Curious about calligraphy? Looking for instruction or someone to personalize your special project? There are Bow Valley Calligraphy Guild members, right here in the Calgary area, who are available to do commission work and teach private or small classes in their homes, your home, or perhaps a mutually convenient location like a library or coffee shop. Whether you are a beginner or looking to hone your skills, these fine instructors are ready to connect with you about your lettering pursuits and calligraphic projects. Workshops and private lessons, community centres, the Kerby Centre, libraries and school, and programs in and around the city, oh the possibilities!
Information is also available by calling (voice mail) 403-271-8228 or make enquiries through the BVCG email account bvcginfo@gmail.com.
Donna Uncles
bvcginfo@gmail.com
Interested in brush watercolour florals? What about Neuland, versals, Uncial or Blackletter alphabets? We will use traditional calligraphy pens, inks and watercolour paint to explore classic and expressive mark making.
Karin Huehold
arts@huehold.ca
I love teaching watercolour - it can be used in so many ways - backgrounds for your letters, drawing letters with a brush, filling nibs with beautiful colours, etc. I also love using line to design my work. I encourage students to find their own design style, draw words and shapes and then add watercolour.
Kerri Forster
kerri@cfadvanced.com
I like to teach ruling pen, pointed brush and pointed pen lettering.
Renate Worthington
languageartstudio@gmail.com
I have a passion for lettering styles of all kinds, and teach a variety of letterforms, using different nibs, pens, markers and brushes.
Margaret van Diest
mvandies@telus.net
I like teaching the basics of calligraphy: Bookhand, Uncial, and Blackletter, so that students understand the pen angles and learn to use pen and ink (after a felt marker).
Valerie Louis
Instagram: @valcalligraphy
403-615-5770
Email: valerie@LetterArtsEmporium.com
Valerie is a professional calligrapher, hand engraver, decorative painter and instructor. She specializes in live events, plus hand and digital calligraphy services. Her past clients include Hermès, Jo Malone, Saks 5th Ave, Sephora, and Mount Royal University. She is based in Calgary, but is available for live events in all of Alberta, Vancouver and Regina. She has had the pleasure of working with clients from all around the world and would love to create something special for you.
In addition to live events, Valerie enjoys working on private commissions, lettering for invitations, and digital calligraphy. She enjoys teaching pointed pen, cursive handwriting, illumination, engraving and decorative painting. Valerie is a certified American Cursive Handwriting Instructor, in a program created by Master Penman Michael Sull and Marie Hornback. She is also a creative ambassador for Ferris Wheel Press stationery products.
Lethbridge
Connie Furgason
artclf3@gmail.com
Lettering Arts Instructor in a wide variety of alphabet styles. I also teach multiple classes in watercolours / mixed media ranging from florals, landscapes, journalling and abstract.
Rural - Cochrane Area
Tara Hayden
ourfirstfive@gmail.com
In terms of calligraphy, I love to teach pointed pen, pointed brush and pencil lettering. I have experience teaching many other creative pursuits such as watercolour, doodling, acrylics and discovering more about oneself through playful, creative experimentation.
