Join us for a Calligraphy workshop with designer Kate Campbell!

Kate Is a local artist who paints, does calligraphy and illustration, and just this year started making pottery.

Since selling her stationery shop, Getting it Write, Kate has made her living working from home, selling her paintings and stationary; for 16 years Kate has been a vendor to American Greetings and UK Greetings.  Kate is the Designer and Principal or her company, Kate and Campbell.

In this workshop, Kate will teach us Modern Calligraphy, introducing us to nib pens and dip ink.  She will then focus the workshop on Faux Calligraphy , for every day writing on things like envelopes, gift tags, kitchen chalk boards and invitations. Kate will work with us on easy hand lettering techniques, simple flora and fauna decoration for your hand lettered projects, using Copic markers and watercolour paint. 

You will take home a pen and ink set, a black Copic marker for Faux Calligraphy, lettering sheets to practice with and the stationary piece you make during the workshop.

The workshop is on May 9th from 10:00am-1:00pm at the Fernwood Studio.  Cost is $95 and includes all materials.

Learn to make leather sandals for your own feet! 

We’ll explore every step of the sandal-making process, starting off by customizing trusted patterns to suit your own feet and design preferences. Then we’ll cut and assemble natural vegetable tanned leather, paying close attention to fit. Next we’ll use shoe cement and brass nails to attach the layers to a foam-rubber sole that will mold beautifully to the curves of your feet over time. You'll leave the final class with your ready-to-wear sandals and they'll develop a darker patina as you wear them!

Simple sandal-making is a great way to get into DIY shoemaking of all kinds. After this workshop, you’ll be able to replicate the process at home, with only a few simple tools.

Rachel Corry has been hand-making leather sandals for her brand Rachel Sees Snail Shoes since 2010. She studied with two English shoemakers, Jeremy Atkinson and Sarah Juniper, and used their old world knowledge as a starting off point to developed her own techniques for sandal-crafting. She’s been teaching small groups to make their own footwear for 4 years now at inspiring spaces including Wildcraft Studio School and Gravel & Gold. Rachel’s sandals are designed to be modern and wearable. She loves to share the craft of simple shoemaking! www.rachelseessnailshoes.com