
Refining Your Italic with Vicki Brandt
Hosted by the Nashville Calligraphers Guild
As many of you know, I love Italic; but no matter how much we love any letterform, our interest in the basics wanes. We begin to take what we think we know for granted, and we may become sloppy in our approach. This fuels dissatisfaction with our work and disenchantment with the letterform itself...
Nashville Calligraphers Guild hosts Refining Your Italic with Vicki Brandt
Class will take place in person at Paper & Ink Arts
As many of you know, I love Italic; but no matter how much we love any letterform, our interest in the basics wanes. We begin to take what we think we know for granted, and we may become sloppy in our approach. This fuels dissatisfaction with our work and disenchantment with the letterform itself.
Does this sound familiar? If so, grab your pens and spend a weekend revisiting and refining your italic or possibly visiting italic for the very first time. Please join me on April 22 & 23, 2023, for “Refining Your Italic.”
The workshop is open to all skill levels with a focus on basics, but we will move along and add some pizazz to keep things lively. I hope you will join me!
Registration is open. See page 7 of the January 2023 newsletter from the Nashville Calligraphers Guild.
Paper:
**Important for Saturday morning, Please bring at least one (preferably 2) sheets of
paper (your choice of paper) pre-lined with 2” margins all around & lines one-half inch
apart. Line paper horizontally, or landscape format.
- * At least 4 - 5 sheets of good paper such as the following, OR a pad as specified belo*
- Arches Text Wove
- Arches 90# HP
- Stonehenge
- Nideggen
- something comparable to the above
- *OR… pad of Strathmore sketch, drawing or charcoal paper (300 series or higher) in
9 x 12 or 11 x 14, or 14 x 17 size. - Please do not buy anything that says “recycled paper.”
Other Items:
- * Paper towels
- * 18” clear plastic grid ruler (like C-thru or comparable)
- * Small water pot
- * Small, 6-well plastic paint palette
- * Stiff bristled brush for mixing ink or paint
- * Pencil(s) & sharpener
- * Your lunch & something to keep you hydrated
Suggested:
A comfortable pillow to sit on & give you some lift as you work—especially if you will be working flat. Regardless of your working position, your bum will thank you by the end of the day.
Shop Supplies for this Class:
Nashville Calligraphers Guild hosts Refining Your Italic with Vicki Brandt
Class will take place in person at Paper & Ink Arts
As many of you know, I love Italic; but no matter how much we love any letterform, our interest in the basics wanes. We begin to take what we think we know for granted, and we may become sloppy in our approach. This fuels dissatisfaction with our work and disenchantment with the letterform itself.
Does this sound familiar? If so, grab your pens and spend a weekend revisiting and refining your italic or possibly visiting italic for the very first time. Please join me on April 22 & 23, 2023, for “Refining Your Italic.”
The workshop is open to all skill levels with a focus on basics, but we will move along and add some pizazz to keep things lively. I hope you will join me!
Registration is open. See page 7 of the January 2023 newsletter from the Nashville Calligraphers Guild.
Paper:
**Important for Saturday morning, Please bring at least one (preferably 2) sheets of
paper (your choice of paper) pre-lined with 2” margins all around & lines one-half inch
apart. Line paper horizontally, or landscape format.
- * At least 4 - 5 sheets of good paper such as the following, OR a pad as specified belo*
- Arches Text Wove
- Arches 90# HP
- Stonehenge
- Nideggen
- something comparable to the above
- *OR… pad of Strathmore sketch, drawing or charcoal paper (300 series or higher) in
9 x 12 or 11 x 14, or 14 x 17 size. - Please do not buy anything that says “recycled paper.”
Other Items:
- * Paper towels
- * 18” clear plastic grid ruler (like C-thru or comparable)
- * Small water pot
- * Small, 6-well plastic paint palette
- * Stiff bristled brush for mixing ink or paint
- * Pencil(s) & sharpener
- * Your lunch & something to keep you hydrated
Suggested:
A comfortable pillow to sit on & give you some lift as you work—especially if you will be working flat. Regardless of your working position, your bum will thank you by the end of the day.

Shipping and Returns
Enjoy $5.99 Flat Rate Shipping (2-7 business days) on orders over $50. (*Large sheet paper (uncut) will have an additional $15 fee due to oversized shipment price increases)
We ship worldwide! International orders are subject to all applicable customs & duty taxes & fees. These fees are not included in the shipping price.
Orders placed online and by phone generally ship within 48-72 business hours. Paper and Ink Arts is closed on Saturday & Sundays, so orders placed over the weekend will begin shipping on the following Monday.
If there is an item in your order that is out of stock, we will contact you via email when your order is packed to allow you the choice of having your other items shipped or having your entire order held until your backordered item arrives.
Shipping charges are simply the standard UPS or USPS rate of shipping your package to your location based on the package's weight. Sheets of paper require a tube for shipping, thus your shipping rates will increase from the amount you see on your online order to compensate for the extra parcel. No handling charges are ever added.
If an item doesn’t suit you, package it carefully to avoid shipping damage. We’ll be glad to give you a full credit or refund for the price of the unopened/unused item. Please note:
We are unable to accept returns for items purchased on SALE or CLEARANCE.
Simply include a note with your order number and return regularly-priced, unopened/unused merchandise within 30 days by US Mail or UPS to:
Paper & Ink Arts
Attention: Returns
113 Graylynn Dr.
Nashville, TN 37214