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WORKSHOPS

Calligraphy Guild Pittsburgh offers workshops by renowned artists several times a year, both online and in-person. 

Upcoming Workshops

    • March 05, 2026
    • March 26, 2026
    • 4 sessions
    • Online via Zoom
    • 75

    DESIGN WITH NEULAND

    Winter 2026 Online Workshop

    THURSDAYS 6:30-8:30 P.M. EST 

    MARCH 5, 12, 19, 26



    JOIN US THIS MARCH! 

    MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS ARE WELCOME 

    BEGINNERS WITH BASIC CALLIGRAPHY EXPERIENCE ARE WELCOME

    This four-session workshop will be jam-packed with information regarding how to letter and design with Neuland.

    In addition to learning Neuland and several variations of the hand, the general principles of what makes good design will be reviewed, including balance, layout, and contrasts. 

    Sue will share the many design techniques she uses in her work. Students will learn how to embellish letters, and receive recommendations regarding tools and papers to create different looks. In the last session, students will learn how to blind emboss using their own Neuland letters!

    Students should come prepared to learn, letter, play, and take notes!

    ZOOM CLASS DETAILS:

    The class will be hosted on Zoom. The Zoom link will be emailed to participants approximately 5 days before the first class. The link will be the same for all four classes.

    The class recording will be posted ASAP. The recording links will be emailed to all participants shortly after the live class.

    The recordings will be available for 30 days after the last class session.

    The Supply List will be emailed to participants in the confirmation email upon receipt of payment.


    MEET SUE GREENSETH:

    Sue Greenseth is a calligrapher, lettering artist, and teacher from Portland, Oregon. Her background is in advertising/design and she has a long history of creating commercial lettering for national and international clients. Sue’s accomplishments include logos, label designs, and two film titles. Her work has been featured in three publications of the internationally acclaimed, Letter Arts Review Annual Juried Issue. Sue taught a week-long, in-person workshop in Belgium in July, 2025.

    Sue always looks for ways to add whimsy to her work, and loves breathing life into letterforms and animating words with a pen.



Previous Workshops

2023-24 Year of the Hand: Uncial

Copperplate Boot Camp with Nina Tran 

Copperplate Intensive with Nina Tran

Uncialicious: Introduction to Uncial  4-class with Jane Shibata

The Book of Kells: It's History and Beauty lecture by Meredith Klein

Lively Lettering with an Irish Flair with Meredith Klein

Walnut Ink Explorations guild play day

Cut-and-Paste layout and design guild play day

Annual Meeting with Gel Plate Printing

Show of Hands Exhibit at Monroeville Library


2022-23 Year of the Hand: Blackletter

Hardcover Accordian Spine Book with Amy Spencer

Collage: Accents in Gold with Judy Melvin

Introduction to Blackletter 6-week class with Meredith Klein

Fraktur & Flourish with Nina Tran

Pointed Pen Blackletter with Mike Kecseg


2021-22 Hand of the Year: Italic

Bold & Blended Chunky Caps with Amity Parks

The Glittering Vine with Heather Held

Intro to Celtic Knots with Nancy Hills

Italic Capitals - Swash and Double Stroke with Holly Monroe

Fantastic Flourishes with Holly Monroe

Writing and Mark Making with Gouache with Myrna Rosen


2020-21 

Variations on Akim with Julie Wildman

Ben Shahn Letters with Carol DuBosch

Writing with a Bent Nib 4-week hybrid class with Randy Hasson

Beginning Spencerian 4-week class with Pat Blair

Rubber Stamp Carving with Dana Dunaway


2019 - 20

Flourishing, Envelopes & Etiquette with Suzanne Cunningham

Be Illuminated with Weldon Doran

Digital Resources for Calligraphers with Emily Martin

     and Karen Nordstrom Roberts


Contemporary Scripts with Mike Gold

Introduction to Foundational Calligraphy with Lily Hoy

      and Karen Nordstrom Roberts


2018-2019

Gothicized Italic with Barry Morentz

Four Quarters with Judy Melvin

Spontaneous Marks with Pamela Paulsrud

Lucious Layers with Jacqueline Sullivan

Ampersands with Myrna Rosen

40 Year Retrospective exhibit


2017-2018

Seastones with Maria Helena Hoksch

Word Pictures with Tim Botts

40th Anniversary Celebration


2016-2017

Modern Versals with Gemma Black

Greeting Cards Design with Judy Melvin

Getting Creative with Instagram with Kathleen Prumo

Life Lines with Pamela Paulsrud

Marker Magic with Karen Nordstrom Roberts

Dressed-Down Copperplate with Pat Blair

Mystic Art exhibit


2015-2016

Dancing Pen with Carri Imai

The Ruling Pen with Julian Waters

Make Your Capitals Sing with Myrna Rosen

Calligraphy on Canvas with Roann Mathias


2014-2015

Neuland with Script with Judy Melvin

Vitalize Your Hands with Christopher Haanes

Simple Books with Lily Hoy

Dry Embossing with Myrna Rosen

Intro to Pointed Pen with Guild Representatives

Carolingian with Myrna Rosen

Versal Letter Studies with Thomas Ingmire

Monroeville Library exhibit


2013-14

Blackletter (Textura) with Julian Waters

Blackletter (Fraktur) with Julian Waters

Flotsam & Jetsam with Laurie Doctor

Historic Review Series with Myrna Rosen



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