Colorado Calligraphers' Guild

09/01/2026

Gorgeous swan and copperplate by Stephanie Chao.

09/01/2026

Happy World Letter Writing day.

08/30/2026

Don’t forget to join us on September 9, 2026 Zoom with Cheryl Jacobsen
Demonstrating her Gothic cursive.
Non members only $10!

08/30/2026

Aloha from Hawaii.
Fun lettering and drawing.
Vacation is when you can draw and write freely.

08/18/2026

September 2026 Program
Gothic Cursive Demonstration
Presented by Cheryl Jacobsen
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
6:30pm MDT on Zoom
Members: free, Non-members: $10
Members need not register.
Non-members please register on our website at https://www.coloradocalligraphers.com/event/september-9-program-gothic-cursive-demonstration-by-cheryl-jacobsen/.

Join us as Cheryl talks about the development of and demonstrates her flowing Gothic Cursive. This non traditional hand looks fairly simple but goes against the forward leaning calligraphic methods most of us are used to. She will demonstrate the pattern the hand is based on as well as the letters t...

08/07/2026

Walnut Ink usage on envelope and booklet by our member, Sylvia Kowal. Thank you for sharing.

08/02/2026

Sharing Julian Water’s post.

Tomorrow, Sunday 2 August 2026, I will give a FREE Blackletter Brunch Zoom lecture about my parents Peter & Sheila Waters careers in England in the 1950s/1960s. Please join!
Description, link and passcode are below.

The Blackletter Brunch will be this Sunday, August 2nd at 10AM PDT.
The Zoom link for joining the Brunch is below.

Our presenter will be calligrapher, type designer and teacher Julian Waters.

SHEILA WATERS, a Calligraphic Life
by Julian Waters
Part 1 - The England Years

Julian will share many images and thoughts about his remarkable parents Peter & Sheila Waters, whose "first careers" were in England during the 1950s and 1960s. Their unique creative relationship started at the Royal College of Art, as pupils of bookbinder Roger Powell and calligrapher Dorothy Mahoney. At RCA Dorothy had succeeded her teacher Edward Johnston. Peter and Sheila both became preeminent in their respective fields of bookbinding and calligraphy. Sheila multi-tasked as a prolific map designer for publishers, bookbinding designer, calligrapher and illustrator, while raising three sons.

During Julian's first 15 years of childhood, Peter was full partner with Roger Powell at the Slade Bindery, Froxfield, Hampshire, carrying out immaculate designer-bindings for collectors and exhibitions. Sheila contributed her talents to many of their designs.

Peter’s leadership in saving the rare books damaged by the Florence flood of 1966 dramatically influenced the field of library conservation globally, and led to the family moving to the USA in late 1971 for his appointment as Head of Conservation at the Library of Congress. As a child of the 1960s, Julian witnessed much of the work happening around him, and later he collaborated on many projects of his own with both parents.

This is the first of two lectures. The second one, which will be about Sheila Waters’ career in the US, will be in October 2026.

Raoul Martinez is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Blackletter Brunch
Time: Aug 2, 2026 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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07/16/2026

Share us your calligraphy pieces to add to our summer gallery. ❤️

07/16/2026

“Resist”, a beautiful graphite and ink piece from our past board member, Teresa Vonfeldt-Gross.

07/16/2026

“Open Alpha” by one of our member, DJ Hamilton.