Bill Kemp Presents Ornamental Spencerian

When: October 25 and October 26, 2025

• 9:00 am—5:00 pm

• 12:30 pm—1:00 pm lunch (bring your lunch)

Where: 30 Wildwood Drive, Bldg 23 Georgetown, Texas 

Bill Kemp from Albuquerque, New Mexico will be coming to Austin to teach Ornamental Spencerian October 25-26, 2025. There are currently openings in the class due to some cancellations. 

This class will have us learning about the Spencerian hand. This hand was developed by Platt Rogers Spencer in the 19th century in America. We will spend two days learning this wonderful hand. Bill will provide the handouts and guide sheets for each student to print out themselves. He is recommending that all guide sheets be printed out on blank Rhodia paper.

Supplies Needed: 

• Oblique pen holder for right handers 

• Straight holder for left handers 

Nibs Experienced Calligraphers 

• Hunt 101 - very flexible nib 

• Hunt 22 - flexible nib 

• Gillott 303 - very flexible nib 

Beginner/Novice Calligraphers 

• Nikko G 

• Gillott 404 or 1068A 

• Also, a flexible nib for the second day 

Ink 

• Norton Walnut ink or an ink that will produce fine lines 

Paper 

• Blank Rhodia paper for copying guide sheets 

• Rhodia graph paper square 3/16" for capitals 

Plastic 

• To protect floor area and your table from ink spills 

• Note taking supplies 

• Seat cushion if needed 

Cost: $135 for CCS members, $136 through PayPal

Cost: for non-guild members, $135.00 plus the cost of guild dues

Guild members may pay via PayPal (indicate your payment is for the Bill Kemp Spencerian Workshop) on our CCS homepage.