TAlk STory in idaho city

 

Idaho City

123 Montgomery St

July 25

11:00AM - 2:00 PM

In Hawai’i, when friends get together to trade yarns, they say that they are going to “Talk Story”.

On Saturday morning, July 25^th, Dave Kuwahara and Barbara McClain are hosting a Pen Meet at the Library in Idaho City  (123 Montgomery St.) from 11:00 – 2:00.

Show up with any questions or ideas you may have for next year’s exhibit, bring along a friend who is curious about the letter arts, or just show up because there will be stories and food!

Dave and Barbara will also display calligraphic pieces from their collections for your review.

Please let Dave know if you are planning to attend, so he’ll know how much food to prepare, (kuwahara@myctl.net)

IAMPETH

The International Association of Master Penmen,

Engrossers, and Teachers of Handwriting.

This year, The Annual Conference is August 3 – 8, 2026, in Salt Lake City.   It is open to all IAMPETH members and offers calligraphy classes  from a slate of top instructors.  It is open to beginners and experienced calligraphers. Most of the classes are for calligraphers of any experience. 

The conference fee is $325 and includes all classes for the week (hotel and transportation is additional).  If you are interested in attending, all of the official registration information can be found on IAMPETH’s website

Already, there are several Inkspots members who are committed to going this year.  There may be carpool, or other travel sharing options, to make the trip easier.  Members who have gone to Annual Conference in the past, say it is a lot of fun and a great way to take a lot of classes.

Registration opens this Saturday, April 11th at 11:00

P.S.  If you’re looking for a roommate or wanting to carpool, our Inkspot Forum is a great place to chat.

Carrioka, Pen Boogie, and Other Dances with Carrie Imai

So thrilled to announce that we will have a workshop with Carrie Imai this fall, in-person here in Boise!

If you love color and dynamic forms that make words move across the page, Carrie is joining us to teach her own script Carrioka and a topic that she calls Pen Boogie: both expressive and exciting hands aimed at exploring a broad edge pen and its possiblities.

Aside from the pen techniques that can be applied to enhance other scripts and letterforms you may already know, each topic will also culminate in a project to practice what we learn. Below are a few more details:

She designed this sweet, funky alphabet as an easy entry into a pen manipulation, better known as Pen Dancin'.  You're going to love this easy-to-learn hand and the manipulation skills you'll gain from learning it.

Learn to have fun “playing” with your pen.  We will push, pull, wiggle and corner our pens to create new strokes and shapes.

Materials students should have:


• 1 large, edged pen - prefer Pilot Parallel pen (Blue lid),
• Luthis FLAT pens (#4, #5 or #5a) OR, 
• Automatic pen (#3A or #4A) OR , 
• the old, original wood-handled Automatic pens.   
• Luthis pens can be found at John Neal - http://www.johnnealbooks.com/ or
• Paper & Ink Arts at https://www.paperinkarts.com/pipape.html
• Free flowing ink, Pelikan 4001 ink (any color), Bister Ink or Walnut Ink - please only these

• Paper that doesn’t bleed – lots of it – i.e. Strathmore or Canson paper pads - 
• Paper that doesn’t bleed – lots of it. Layout bond pad (any brand, any size) i.e. Canson or Strathmore Sketch OR Drawing paper pad
• 3 pieces of paper cut to 4” x 10” for project
• Pencil & ruler
• X-acto knife & cutting matt or back of paper pad cardboard
• Watercolor palette – i.e. Prang https://www.paperinkarts.com/prang.html?searchid=0&search_query=Prang+#images-1

Where: CWI Campus

1360 S. Eagle Flight Way Boise, ID 83709

When: September 19 & 20th 9AM to 4PM

Cost: $60 for Members