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You sign your name more than you write almost anything else. So why does it still look like you're rushing through a DMV line? In this live class, you'll build your own Spencerian signature from the ground up: starting clean and classic, then layering in shading, and finally pushing into the kind of compound, sweeping flourishes that turn a name into a piece of art you'd frame. (One note: this class assumes some pointed pen experience already, ideally with some Spencerian background.) Spencerian Signatures

You sign your name more than you write almost anything else. So why does it still look like you're rushing through a DMV line? In this live class, you'll build your own Spencerian signature from the ground up: starting clean and classic, then layering in shading, and finally pushing into the kind of compound, sweeping flourishes that turn a name into a piece of art you'd frame. (One note: this class assumes some pointed pen experience already, ideally with some Spencerian background.) Spencerian Signatures

Most calligraphers are swimming in inspiration… but starving for time, structure, and real support. We watch other people post beautiful work, teach classes, sell prints, get booked for gigs — and tell ourselves, “Someday, when life calms down, I’ll really dive in.” Flourish Festival is that someday. It gives you four dedicated days... a faculty of world-class mentors... And a room full of people who are just as obsessed with letters as you are: so you can stop hovering on the sidelines and start actually doing. No more saving your favourite scripts into folders you never practice.

Most calligraphers are swimming in inspiration… but starving for time, structure, and real support. We watch other people post beautiful work, teach classes, sell prints, get booked for gigs — and tell ourselves, “Someday, when life calms down, I’ll really dive in.” Flourish Festival is that someday. It gives you four dedicated days... a faculty of world-class mentors... And a room full of people who are just as obsessed with letters as you are: so you can stop hovering on the sidelines and start actually doing. No more saving your favourite scripts into folders you never practice.

See the St. John’s Bible up close. Created entirely by hand using traditional calligraphy, illumination, gold leaf and centuries-old techniques, The Saint John’s Bible is the first handwritten and illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine monastery in more than 500 years. This special luncheon is a rare opportunity to experience the Heritage Edition in person and hear Susan Keyes share the remarkable story behind its creation. Whether you love calligraphy, books, art, history, illumination or simply beautiful things made by human hands, this is an experience you are unlikely to forget.

Versals Create Your Own Eye-Catching Illuminated Letters 9:30 – 11:30 AM | $45 Turn a simple capital letter into a tiny work of art. Inspired by the spectacular illuminated capitals of the Saint John’s Bible, this playful two-hour workshop with Renate Worthington invites you to discover the colour, pattern and sheer pleasure of decorated letters. And no, you do not need beautiful handwriting to join us. Versals are bold, decorative capital letters created slowly, layer by layer, using shape, colour, pattern and ornament.