Have Pens Will Dazzle presents:
With Kathy Milici
About the Modern Storybook Script Workshop
with Kathy Milici
This playful alphabet has FUN written all over it! Kathy’s charming, casual script gives a fresh, modern twist to the traditional alphabet.
You'll receive 8 hours of step-by-step instruction with lots of uplifting encouragement along the way. Add Kathy’s tips, tricks, terminology, project templates, bonus items, door prizes, time-saving hints, reading and product recommendations, and bam! It’s the perfect way to start the New Year!
ATTENTION EARLY BIRDS! Purchase your spot in class by January 10th and you'll receive a hand-decorated envelope from Kathy!
In this 2-day online workshop...
... you’ll be guided through the step-by-step process of creating this charming and casual script alphabet style that gives a fresh, modern twist to the traditional alphabet.
First, you’ll learn a series of simple strokes that will help you familiarize yourself with these whimsical letterforms; then you’ll proceed to lower case letters, upper case capitals and ligatures. You’ll learn how to see letters in a very different way, while playing with form and creating your own style! What could be more fun?
Then you’ll learn thoughtfully crafted names and phrases, using a series of exercises to help you develop rhythm and flow, and let’s add numbers and punctuation too!
The artwork on this page shows Kathy's amazing compositions designed with Modern Storybook Script.
Class recordings will be available to view until April 1, 2025.
Student Experience
Beginners to Advanced Calligraphers are Welcome!
Never picked up a pointed pen before? We’ve got your back! We will provide introductory videos in the student portal for you to watch before class starts so that you will be all set to start writing.
Kathy’s teaching style has been described as thoughtful, intelligent, detailed, entertaining, and joyful! She believes in the healing power of creating art.
What You'll Learn:
Added Benefits
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What Kathy's Students are Saying:
"Inspiration, Gratitude, and Kindness. These are all words I’ve written out a number of times in Kathy’s classes. And these are truly the words that best describe Kathy! Kathy’s classes are always packed with information and love. She always takes the time to make sure her students gain the knowledge they need to help them improve their skill! I can’t thank Kathy enough for being a wonderful teacher!"
~ Jessica Nucifora, Philadelphia, PA, USA
"Kathy Milici has been a true inspiration to me with her can-do attitude and teaching style. She is an instructor who wants you to "get it" and gives practical suggestions so you too can have stellar results. Remembering there is no substitute for practice, you will leave the class understanding what it will take to get the end results you desire. Kathy's creativity knows no bounds!"
~ Edie Richardson, Wolverine Lake, MI, USA
Class Schedule
Modern Storybook Script will consist of four 2-hour class sessions taught over two days:
Sessions 1 & 2: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Sessions 3 & 4: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Times: 10:30am-12:30pm US Eastern time & 2:00-4:00pm US Eastern time each class day
Level: ALL (Beginners Welcome!)
ATTENTION EARLY BIRDS! Purchase your spot in class by January 10th and you'll receive a hand-decorated envelope from Kathy!
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Supplies: After you register, you will receive a confirmation email that includes a link to your Have Pens Will Dazzle® class portal. You can login to download the Supplies List found in the Welcome Module.
Class Recordings: We will post links to the class recordings and teacher demo sheets in the student portal the day after class. The recordings will be available until April 1, 2025.
Refund Policy: All sales are final. Fees paid for this online workshop are non-refundable and non-transferable to future workshops.
About Your Instructor, Kathy Milici
Kathy is an internationally known calligrapher, designer, teacher, speaker, author and mentor, who happily admits to being obsessed with letters since childhood. With a studio located in northern New Jersey, her work has been featured in books, design blogs, national magazines and on television. Kathy's clients include private individuals, collectors and corporations, worldwide.
Kathy Milici has been an instructor for the Society of Scribes in New York City, a popular instructor at national and international calligraphy conferences, including IAMPETH, Letters California Style, and for the Sacred Arts Program at Enders Island in Mystic, CT. She teaches both small group classes and privately in NJ, and travels the country, promoting, lecturing and teaching calligraphy and the related arts.
The originator of the #1 best-selling font Gratitude Script, a modern typeface, Kathy also enjoys mentoring fellow artists and students on how to create a living and maintain a viable business as a working artist. With a reputation for consistent excellence, a joyful heart, and a fun, encouraging teaching style, Kathy is honored to be a professional calligrapher and teacher for over 40 years. She feels privileged to have studied under some of the best known and well-respected Master Penmen of the world, including White House calligraphers. Her teachers have included Sheila and Julian Waters, Valerie Weilmunster, and IAMPETH Master Penmen Pat Blair, Michael Sull, John DeCollibus, Harvest Crittenden, Jake Weidmann, and Rosemary Buczek.
After all these years, Kathy is still enjoying her lifelong passion for “everything calligraphy.”
About Your Tech Host, Maureen Vickery
Maureen Vickery is a professional calligrapher and engraver with PenDance Studio in Houston, Texas. She also is the publisher and editor of Calligraphy Crush Magazine @calligraphycrushmagazine.
Her specialties include wedding calligraphy and hand engraving on glass and metal gift items. She loves working in both historic and modern calligraphy styles. Her main focus is pointed pen lettering, but she also enjoys creating compositions with broad edge pens, markers, and paint brushes.
Maureen's work has appeared in Dasherie, UPPERCASE, Expression, Letter Arts Review, Modern Luxury Weddings Houston, and Weddings in Houston magazines, as well as Kitty Burns Florey's book Script & Scribble. She is a member of the Houston Calligraphy Guild and IAMPETH.
You can find her wedding calligraphy on Instagram at @pendancestudio. Brand activations and calligraphy clients include Creed, Coty, Tiffany & Co., The Menil Collection, Burberry, Marc Jacobs, Givenchy, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Macy’s.
Calligraphy and art classes are her favorite way to re-energize. Other interests include Keto recipes, gardening, Zentangle® (she’s a CZT), urban sketching, genealogy (she’s a descendant of 11 Mayflower passengers), watercolor illustrations, doubles tennis, and lemon bar cookies — not necessarily in that order.
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