Inkspots Guild Meeting

The Antiqued Look with Dave Kuwahara

Thursday, October 17, 2024

6:30pm - 8:30pm

CWI:  Boise Campus  

1360 S. Eagle Flight Way, Boise, ID 83709

Room:  APIN 1208

TOPIC:
Dave Kuwhara will show us how to use iridescent acrylic ink over walnut ink to create letters that show off an aged, metallic sheen over a deep background of brown.

SUPPLIES:

Walnut Ink

Iridescent Acrylic Ink (such as Dr. Martin's-the jade color works well)

Wide, edged nibs, 4mm (Speedball 0 size) or larger - Automatic pens, Horizon pens, etc.

Folded or Ruling pens, pop can pens

Eye dropper

Hot pressed watercolor paper

paper towels

If you have any of the items listed above, please bring them to the meeting. If you don't , bring what you can and we will have material to share. Please don't go out and purchase anything if you don't have it. Dave will have extra bottles of acrylic ink to share, and if anyone wants some walnut ink, bring a 1 oz. container and show up a little early for the meeting.

Noel Weber

Evening presentation

Friday, November 1, 6pm-8pm
Classic Design Studio
530 West Myrtle Street, Boise ID 

Join us for an evening presentation with Noel Weber before our fall workshop.

Noel specializes in custom signage that can be found all around Boise, and beyond! This is a unique opportunity to gain insight into a highly-skilled craft that is becoming more and more rare in our digital age. You won’t want to miss it!

Idaho Inkspots Workshop with Noel Weber:
Gold Gilding and Glue Chipping on Glass

Saturday, November 2 and Sunday, November 3, 2024
9am-5pm each day

Classic Design Studio
530 West Myrtle Street
Boise, ID 83702

Registration for current members: $300 $225
Registration for non-members: $320 $245

We are excited to be hosting our fall workshop with Noel Weber! Noel will walk us through two projects and teach us the techniques and skills for reverse-glass gold leaf gilding and glue chipping on glass.

Your registration fee includes 2 pieces of glass for the projects, 1 book of gold and a gilders tip.

Material List for you to bring
Microfiber towel
Glass Jar
Your own lunch (Panda Express, Chipotle, and Trader Joe's are also nearby)

Cancellation/Refund Policy: If you need to withdraw, a full refund will be issued 14 days before the class begins. Otherwise the tuition fee is forfeited unless a wait-listed student can take your place.

                 Persian Calligraphy

Sayed Mazharuddin will introduce us to the beauty of Persian calligraphy. 

                          We will start with "carpenter pencils." 

Sayed will prepare the pencils in advance so they are ready to go.

               Here are a few other supplies you may want to bring-

Paper lined or unlined

Padding for underneath your writing paper

Sandpaper if you want to play with the slant of the pencil.

A towel to catch your pencil filings.

Sayed will provide the Persian alphabet and some guidelines for us.

This will be a new learning curve for us in several ways.  We are writing a new language, that uses different letter forms and is written left to right. 

That's a mindshift!