning Spencerian Script:

- Enhances overall handwriting quality.
- Adds elegance to daily correspondence.
- Ideal for stationery and wedding invitations.
- Provides a foundation for writing American cursive, as both styles share similar letter forms.

[ Dates ]
• 11-12 OCT 2025 (SAT & SUN) | 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (includes 1 hour lunch break)

[ Info ]
Level: BEGINNER and IMPROVER
Venue: Room 201, 2/F, Ivy House, 18-20 Wyndham Street, Central (5 mins walk from the MTR)
Language: English only

[ Workshop Fee ]
• FOR 1 SEAT: $2,500 (2 day workshop)
• Including a booklet of handout and a set of guidesheets.

[ Supply List ]
Please BRING YOUR OWN TOOLS:

• Oblique pen holder
• A pointed pen nib (stiff) e.g., Zebra Titanium G or Nikko G
• An ink that creates a fine hairline (e.g., walnut or Higgins Eternal or iron gall)
• 3 different Multi-color ball point pen for taking notes (suggested Blue, Red, Yellow)

[ Course Curriculum ]
The course focuses on technical exercises to achieve consistency in sizes, forms and structure.

CONTENT

History of Spencerian Script
Table Set Up & Posture & Pen Grip
Warm Up Exercises & Principle Strokes
Minuscules (lowercase)
Ligature (Letter Connections)
Majuscules (uppercase)
Miniscules Variations & Abbreviatons
Flourished Majuscules
Techniques - nib manipulation, pressure for shading and hairline
Appreciation of Historical Writing - original pieces from the 1800s will be presented for study

[ About Your Instructor ]

Kalo is the first calligrapher in Hong Kong to be awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Spencerian Script and Engrosser's Script by IAMPETH (International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers, and Teachers of Handwriting.)

Kalo has had the pleasure of teaching internationally, including at IAMPETH conferences in the U.S. (Spencerian in 2024 and Engrosser's Script in 2025) and the New York Society of Scribes in 2024 and 2025. She will also be teaching a 4 day Spencerian workshop at the Western Canadian Calligraphy Conference in October 2025.

[ T & C ]
• students must be aged 12 years or above.
• all sales are final. Workshop fee is strictly non-refundable and non-transferable to another date upon registration.
• class size: min. 4, max 8 pax - class maybe cancelled if the minimum does not meet, students can change to another available workshop date.