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"If you're drawn to find peace through the gentle rhythm of brush on paper, please know that your support—whatever amount speaks to you—directly nurtures this growing circle of practitioners discovering meditation through ancient wisdom. Together, we're creating something beautiful: a worldwide sanctuary where anyone can experience the stillness that lives within each mindful stroke."
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Kirsten Burke
Time: 6 AM Eastern
Session: Calligraphy Affirmation workshop - we'll journey through the soothing process of meditative mark-making, focusing on mindfulness over perfection. By the end of the session, you'll create a beautiful affirmation of your choice—a personal reminder of your strength and resilience, perfect for framing or gifting to someone special.
Kirsten Burke - Master calligrapher Kirsten blends classical training with contemporary flair, inspiring artists through her books and gallery exhibitions.
Fiona Tan
Time: 7 am Eastern
Session: Live Lettering to Soothe the Soul
Sharing the peaceful practice of brush lettering live on Instagram.
She’ll be handlettering names in real time, inviting followers to slow down and experience the calming rhythm of ink and movement.
Followers are encouraged to drop their names in the comments and watch as each one is brought to life, stroke by stroke.
Fiona is a lettering artist known for blending thoughtful words with flowing brushstrokes to create pieces that feel personal and uplifting.
Paul Antonio
8 am Eastern
Session: Calligraphy & Meditation - explore how intentional breath supports linework, flow, and presence—an introduction to the meditative power of the pointed pen.
Calligraphy & Meditation session that explores how intentional breath supports linework, flow, and presence—an introduction to the meditative power of the pointed pen.
Trinidad-born Paul Antonio Attong is a Scribe to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and one of four Crown Office Scribes. A master calligrapher and heraldic artist with 25+ years' experience teaching internationally.
Gemma Parker
Time: 9 AM Eastern
Session: Flow over perfection: an introduction to Bounce Lettering
Gemma will guide you through her signature method of creating Bounce Lettering.
Bounce Lettering is more than simply bouncing your letters, you'll learn the elements to create this fun free-flowing style that encourages you to let go of perfection and enjoy the process.
Best suited to calligraphers who are already comfortable with the basics and want to explore a more playful, intuitive style.
Gemma Parker - Known as The Calligraphy Teacher, Gemma has been teaching modern calligraphy since 2019. She’s also led creative wellbeing sessions for brands like John Lewis, bringing the calming power of calligraphy to corporate spaces.
She specialises not only in teaching the art of calligraphy, but also in helping fellow calligraphers become confident teachers themselves through her supportive business memberships.
Joanne T. Lauzon
Time: 10 AM Eastern
Session: Creative Self-Care Through Mindful Mark-Making
Discover the healing power of creative play as essential self-care. Through gentle meditative pencil drills and mindful lettering practice, we'll quiet mental chatter and soothe the nervous system.
Learn how the rhythmic flow of pen on paper becomes a moving meditation, transforming simple strokes into a sanctuary for inner peace and creative renewal.
Joanne T. Lauzon - founded her creative studio in 1992, offering design, hand lettering, and mixed media art. Through workshops and her global community CAMP with JoeGirl, she guides folks worldwide to live joyfully through creative play
Giorgio Gaetani
Time: 10 AM Eastern
Session: The Calm of Repetition
No rush, no pressure — just the rhythm of the pen, the flow of ink, and the calm that comes with doing one thing at a time.
It’s not about getting it perfect — it’s about enjoying the practice.
Giorgio Gaetani - also known as "Bad Calligraphy," is an Italian calligrapher based in Munich
Cheryl Tefft
Time: 11am Eastern
Session: Finding Peace with a Ballpoint Pen
Would you like an easy way to retreat from the world’s chaos and noise and confusion?
Calligraphy students mention over and over again, especially in the last few years, how much they appreciate the way that their calligraphy studies give them a welcome break from a world which seems determined to drive them crazy.
Here’s your chance to tap into that oasis of peace for yourself.
The word “calligraphy” comes from the Greek word “kalligraphia,” which means “beautiful writing.”
This session is an opportunity to learn to create some beautiful letters in a relaxed, contemplative way, with no experience, no special tools, and no headaches!
We’ll be studying a casual contemporary lettering style that you can use for envelopes, cards, or anything else that you would like to make fancier without a lot of fuss.
This is a form of calligraphy made easy!
Cheryl Tefft runs Calligraphics, a top calligraphy school in the US for adults, providing custom design experiences for special occasions and launching calligraphers into their own businesses. She specializes in calligraphy for weddings and highly decorated one-of-a-kind documents.
Her calligraphic artwork has been featured in events all over the world and in numerous publications, including Brides, The Knot, and Martha Stewart Weddings magazine.
Delon Ross
Time: 11 am Eastern
Session: Feeling calmer after practicing
Feeling the glee of practicing flourishing and letting the pen lead the way during calligraphy practice.
Any pen can be used, whether it's a water brush, brush pen, or dip calligraphy pen. Reconnecting to calligraphy style and the experience
Delon is the founder of DeeDesignCreative. He believes spreading hope to encourage others to express themselves brings to the world.
Angie Mendez
Time: 12 PM Eastern
Session: Water Color Calligraphy with a Paintbrush!
Completely beginner-friendly! Even for seasoned calligraphers, watercolor and a paintbrush may be a medium you haven't practiced with before! Our theme is Growth Mindset. We'll begin with the basic strokes, work our way up to letters, then try short words and phrases. At the end of the session, we'll celebrate how far we've come in just one hour together! #progressoverperfection.
Angie Mendez is a live event artist and engraving instructor based in Northern California. Through lettering in a range of media, she collaborates with teams to deliver truly personalized guest experiences.
Heather Leavitt Martinez
Time: 12 pm Eastern
Session: Let Grief Speak: A Lettering Ritual for Loss and Love
In this heartfelt class, we’ll turn grief into a quiet ritual—through words, lettering, and intention. You’ll begin with a simple writing prompt to let your loss speak in its own raw, beautiful language.
Together, we’ll discover the essence of what wants to be said—and then we’ll letter that phrase by hand. A brush lettering technique will be offered. You may create letters with your favorite tool and script.
Heather Leavitt Martinez (she/they) is an artist, facilitator, and author based in Durango, Colorado. Widowed in midlife, her creative work now draws from lived experience and explores how grief, love, and lettering can coexist.
Angenise Rawls
Time: 1 pm Eastern
Session: Brush Pen Calligraphy for Art + Journaling
Live demonstration of basic strokes + lettering techniques with brush pens (first session); Live demonstration of how to create art/journal pages with brush pens
Angenise Rawls is a mama artist who specializes in calligraphy, floral illustration and engraving at The Graceful Pen Studio.
C.C. Elian
Time: 1:30 pm Eastern
Session: Creativity: the Meditative Heart of Calligraphy
Join Jill and C.C. for a discussion of how Calligraphy effects how we think, feel and process information.
C. C. Elian - is a Professional Calligrapher and Artist and Deep Thinker, having studied how different forms of hand-writing affect different parts of the brain, and how thoughts are processed, she has many insights and is just a fabulous human.
Shinah Chang
Time: 2 pm Eastern
Session: Ying and Yang of Calligraphy - Self-Integration through Calligraphy Style. Guiding students through some simple styling fundamentals so they can write two opposite sides of their personalities in styles that match.
The final project would be to create a small art piece where both personality aspects are written together.
Shinah - is a whiskey-loving, curse-word slinging, Harvard-trained former corporate attorney who left everything behind to pursue her true passion: modern calligraphy. And she's pretty damn good at it.
Erica Vasquez
Time: 3pm Eastern
Session: Creating Space for the Soul
Erica Vasquez - the creative force behind Aica Calligraphy, known for her elegant and modern style. She specializes in live events and in-person workshops, bringing a personal touch to every letter and stroke. When she's not engraving on the spot or teaching calligraphy, she's likely chasing her next travel adventure-- with matcha latte in hand.
Janet Murata
Time: 3 pm Eastern
Session: Transform Your Callgraphy Practice Pages into Luxurious Art Pieces & Gifts
Do you have piles of practice paper that sit gathering dust? Transform those practice pages into unique works of origami art using the concepts of planet-friendly upcycling. Finished projects make for meaningful gifts, and decor.
Janet Murata: is a calligrapher/artist living on Treaty One Territory - WInnipeg, Manitoba Canada. She learned to incorporate calligraphy as a meditation and form of healing for her body and mind, during a period of mental illness. She uses her healing techniques, her passion for protecting / connecting to the land in her practice as an artist, which is reflected in her processes and artwork.
Surbhi Aggarwal
Time: 3:30 pm Eastern
Session: Flourish Within: Slow down. Breathe deep.
Let your art flourish from within, we’ll create simple yet elegant lettering artworks, enhanced with graceful flourishes and delicate florals.
Perfect for beginners and seasoned letter lovers alike, this workshop is all about slowing down, finding flow, and letting your creativity bloom.
Surbhi Aggarwal - is a skilled calligrapher with over five years of experience mastering a wide range of scripts, including Modern calligraphy, Copperplate, Spencerian, and Italic. She has a special relationship with flourishing due to its versatility and the joy it brings her in teaching.
Lindsey Bugbee
Time: 4pm Eastern
Session: Meditative calligraphy drills session! - We'll be working through a page of drills that were developed especially for this WCAM event.
As we work, Lindsey will be providing tips and tricks for smooth writing and making your practice enjoyable.
Lindsey Bugbee is the artist behind The Postman's Knock, founded in 2012 from her love of beautiful snail mail. She finds joy helping others learn calligraphy and watercolor painting.
Shaimaa Alfaham
Time: 5 pm Eastern
Session: "The Secrets of the Letter Waw – A Journey into Arabic Calligraphy"
An exploration into the tradition of images represent words and emotions. This is a rich history made even richer with the history of Egypt.
Shimaa - is a Egyptian artist whose beautiful flowing work is in high demand for weddings and special occasions.
Krista Cicchino
Time: 6 pm Eastern
Session: Ink & Evolution
An intentional calligraphy session focused on honouring progress over perfection. Using a downloadable template, you’ll letter a 4x6 motivational quote to display in your home or workspace. Explore three techniques—faux calligraphy, brush pen, or pointed pen—and choose the one that suits your journey. All skill levels welcome.
Krista Cicchino - Krista is a freelance graphic designer and instructor based in the Niagara Region, with a focus on print design. She discovered calligraphy in 2020 and quickly connected with it as both a creative outlet and a way to slow down and be present. For her, calligraphy is more than a skill — it's a practice rooted in mindfulness, progress, and intentionality.
Angie Bailey
Time: 7pm Eastern
Session: Focus and Flow
The calming art of faux calligraphy—a perfect, accessible way to dip your toes into the world of modern calligraphy.
Together, we’ll letter the phrase “Where focus goes, energy flows.” (Tony Robbins), learn mindful techniques to quiet the mind, and enjoy the creative process.
No fancy supplies or experience needed—just bring your favourite pen and a curious spirit!
Angie Bailey - is a retired Registered Nurse, Certified Health Coach, and founder of Calming Calligraphy. She discovered calligraphy as a powerful tool for stress relief and now teaches it as a mindful, meditative practice
Paul Antonio
8 pm Eastern
Session: Calligraphy & Meditation - explore how intentional breath supports linework, flow, and presence—an introduction to the meditative power of the pointed pen.
Calligraphy & Meditation session that explores how intentional breath supports linework, flow, and presence—an introduction to the meditative power of the pointed pen.
Trinidad-born Paul Antonio Attong is a Scribe to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and one of four Crown Office Scribes. A master calligrapher and heraldic artist with 25+ years' experience teaching internationally.
Syed
Time: 10:30 PM Eastern
Session: How traditional calligraphy opens the doors to meditation.
Join a live demo as Syed shares his favourite strokes, ornamental flourishes, and tips on turning traditional calligraphy into a calming, mindful ritual. No experience needed, just your curiosity and a comfy
chair!
A passionate student of traditional penmanship, specializing in Engrosser’s Script and Ornament letterforms, Syed has a deep appreciation for the structure and elegance of calligraphy.
Syed shares his journey of how patience, posture, and passion can transform writing into a meditative practice, helping you slow down and connect with the mindful rhythm of the pointed pen.
Syed Quadri is a passionate student of traditional penmanship, specializing in Engrosser's Script and Ornament letterforms.
With a deep appreciation for the structure and elegance of calligraphy, he explores how patience, posture and passion can turn writing into a
meditative practice.
"If you're drawn to find peace through the gentle rhythm of brush on paper, please know that your support—whatever amount speaks to you—directly nurtures this growing circle of practitioners discovering meditation through ancient wisdom. Together, we're creating something beautiful: a worldwide sanctuary where anyone can experience the stillness that lives within each mindful stroke."
Keshia Anjelica
Time: TBA
Theme: Flowers and Words
Modality: Antique Style Botanicals
Keshia Anjelica - In 2023 I started customizing pots and adorning them with flowy flourishings.
They were such a hit that some customers were collecting them. So earlier this month, I decided to start a different series and make antique botanical designs instead. All of the illustrations are hand drawn, making each of them unique with no pots identical.
Shaimaa
Time: TBA
Theme: Creativity
Modality: Get in touch with your creative side with brush lettering
Shaimaa -
Preetinder
Time: 1:30 EST
Theme: Traditional Elegence
Modality: TBA
Preetinder is a passionate calligrapher, letterer, and engraving artist who brings meaningful expressions to life through beautifully crafted words and intricate designs. With years of dedicated training and experience, she has mastered a wide range of styles from traditional calligraphy scripts to contemporary lettering techniques. Preetinder continuously explores new mediums to create personalized, elegant solutions for private, brand, and corporate events and gifting experiences. she has many insights and is just a fabulous human.
Narmanda BalaSubramani
Time:TBA
Theme: TBA
Modality: TBA
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