Colorado Calligraphers' Guild

05/28/2026

Not so new but fun pen nib and holder for different strokes.


Kakimori brass nib and pen holder.Bee mixed media.watercolor and Tag sakuranezumi ink.

05/05/2026

Welcoming our 2026-27 Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild Board of Directors:
President — Ann Hiemstra, [email protected]
Vice President — Celeste Rossmiller, [email protected]
Secretary/Treasurer — Margaret Stookesberry, [email protected]
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer — Leslie Barstad
Program Chair — Jenny Allen
Workshop Chair — OPEN
Facebook & Instagram Administrator — Ann Hiemstra & Jenny Allen
Website Administrator — Margaret Stookesberry, [email protected]

04/23/2026

Earth Day 2026

04/21/2026

POSTPONED to a later date!
Card Designs Program with Margaret Stookesberry

Margaret will show us how to make four different cards based on one basic folded form with minimal measuring.* A materials kit with pre-cut, pre-scored cardstock plus some embellishments and 4-A2 envelopes will be provided for $5 payable to Margaret. RSVP is required to reserve a kit. Please RSVP or direct questions to Margaret Stookesberry at [email protected].

03/17/2026

Please join us for
Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild April 2026 Program

Vellum & A Chance-made Book: Always an Adventure
Presented by Cheryl Jacobsen

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
6:30pm MT on Zoom

Members: free, Non-members: $10
Members need not register. Non-members please register on our website at https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/april-7-program-vellum-presented-by-cheryl-jacobsen/. A zoom link will be sent to current members and program registrants a few days before the program. This program will be recorded for future viewing until May 9, 2026.

02/21/2026

Just returned from SFC Letters Conference. Studied with Cheryl Jacobsen to write Gothic cursive on vellum.

02/10/2026

The Graceful Envelope 2026 Theme: Great Beginnings
Postmark Deadline: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

If you haven't entered yet, there's still a chance to get creative and decorate an envelope! Enter the Washington Calligraphers Guild’s annual contest, The Graceful Envelope. This year’s theme is “Great Beginnings”. It also marks two anniversaries: the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Washington Calligraphers Guild and the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. For returning participants, please note that the 2026 Graceful Envelope Contest has a New Theme and New Rules: Place your Entry Envelope inside a Carrier Envelope.

Entries must be postmarked by no later than March 31, 2026. Judging will take place this summer by three professionals from the calligraphic and arts communities. For inspiration, visit their past themes and winners page, where you will see previous entries, along with some winning envelopes from our very own guild members.

For complete information, please visit the Washington Calligraphers Guild website.

01/22/2026

Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild March 2026 Program
Pysanky Eggs
Presented by Annie Lawrence

Wednesday, March 11, 2026
6:30pm MT on Zoom

Members: free
Non-members: $10
Members need not register. Non-members please register on our website at https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/march-11-program-pysanky-eggs-presented-by-annie-lawrence/. A zoom link will be sent to current members and program registrants a few days before the program. This program will be recorded for future viewing. Please contact Jenny Allen with questions at [email protected].

Members need not register. Non-members please register below. A zoom link will be sent to current members and program registrants a few days before the program. This program will be recorded for future viewing. Please contact Jenny Allen with questions at [email protected].

01/16/2026

First program to open 2026 A wonderful program on Neuland with Carrie Imai.
If you are a member you will be able to access the recording for this month.

12/30/2025

Colorado Calligraphers’ Guild January 2026 Program
Modified Neuland
Presented by Carrie Imai

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
6:30pm MT on Zoom

Modified Neuland artwork.jpeg

Members: free, Non-members: $10
Members need not register. Non-members please register on our website at https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/january-14-program-neuland-presented-by-carrie-imai/.

This modified Neuland alphabet, based on Rudolf Koch’s designed typeface, is a wonderful addition to your calligraphic repertoire. It is an easy-to-learn, remarkably useable and adaptable modern hand which is a great start for newbies to calligraphy and the manipulated Neuland will be a challenge for those more experienced. Besides learning two styles of Neuland and the Cuneiform alphabets, we will be experimenting with many new tools for writing, including wood veneer, cardboard and dental tools, which will free us up and allow us to create magical results from gossamer, transparent letters to bold, powerful ones. As this alphabet consists of only majuscule letters, it can be learned quickly, which will leave lots of time for discovering its many variations and applications and learning my sweet “Carrioka” hand, which will introduce you to pen manipulation.