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［Ended］[Virtual Workshop] Lettering Your Agenda with @feistandflourish

Saturday, January 30, 2021

Event date：: Saturday, January 30, 2021
Activity time：: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
Entrance fee：: Free

ABOUT THE EVENT

Join us Saturday, January 30th, as Vancouver-based lettering artist Alissa (@feistandflourish) teaches us how to use MUJI Brush Pens and Gel Pens to decorate our monthly planners with bold, colourful brush-lettering!

The lettering techniques in this workshop can be used for a variety of projects! The included downloadable booklet features a full lower case alphabet exemplar, so you can continue your hand-lettering journey after the workshop is done.

Workshop Itinerary

Hold and use the brush pen correctly
Use MUJI brush pens to make thick downstrokes and thin upstrokes
Create printing-style letters that feature bold contrast
Use MUJI gel pens for fine details
Lay out your design and maximize the space you have in your planner
Write each of the months of the year in a brush-lettered printing style

If you’d like to follow along with us, be sure to prepare:

MUJI Water-based Brush Pen Set (or any brush pens)
MUJI 0.5mm Gel Pens in grey and/or black (or any gel pens)
MUJI A5 Monthly Planner (or any monthly planner, agenda or calendar that has open space for lettering)
A pencil, eraser and ruler
2-4 pieces of paper (the smoother the better)
MUJI 0.5mm Gel Pens in a variety of colours (or any gel pens), optional

Don’t have a calendar? Feel free to create along with us on any paper or notebook, as well as substitute the supplies listed above with ones you have on hand.

If you are located in Ontario or British Columbia, visit our online store (muji.ca) to order the supplies and pick up your order in select stores or ship it to your location.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

This event will be hosted on Zoom.

Online registration is mandatory. Registration is done through Eventbrite. Please click the button above, or here to register.

The Zoom link will be available to participants through Eventbrite’s Online Event Page. They will receive this link via their provided email as soon as they register.

The event will start at the announced time and last about 60 minutes.

We appreciate attendees taking the time to update their registration. If you cannot attend, please kindly cancel your registration from your Eventbrite account.

Please contact us at event@muji.ca if you have any questions.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

As the creative behind Feist & Flourish Modern Calligraphy, Alissa Chojnacki is smitten with all things lettering. Alissa’s delight in sharing the craft of lettering is palpable, as seen in her scripty, illustrative work, in her lively Learn to Learn workshops and in her book, Fearless Flourishing: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Embellishing Your Hand-Lettering with Swirls, Swoops, Swashes and More. With over a decade spent in the classroom, Alissa draws on her skills as a professional educator; teaching others to letter is truly the highlight of her creative biz.

Follow along with Feist & Flourish!!

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