FOSTERING COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ART OF BEAUTIFUL WRITING
DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
Capital City Scribes (CCS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing in the appreciation of, and providing education in the art of calligraphy.
NEXT MEETING PROGRAM: October 17, 2026 | 9:30 AM
October Program: Roman Rustic Capitals
Roman rustic capitals are so 99AD -- why bother?
Well, they are a bigger part of our lettering heritage than you may realize, so we should want to know about them, right?
What if I told you they were used for both the graffiti of their day and luxury Roman books for about five centuries. They then survived as one of the tiers in the hierarchy of scripts used in European manuscripts for another five centuries.
Kate will show examples of this interesting hand and walk you through writing it.
Members will need to bring the following:
Broad-edge pen – 3.8 Parallel Pen OR 4mm nib and ink
Optional: grid paper that won’t bleed (Kate will bring Rhodia to share)
JOIN OUR NEXT MONTHLY MEETING
We continue to meet at Faith Lutheran Church
6600 Woodrow Avenue, Austin, TX 78757 in the upstairs meeting room on the third Saturday of each month.
9:30 AM: Setup and socializing
10:00 AM: Short business meeting
10:30 AM - 12PM - Program (see above)
We have returned to meeting in person, with hands-on programs. Visitors welcome.