Hand- Carved Signs

Hand-carving is now part of our repertoire. We use chisels to incise letters in native cypress, then gild the letters.

Some of the solid wood signs are painted, while others are simply sealed to preserve the beauty of the natural wood grain.

We also do relief carving, which is expecially effective for illustration and ornament.

June 2013 Center News

§ Happy Summer §

Classes

Roman Letters: Drawn and Painted, this six-weeks course has ended, but will be taught in the fall. Please call (504) 525-4691 for more details.

Exploring Handwriting: this class will meet on Saturday, June 8, from 10pm to 3pm. Cost of the class $75.

Designing Organically: this class will meet for two 3-hour sessions TBA. The cost will be $100 with materials included. Interested students should contact Eve or Vince for specific times.

Tutoring: tutoring sessions in handwriting to improve penmanship, tailored to the individual student. Tutoring sessions are 1-1/2 hours.

Font Club

Font Club will be a work session led by Vince Mitchell which will include hands-on scanning and techniques for importing alphabets into FontLab or Fontagrapher. Call us at (504) 525-4691 if you have any questions or want more information.

Font Club normally meets on the 3rd Saturday of the month. Also you can visit www.aiganeworleans.org for graphic design events and meetings in New Orleans.

NOLA School of Art & Crafts

The New Orleans School of Art and Craft offers classes in all styles of art-making, including calligraphy. They can be reached directly at (504) 944-7900. See www.NOLAArtandCraft.com for more info.

NOLAA

NOLAA is a non-profit organization whose monthly meetings are mini-workshops in a variety of calligraphy techniques, well worth the $25 per year membership fee. Meetings are held on the 2nd Saturday of the month. Visit www.neworleanscalligraphy.org for more info.

Photography by Claire Hassig

We are proud to have an exhibit of Claire's photographs in the gallery. The images present the abandoned structures of the former Six Flags Amusement Park, altered through her unique perspective.

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