Have Pens Will Dazzle presents:
With Kathy Milici
With Kathy Milici's step-by-step guided instructions, you’ll create some big WOW factor through penwork, flourishing and ornamentation!
The Flourishing Bundle includes all 3 of Kathy Milici's summer flourishing classes taught via Zoom:
- Modern Super-Flourished Caps - June 6 & 13, 2024
- The Flourished Name - July 11 & 18, 2024
- The Flourished Envelope - August 15 & 22, 2024
Each 8-hour class is $195 individually, but you can purchase all 3 for $495 and save $90!
Students who purchase the Flourishing Bundle will receive:
- Access to all 3 classes' recordings until October 21, 2024.
- A hand-decorated envelope & note from Maureen Vickery
- 3 entries per class for a chance to win a fabulous door prize from Kathy
- 1 entry for a chance to win a free ticket to Kathy's October class, "Patterns & Borders, & Frames, OH MY!!" We'll pick the lucky winner using "Wheel of Names" on August 22nd.
NOTE: Students who win a door prize in any of the June, July, and August classes will only be eligible to win one prize during the June-August time period, allowing more students the opportunity to win.
Please note: These are design classes, not letterforms classes. Basic knowledge of any pointed pen script style (modern or classic) is necessary to fully benefit from these workshops.
Build your current calligraphic repertoire by learning the detailed principles and structure of successfully fancy flourished script capital letters, in-depth techniques and alternate stroke combinations…all while creating your own style!
With exercises to loosen your hand and challenge your brain, we’ll start with basic strokes that gradually increase in intricacy and difficulty. Kathy will lead you through her personal step-by-step guided process, approaching design as a fun puzzle to be solved.
Come and play with swirls and curls and let’s have FUN!
In this class, we’ll combine both history and artistry as we explore the world of flourished names. First, students will learn the fundamental techniques of flourishing, with their signature graceful curves, concentric ovals, and gentle direction changes. In this step-by-step, guided tutorial, we will experiment with the endless possibilities of flourished extensions and attachments using pencil sketches. We’ll play with proper names and words until we feel comfortable, then start designing our own!
With Kathy’s step-by-step guided instructions, you’ll create some big WOW factor through penwork, flourishing and ornamentation with these beautifully designed and decorated envelopes! You’ll learn the process of creating these small art compositions, like a rose frame, flourished border, butterfly with gold moon, cameo garland, fancy birdcage, and more! And you’ll design your own masterpiece too! From traditional to romantic to whimsical and fun, you’ll enjoy creating mail art that POPS!
Student Experience
Intermediate & Advanced Calligraphers - You need to know at least one pointed pen style (classic or modern) to benefit from this class.
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 Receive:
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
"Just wanted to say a very BIG 'Thank You' for the Bloomin' Masterpiece class. I was totally absorbed with everything. The classes were really engaging and the instructions, guidance, tips and tricks and all the downloads were fabulous - thank you! I will be signing up for Kathy's classes in the future - so excited!"
~ June, UK
"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
All 3 classes will consist of four 2-hour class sessions taught over two days:
Times: 10:30 am-12:30 pm US Eastern time & 2:00-4:00 pm US Eastern time each class day
Level: Intermediate & Advanced - you should have knowledge of at least one pointed pen script style (classic or modern) to benefit from this class.
Cost: $ 495 for all 3 classes combined (a savings of $90)
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SUPPLIES: After you register, you will receive a confirmation email that includes a link to the 3 classes inside our MemberVault student portal. You can login to download the Supply Lists found in the Welcome Modules.
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 for bundle students until October 21, 2024.
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 former publisher and editor of Calligraphy Crush Magazine @calligraphycrushmagazine.
Her specialties include wedding calligraphy and luxury brand events and activations. 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.
Join us!
We'd love to see you for some summer flourishing fun!
