The Calligraphy Society of Ottawa

A pointed pen workshop with Southern Ontario calligrapher Heather Held. Italian Hand is an elegant script, a narrow and graceful hand with a distinctive use of shading.

The study of Italian Hand is the key to unlocking all other script hands and will free your hand with the pointed pen.

Described as playful, joyful and exuberant by its ea…

Forget those machine made heavy textbooks and those paperback novels gathering dust on the shelf. Here is your opportunity to learn how to make your own charming, colourful and imaginative book structures, unique gifts and keepsakes and great ways of displaying your calligraphy.

You will learn how to make three (or more) different book design…

This two day Introduction to Copperplate workshop is designed especially for beginners, and no prior calligraphy experience is required. The workshop will begin with an overview of tools and materials as well as the history and essential principles of Copperplate. On the first day, students will learn the principle strokes, lowercase letterforms …