Utah Calligraphic Artists

Connie Soderborg

  • April 18 – Exposed French Link Stitch Journal

    A soft cover journal using the popular French link sewing that opens completely flat and is just the right size for musings or drawings.
    Judy Sommerfeldt – Instructor

    Supply list:

    • 40 folios/sheets of text weight paper 8 1/2” X 11 (Better quality copy paper is fine.)
    • 2 cover papers 8 5/8” X 13 1/2” – provided by UCA
    • 2 decorated papers 8 1/2” X 11 1/4” (optional)
    • sewing hole template – provided
    • 2 ½ yards waxed linen thread – provided

    Tools:

    • Bone folder
    • Sewing needle with large eye – crewel needle is good
    • Teasing needle aka “frog sticker” (optional)
    • Scalpel or xacto knife with sharp blade
    • Scissors
    • Metal ruler (12” -18”) and pencil
    • Cutting mat
    • Punching cradle or catalog
    • Sewing weight – 2 or 3 lb. hand weight, jewelry box with BB’s, covered brick

  • March handouts 2026

    CELTIC KNOTSDownload

  • March 21 – Celtic Knots

    An introduction to drawing Celtic knots using a step by step method developed by Ian Bain.

    We will walk through and draw two different types of knots: one based on the “short curve” and one based on the “long curve”. Most Celtic knots are based on one of these two types.

    Using the drawn knots, we will walk through the process for creating a woven paper Celtic knot and will complete one paper knot.

    There will also be a discussion on the general principles of Celtic knots and how to apply the lesson content for drawing other Celtic knots shown in the handout.

    SUPPLIES LIST
    Handout (only need to print & bring the first 10 pages)
    Several sheets of copy paper
    Pencil (preferably hard lead)
    Eraser
    Ruler
    Drafting triangle (optional)
    Black pigma type pen
    Colored pencils (four colors)
    X-acto knife & cutting mat (this would be best) OR Scissors
    Masking tape
    Tweezers
    Bone folder (optional)

  • February handouts 2026

    pressurized pointed pen roman capsDownload
    16 PG ZINE patternDownload

  • February 21- Pressurized Pointed Pen Romans

    Supplies List
    1/8 Grid Pad
    Flexible Pointed Nib – Niko G, Zebra, or similar
    Straight Nib Holder
    Calligraphy Ink – not too thick
    Ruler
    Pencil
    A few sheets of copy paper
    Exacto and Cutting Mat
    Paper Towels
    Handouts

    Optional:
    Gum Arabic
    Distilled Water in a Dropper
    Bone Folder

    Basic Supplies

    Handouts:

    pressurized pointed pen roman capsDownload
    16 PG ZINE patternDownload

  • Calligraphy Essentials Class – Spring 2026

    UCA’s Essentials Class
    Spring 2026
    February 19, 26, and March 5, 12, 19, & 26
    This class is over Zoom

    Class runs from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Mountain Time

    This class is designed for beginners through intermediate calligraphers.

    Please pay in full to secure your place, using the links below:

    UCA Essentials Class for UCA Members

    Members $70.00

    $70 for UCA members. Six weeks of top quality calligraphy instruction by experienced, top-notch teachers! Sponsored by UCA.

    Essential Class Payment for Non-Members

    Not members $100.00

    $100 for 6 weeks of top quality instruction sponsored by UCA. Includes 1 year membership to UCA Guild.

  • Freedom’s Light Festival

    Thurs, Fri, Sat
    September 17-19, 2026
    Thurs 9-7 Fri 9-9 & Sat 9-4

    Contact Lee Sim to sign up to do bookmarks

    Flyer

  • April Handouts 2025

    Judy Sommerfeldt will teach us Bookhand lettering. We will also learn about making Ensos.
    Bookhand Letters.pdf
    Adobe Acrobat document [1.6 MB]

  • April 19th – Humanistic Bookhand

    April 19th – Humanistic Bookhand

    Saturday, April 19th – Humanistic Bookhand by Judy Sommerfeldt

    Judy Sommerfeldt
    Enso

    Saturday, April 19th at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. You will find further information on the website. Be sure to print the 6 handouts and bring them with you.

    JUDY SOMMERFELDT will be teaching us how to letter the Bookhand alphabet. Judy is a longtime member of Utah Calligraphic Artists. She is a consummate teacher who is a letterer as well as a bookbinder, and has taught each. A past-president of UCA, Judy is also a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend!

    Bookhand is sometimes referred to as Fountdational Hand, Roman, and Humanist Bookhand. It was used by scribes in the late 14th century. Jackie Svaren tells us in her book Written Letters that “it served as a model for the Humanist scribes, but by the middle of the 15th century printing had begun to replace the scribes. Humanist Bookhand was used as a model for type, so it is very familiar to us today.”

    SUPPLIES TO BRING:

    • Ink
      • Higgins Eternal
      • Pelikan 4001
      • Sumi
      • or your favorite ink
    • C-2 Speedball nib or eqivalent
    • Grid Paper
    • Ruler & Sharp Pencil
    • Red pencil or pen
    • Handouts
    • Masking Tape
    • Paper towels
    • Watercolors or other water soluble media
    • Water container
    • Size 8 or 10 round watercolor brush (or Pentel waterbrush pen–optional)
    • Spray misting bottle
    • Water soluble graphite pencil (opt)
    • 5×7 inch watercolor paper, Arches Textwove, or other paper that accepts wet media

  • March 2025 handouts


    Learning the Uncial Alphabet
    Mary Ellen Ross will teach us all about the Uncial Alphabet. We will learn to use it for our enjoyment as we expand our calligraphic skills.
    Learning the Uncial Alphabet.pdf
    Adobe Acrobat document [1.0 MB]