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Gabriela Soba - Letters Into a Box - July 22, 29; Aug 5, 12

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This class is not hosted by John Neal Books. Please contact the instructor for more information.

Live (Also recorded for later viewing)
 
Saturdays, July 22nd, July 29th, August 5th, and August 12th, 2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
 
Class Cost: $120 USD (must be a member - membership $30)
 
All Skill Levels
 
Registration Contact Email: workshops@portlandsocietyforcalligraphy.org

In this workshop, students will learn how to create a box with a background designed pattern in capital letters. Gabriela will guide students through all of the steps: from the importance and creation…

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In this workshop, students will learn how to create a box with a background designed pattern in capital letters. Gabriela will guide students through all of the steps: from the importance and creation of the capital letter forms made with the ruling pen, through the creation of the pattern, and culminating in the assembly of the box with its final pattern and fabric.
 
Letters Into a Box
Gabriela Soba, Hosted By Portland Society for Calligraphy
 
Live (Also recorded for later viewing)
 
Saturdays, July 22nd, July 29th, August 5th, and August 12th, 2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
 
Class Cost: $120 USD (must be a member - membership $30)
 
All Skill Levels
 
Registration Contact Email: workshops@portlandsocietyforcalligraphy.org
 

Supply List:

Ruling Pen - choose one from the following:
• Brody Neuenschwander Ruling Pen [N211]
• Luthis Folded Pen [N155] Polillita or Luthis colapen (tiralineas)
• Luthis Chata No4 or No5
• Automatic Pen No5 [N27-5]
• Ruling pen with a big base, not fineline [N22]
 
• Mechanical pencil 0.3 or 0.5 [PL21]
• Ruler [S270]
• Walnut ink [S450] or
• Winsor & Newton Watercolor Series 2 [WNWC2] or
• Bister Ink [I157]
• Canson XL Paper (sketch) [P108]
• Good paper for final work: Arches Rives [(PS91], Arches MBM [PS104], Hannemhule cotton White paper [PS22-WHI] or Black paper [PS22-BLK]
• Khadi paper [PS103] (but 160 gr. / 180 gr. no thicker than this)
 
BOX
• Gray cardboard 2.5 g [S716]
• Cutter [Xacto knife]
• T-square [S1658]
• White glue (strong, without water) (PVA) [S340]
• Sandpaper
• Bookbinding fabric (Similar palette color like your inks) [BC-LG]
• Clean cloths
• Double sided tape [S1631]
• Pharmacy adhesive tape (very thin)
• 1 cork
• Brush for glue*
• Bender [bone folder]* [S308, S1654, S1657]
• 1 thick needle*
• Bookbinding Took Kit [S1144]
*the above items are included in this kit
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