Classes and Workshops with Barbara

Below are Barbara's upcoming classes and workshops. 

Please contact Barbara Close for more details and costs, and to sign up.

May 8-29: Letter Puzzles, 4 weeks. Hong Kong: theGentlePenman. (Zoom) Fridays 6-8pm PDT (USA). 

June 6: Whimsical Birds & A Few Fancy Words (free workshop), Orange Ink (Orange County California Calligraphy Club). 10am-1pm PDT Zoom. Contact Chris Ewen, regionals@societyforcalligraphy.org

June 27: The Creative Process. Claudia Strenger Studio, San Diego, 10am-1pm. Contact: claudia@claudiastrenger.com

August 14, 21, 28 & Sept. 4, 11, 25, 2026: 6 weeks: Exquisite Surface Designs, San Diego Book Arts [SDBA]. 6 fun classes of paper surface treatments. Each week, something exciting. Contact Nancy Kazanjian: nancyckazanjian@gmail.com 

September TBA: San Diego Calligraphers. In-person. https://societyforcalligraphy.org/event-6592849 Contact Kristi Darwick at sdworkshops@societyforcalligraphy.org 

October 9-10, 2026: Pointed Pen Magic. In-person Phoenix, Arizona. October 9, 9am-6pm, October 10, 10am-4:30pm https://calligraphicsocietyofarizona.org/home/workshops/ or contact: June Burnett 602-350-5494  

October 23, 2026: Watercolor Experience.  Kalamazoo, MI. ZOOM workshop.

November. San Diego, in-person. Exact dates, subject, and location TBA