Lively Letters - Refreshed!
WITH JULIE WILDMAN
In-person Workshop at Carnegie Mellon University
Saturday and Sunday, November 15-16, 2025 • 10am - 5pm
COST: $135 MEMBERS • $155 NON-MEMBERS
Prepare to loosen up and have a "wild" time in this two-day workshop where we will explore new ways to bring life to your lettering, both traditional and funky. Our lettering will involve monoline, broad-edged, and pointed pen styles; we will also use some unusual lettering tools. Working with black on white, white on black, walnut inks, watercolors, paint and gel pens, and various papers, we will be able to produce unusual and creative letters and marks.
Students will be led through a series of exercises that will focus not only on their lettering, but also principles of design including layout, composition, and consideration of negative space. Decision-making will also be addressed, involving placement of the next letter or word, where and when to apply color; and what constitutes a pleasing composition.
This workshop is appropriate for all levels, but familiarity and experience with various calligraphic hands is highly encouraged, as we free up our lettering skills and tap into that playful, "dancing" well inside each person.
INSTRUCTOR JULIE WILDMAN is a graphic designer, lettering artist and instructor from the Chicago area. Her work has been exhibited in juried shows throughout the U.S. and Midwest, including the Newberry Library in Chicago—where two of her pieces reside after having won the library’s Purchase Prize Award twice. Her work has also been published in many lettering publications, including Letter Arts Review and Bound & Lettered. Two of her more recent works are also in the Harrison Collection at the San Francisco Public Library. With over 25 years of experience, Julie loves using both sides of her brain to bring a creative spark and superb organizational skills to every project or workshop. For a complete curriculum vitae and to see more of her work, please visit her website at wildmandesigns.com
Images courtesy of Julie Wildman.
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Weldon Doran