Registration opens April 5th, 2026, and closes on May 18th, 2026
2-Day Zoom Workshop: Saturday, May 23 and 30, 2026
10 a.m. to 3:00 pm Pacific (includes 1/2 hour lunch)
Fees: Members $95.00 CAD This fee includes service and transaction fees.
YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF WESTCOAST CALLIGRAPHY SOCIETY TO REGISTER. Not a member? Click on this link to join our Society. Membership has its privileges.
The class minimum is 25 and capped at a maximum of 50 participants.
The sessions are delivered via Zoom and are recorded and available to view for 60 days from the last session. Review of submissions made on Padlet by registrants will be made until June 5th, 2026 by Nina.
TO REGISTER
Step 1: Email Violet Smythe at seminars@westcoastcalligraphy.com to be put on the class list.
Step 2: Between April 5th to May 18th: Visit the Event Registration page at https://wcs.s1.yapla.com/en/events and click the Register then click “I am a member” and log in with your membership email and password. Click Next then click “+ Add A Participant” and proceed with the registration. Once the process is complete and payment has been made and verified, you will get an email confirming your registration in the workshop.
Didn’t join and register in time? Send Violet an email to be added to the waitlist. is no refund unless the spot can be filled from the waitlist.
MATERIALS LIST
- Broad edge pen of your choice:
- Pilot Parallel Pens (PPPs) 1.5 and 2.4mm
- Mitchell sizes 1.5 and 3
- Brause 2.5 and 1.5mm
- Ink (cartridges for PPP or in an inkwell for dip pens)
- Straight pen holder for dip pens
- Paper: 9×12″ Borden & Riley Boris 37 Marker Layout
- Mechanical Pencil
- Eraser
- 12″ ruler
- Low-tack adhesive tape such as washi, Scotch, artist’s tape, etc.
- Paper towels
- Small container for water
- Optional: Small brush for mixing and applying gouache (if using gouache)
OUR GUEST INSTRUCTOR
Nina Tran is a calligrapher based in sunny Los Angeles, California. In 2015, she was introduced to Copperplate calligraphy and has not put the pen down since! She currently teaches in-person and online classes including Copperplate, Spencerian, Pointed Pen Flourishing, Monoline Foundational, Gothic Textura & Fraktur, and Gothicized Italic. A beloved and talented teacher, she has taught for the Society for Calligraphy, and numerous Calligraphy Societies and Guilds as well as a number of conferences.
As a single mom of three, she finds balance by reserving her early mornings for reflection and journaling. Since 2016, she has conducted over 350 live Q&A sessions via Instagram. You can tune in every Wednesday from 6:30 to 7:00 a.m. (Pacific Time).
