#BWIPS 2023 Seminars & Workshops schedules are continuously updated.
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Pelikan: The Early Years with Tom Baley.
‘Pelikan, The Early Years’ has become a favorite seminar for people who collect the Pelikan pen brand and enthusiasts fascinated by the golden years of fine writing instruments.
Don’t miss out on this fascinating seminar with Tom Baley. He is an expert on the history of Pelikan Pens, Germany, and will bring around 500 vintage pens for this special event.
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Calligraphic Style of Copperplate Script
Come learn the beautiful calligraphic style of copperplate script! Copperplate calligraphy, also known as roundhand, engrosser’s, and engraver’s script, is considered by most to be the mother of all pointed pen hands.
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After Hours Events – Pen Shows After Dark with Cary Yeager of Fountain Pen Day.
Popular after-hours party with fellow pen-people. Socialize, make new friends, and have fun.
“Pens Shows After Dark” is a trendy after-hours party full of people that share the same passion as you do! Giveaways and other entertaining activities are all part of the fun.
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After Hours Events - Stand Up Comedy.
Popular after-hours party with fellow pen-people. Socialize, make new friends, and enjoy.
The Number One Japanese Mom, Michelle Malizaki is a musical artist and a stand-up comedian. Her song, Nap Time! by nap8sta is the official song for National Napping Day. As a comedian, Michelle has opened for Russell Peters many times and was a runner-up for the US Comedy Contest in 2021 and the finalist for the Clean Comedy Challenge in 2020 and 2021.
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Fountain Pens 101 - Beginner's guide to fountain pens.
Sponsored by Jesse Tanenblatt (The Pen Blotter) and Pen Boutique, a local Columbia, MD retailer, “Fountain Pen 101” seminars are geared to those who are just starting out in the hobby. They will feature how the fountain pens function, what makes them what they are, and associated accessories.
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The ABCs of Vintage Pen Collecting
David Silber, owner, and founder of Noyesville Pens is well known for his vast range of fully serviced vintage writing instruments, ready for their new owners to enjoy! For more than 55 years, David has been passionately restoring writing instruments made between 75 to over one hundred years ago.
David is hosting an informal ‘Questions & Answers’ in this seminar on the ABC’s of vintage pen collecting.
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Introduction to Italic Calligraphy
Join Nikola Pang in learning the beautiful, classical, forms of Italic script! Cancelleresca, or Chancery hand, came about from a marriage of humanist and Roman forms and really hit its stride during the period we know as the Italian Renaissance.
In this course we will focus on the history, forms, and execution of creating classic (and perhaps a few contemporary) Italic hands.
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Fun with FLOW-rals
Discover how to draw graceful botanical imagery with simple strokes of a pen while exploring your creative flow and embracing the element of surprise.
This Zentangle®-inspired class is a relaxing and easy method of drawing that does not require previous experience in Zentangle or any other art. “BeLEAF” it or not, if you can use a pen to write your name, you are perfectly capable of excelling in this workshop!
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American Cursive Handwriting
This class is ideal for those who wish to gain understanding and improvement in the area of American Cursive Handwriting. Hong Nguyen is a certified, experienced instructor who has taught and helped many people of various backgrounds. Her skill and resolution has been acknowledged not only through awards, but also through the words of her students and mentors. Her goal is to help people improve and appreciate the joy that handwriting brings, and these sentiments show that it is well within reach.
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Join two collectors with >65 years of hobby involvement between them for the inside scoop on collecting old pens. Paul has written a best seller in the trade: Fountain Pens Past and Present. Both collectors have offered pen show seminars and written numerous articles on collecting. Two years ago they were two of three to go on the Great Pen Trek, purchasing >8000 vintage pens from an estate. There will be a lot to discuss…
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#BWIPS 2023 Seminars & Workshops schedules are continuously updated.
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