WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
ALL WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM - IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME -
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Date to be announced:
Diane Stum Fekete
Italic & Introduction to Broad Edged Pens
Are you new to Italic lettering? New to using Broad edged nibs for Calligraphy?
Looking for an Italic refresher class?
Access the supply list here
This workshop is designed just for you! Learn the elegant Italic letterforms that developed during the 15th century Italian Renaissance. We’ll cover letter, word and line spacing; learn tips and tricks for working successfully with broad edged pens; and discuss layout & design principles. As time permits, we’ll use Zoom tools and features to “share” student work for feedback. Additional insights for left-handers! This is a four-session (3 hours each) online workshop via Zoom.
This workshop is for Friends of the Alphabet exclusively, and will be limited to 20 students. The workshop fee is $95, payable to Friends of the Alphabet. If you know someone who is not in the Guild, but would like to learn more about Italic and broad edge pens, please share this information. They are welcome to join the Guild for the usual membership fee of $24 in addition to the $95 workshop fee (total $119).
Diane Stum Fekete has been a calligrapher, instructor and artist for more than 25 years. She’s taught calligraphy, book binding, paper decoration techniques and mixed media painting for art guilds, home school associations, community college and private clients, as well as at Naropa University in Boulder CO. She has been an active member of several calligraphy guilds and served as president of Michigan Association of Calligraphers. In her current artwork, Diane explores the intersection of western calligraphy and abstract painting, which she exhibits locally, nationally and internationally. Diane joined FotA after relocating from Colorado to Georgia in mid -2018. She has been instrumental in getting our Guild ready for online workshops. We are very glad to have her!!
Future Workshops
Pat Blair
Pat's website
Date: May 2021
Topic: TBD
and again for your convenience:
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WORKSHOPS, PLEASE CONTACT:
Katy Burge
Workshop Chair
Contact info: or text at 678-910-8273
PAYMENT
Mail your check, payable to FOTA, to our guild treasurer Lori Rausch at:
FOTA WORKSHOP, c/o Lori & Jim Rausch
361 Clipper Bay Drive, Alpharetta, GA. 30005-4226
OR
Use electronic Transfer:
Bank of America / Zelle, thefriendsofthealphabet
IMORTANT: Please see registration form/guidelines for more detail and cancellation policies
Online Workshop Registration Form and Guidelines
In-Person Workshop Registration Form and Guidelines
Workshop Etiquette Form
FotA Expense Reimbursement Form
When applicable for In-Person Workshops
In person workshops will be held at 550 Pharr Rd. NE Building, Atlanta GA
550 Pharr Rd NE building (Info here)
Set up time : Anytime after 9:00 a.m.
Workshop Times: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (unless informed otherwise)
Workshop costs haven't changed, and we generally keep it at these prices.
1-day workshop: $85
2-day workshop: $175
3-day workshop: $225
Disclaimer:
Changes may occur if the workshop attendance/sign-up is low. For those who've signed up, you'll be given a choice. For example: If, as a group everyone agrees, the costs for workshop will increase to make up any differences for workshop expenses. With previous workshops with low sign-up, the increase has varied from $15 to $40.

