Manuscript Moment with Kathleen Rollick + Teaching Tidbit with Ellen Simon

As more people/libraries request calligraphy classes, we are turning into a teaching guild, and
all members are encouraged to share their knowledge.  But there is an art to teaching the art of
calligraphy.  Ellen Simon is a talented teacher, and many guild members got their start in the
classes that she used to teach at the Jewish Community Center.  She will be sharing some of her
best practices and tips for teaching calligraphy.

Many of the great calligraphers, especially those in the U.K., have spent significant time in
museums and libraries, sketching and studying historical manuscripts.  Thanks to a variety of
digitized collections, we are lucky enough to be able to access these collections without
needing to travel around the world. Kathleen will present our first manuscript moment.  We
will be studying examples from European manuscripts in the amazing Digital Bodelian Library
collection, most likely focusing on leaves (trifoliate vining vs. acanthus, TBD).