It is often a long interval of time between extended studies classes in individual cities. Not surprisingly, there are some guild members who are unacquainted with essential information in regards to these classes. They begin being promoted a year or two in advance, and are usually filled several months before the course begins.

The course lasts a year: begins in January, and ends in December. Sign up is on a first come basis, both for individuals and for cities. Class enrollment is a maximum of 16. For the new course that will be offered, Primitive to Modern it is preferable that students would have taken the Year Long Course, but not necessary. Tuition varies from city to city.

A $100 non-refundable deposit reserves a place in the class. Estimated materials fees for the year are listed in the class description.

Class Dates: There are two options;
a weekend in Jan, Mar, May Jul, Sep, Nov
or
a weekend in Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec.
Class Times: Promptly starts by 9 (be there early), ends 5ish.
Location: Chosen by the course co-ordinator.

Questions: Reggie Ezell: (773) 202-8321 or contactreggie@comcast.net.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Jan. MODERNIZING A TRADITIONAL CALLIGRAPHIC HAND
 

Blackletter is regarded by some as archaic, hard to read, and difficult to fit into the modern visual vernacular. But we will, variable by variable, morph it through a series of permutations; creating variations and doing projects that are anything but traditional. Every month we will intensely focus on modernizing layouts and designs.
Materials fee: $10
Mar. WRITING, USING COLOR, & GILDING ON VELLUM
 

The Book of Kells, Medieval manuscripts, the Saint John Bible: all are on calfskin vellum: regarded as the supreme surface for calligraphy and illum- ination, that will endure millennia. Two days of hands-on, in-depth exper- ience will begin the journey of preparing and working on vellum.
Materials fee: $30
May PRIMITIVE TO MODERN
 

As far back as the 5th century, stretching forward to our times, a handful of rare manuscripts were created on vellum stained purple with brazilwood dye. A piece of this rich, velvet-like surface will be provided to each student to produce a small gem in gilding. Switching historic time zones we will engage in creating modern layouts with contemporary media and design techniques. Thus begins the process of merging ancient, present, and future.
Materials fee: $ 30
Jul. ILLUMINATION ON VELLUM: ANCIENT TO CONTEMPORARY

We will traverse no less than 1300 years in seeking to amalgamate illumination techniques from the Codex Aureus with designs from some of the greatest lettering artists of our day.
Materials fee: $30
Sept. OVER THE EDGE,DESIGN: DECONSTRUCTING THE GRID
 

Abstraction and fragmentation with collage,but user-friendly. Was that one Uber- oxymoron? We will use an absolutely new medium that is joyfully simple.
Materials fee: $10
Nov. EXPERIENCING THE BOOK AS A NEW STRUCTURE
 

Why do we refer to books? Usually they are dependably informative: predictable, sequential, even annotated. But what if they weren't? What if you didn't even know what direction to turn the page. What if it were a confusing, delightful journey. It could be.
Materials fee: $20