The Twenty-seventh Annual Letters of Joy Calligraphy Conference takes place on May 1 & 2, at Edmonds Community College, in Lynnwood, WA. This is always a fun conference and Judy and I have taught classes at lots of previous LOJ’s.

This year, Lisa Englebrecht, internationally acclaimed artist, calligrapher and instructor, will deliver the keynote lecture and teach classes. Lisa’s an amazing lettering artist, and I’ve had the privilege of seeing her vibrant work and her students’ work at various conferences over the past decade or so. She is the author of ‘Modern Mark Making – From Classic Calligraphy to Hip Hand Lettering’ and is the featured artist on a DVD titled ‘Hand Lettering on Fabric’. More info on her website.

When you sign up for the 2009 LOJ conference, your all-event package includes admittance to the trade show, slide lecture and reception Friday evening, and three 2-hr classes on Saturday plus lunch! Click Write On Calligraphers for details about LOJ.

Even if you don’t sign up for classes, you can attend the trade show, lecture and reception on Friday night for $5!

I’ll be teaching the following classes on Saturday:

TRIANGLE BOOK • 9-11 am

LETTER BOOK • 12:30 – 2:30 pm, and again from 3 – 5 pm.

Think about it - in just two hours you'll make fabulous LETTER BOOKS like these, from a pattern I provide. They're fast 'n easy, and you can send them through the mail in their own wrap-around covers.

TRIANGLE BOOKS are almost magical in the way they open and reveal and hide text. You can make them in any size, with multiple inserts, and house them in elegant (or funky!) paper portfolios. Don't be square - make TRIANGLE BOOKS in my 2-hr class!