calendar classes 2009 - 2010


AREZZO Tuscany, Arezzo Public Library

BOOKS by HAND 2009
With Monica Dengo and Cristina Balbiano
Students will work with expressive calligraphy and bookbinding to produce an entirely hand made book.
October 10, October 17 2009

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VENEZIA, Italy Museo Correr Library

AUGUST 21-28, 2009, "The Art of Writing by Hand".

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ROMA, Centro Internazionale Arti Calligrafiche e del Libro

OTTOBRE 3 - 4, 2009, "Le maiuscole da Roma al Rinascimento"

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HAMBURG, Germany

NOVEMBER 6-8, 2009, "A book of dancing lines".

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MIRANO, Venezia, Italy

NOVEMBER 21-22, 2009, "Handwriting from the first calligraphy manuals of the XVI century".

DECEMBER 5-6, 2009, "Handwriting in Tiepolo's times: the Venetian area during the XVIII century".

JANUARY 23-24, 2010 "Contemprary Experimental Handwriting".

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FUKUOKA, Japan

MAY 7-24, 2010, 3 workshops on historical hands (Rotunda Gothic, Rustic Capitals and Cursive Italic) and 2 workshops on bookbinding and the Calligraphic Artist Book.

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TOKYO, Japan

MAY 29 to JUNE 6, 2010, 3 workshops on "Contemporary Experimental Handwriting" and the Calligraphic Artist Book.

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monica's present and past classes


iconVenice, "The art of handwriting 2009 report
An article on "The art of writing by Hand" at the Correr Museum in Venice .


iconTokyo, Fukuoka, Japan wkshops May, June 2010
A series of workshops in Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan with Monica Dengo.


iconAn art of space: Germany, Hamburg 2009 report
A workshops in Hamburg from the text content
with Monica Dengo.


iconLe Geste Suspendu: France 2009 report
The art of writing by hand, which we call calligraphy, is here the suspended gesture that opens a new dialogue between cultures.


iconArezzo, Italy wkshop Books by Hand October 2009
A 7 days workshop in Arezzo, Italy with Monica Dengo and Cristina Balbiano.


iconVenice, Museo Correr "The art of handwriting" 2009
This course is truly a special event, the first of its kind in Venice and in any Italian library.


iconWood type workshop with Amos Kennedy 2009
A three days class that will explore the creative possibilities of wood type.


iconArezzo, Italy wkshop Books by Hand October 2008
A 9 days workshop in Arezzo, Italy with Monica Dengo and Cristina Balbiano. View the gallery and students comments.


calligraphySan Diego, California - wkshop: Replace legibility ...
“Start with type ….question all the rules, break them, get closer to handwriting.”


calligraphySan Francisco, 2007 summer class:Type Synthesis 1
Type Synthesis 1 is a class that I teach at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, it regards the study of Roman Capitals.


iconSan Francisco, 2007 summer class:Type Synthesis 2
Type Synthesis 2 is a class that I teach at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, it regards the creation of a new alphabet...


iconSan Francisco, 2007 summer class: Calligraphy 1
Calligraphy 1 is a class that I teach at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, it is designed to give a calligraphic foundation...


iconGermany, wkshop: Germany Klingspor Offenbach 2007
Two workshops on calligraphy and handwriting research and experimentation.


iconArezzo, Italy wkshop Books by Hand October 2007
A 9 days workshop in Arezzo, Italy with Monica Dengo and Cristina Balbiano. View the gallery and students comments.