A spectacular winter day in Saratoga at Danny Swanson's bright and well-appointed studio for our 2nd in a series of Copperplate Calligraphy taught by J.P. Panter.

We had almost all new attendees from Calligraphy I for this workshop. It was a good chance for JP to reintroduce the strokes needed to create the lower case letters. After a quick set up and refresher on how to prepare a new pointed nib, hand outs and a brief introduction we moved into practicing strokes. JP talked a bit about the history of calligraphy and writing in general as we worked. She shared style options and went over the materials so that attendees could continue to progress from the basics at home.