Resources

Canadian Calligraphy Guilds

• Alphabeas Calligraphy Guild, Langley, British Columbia
• Bow Valley Calligraphy Guild, Calgary, Alberta
• Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto
• Calligraphic Society of Ottawa
• Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Society of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Edmonton Calligraphic Society
• Fairbank Calligraphy Society, Victoria, British Columbia
• Hamilton Calligraphy Guild
• Japanese Calligraphy, Toronto, Ontario
• Kelowna Calligraphers’ Guild
• La Société des Calligraphes de Montréal (bilingual site)
• Lettering Arts Guild of Red Deer
• Persian Calligraphy, North Vancouver, British Columbia
• Regina Calligraphy & Paper Arts Group
• Royal City Calligraphy Guild, Guelph, Ontario
• Warmland Calligraphers of the Cowichan Valley, Duncan, British Columbia
• Westcoast Calligraphy Society, Vancouver, British Columbia

Calligrapher Friends of the CGM

• Alice Young Calligrapher
• Janet Murata Calligrapher
• Kathy Guthrie Visual Artist / Calligrapher
• Kathie McIlvride Calligrapher and Lettering Artist
• Lorraine Douglas Mixed Media Artist

Delightful sites to visit

• Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society
• Graceful Envelope Contest, Washington Calligraphers Guild
• Letterlocking
• Pushing the Envelope

Calligraphy, bookbinding and other art supplies

Specialty Suppliers – Calligraphy

• John Neal Bookseller, order online
• Paper and Ink Arts, order online
• Written Word Calligraphy, Vancouver, British Columbia

Canadian Retailers for Art & Calligraphy Supplies

• 26 Market, Winnipeg, Manitoba (bottled inks, paper pads & notebooks, stationery)
• Articulations Art Supply, Toronto, Ontario
• Artist Emporium, Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Curry’s Artists’ Materials, Toronto, Ontario
• Delta Art & Drafting Supplies, Edmonton, Alberta
• DeSerres, Montreal, Quebec
• Gwartzman’s Art Supplies, Toronto, Ontario
• Kama Pigments, Montreal, Quebec (gilding supplies, walnut crystals)
• Kensington Art Supplies, Calgary, Alberta*
• Midoco Art & Office Supplies, Toronto, Ontario
• Opus Art Supplies, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Seduta, Winnipeg, Manitoba (bottled inks, art supplies, stationery)
• The Paint Spot, Edmonton, Alberta
• Wonder Pens, Toronto, Ontario
• Wyndham Art Supplies, Guelph, Ontario

* Note: Kensington Art Supplies has a wide selection of nibs and calligraphy supplies, but they are not set up for online shopping. Call the store for product availability.

Specialty Paper Suppliers

• Pacific Paper Company, Vancouver, British Columbia
• The Japanese Paper Place, Toronto, Ontario
• The Paper Place, Toronto, Ontario
• Washi Arts, Blaine, Washington

Bookbinding and Papermaking Supplies

• The Paper Trail, New Dundee, Ontario
• Talas, Brooklyn, New York

Other Sources of Information

• Calligrafile (online listing of resources for calligraphers)
• IAMPETH (International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers, and Teachers of Handwriting)

Book Arts in Canada

• Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (CBBAG)

Periodicals

• Calligraphy Crush Magazine
• Letter Arts Review
• Bound and Lettered
• Penman’s Journal (while this journal is included with an IAMPETH membership, a free preview is available on their website)

Calligraphy Guideline Generators

• Lanquach
• Guideline Generator
• Scribblers
• Ruled Calligraphy Paper
• Shipbrook
• Iampeth (fixed guidelines to download)

Podcasts

• The Calligraphy Podcast
• Calligraphy Masters Podcast
• Paper Talk with Helen Hiebert (papermaking & book arts)
• Life of Letters
• Calligraphy Connections

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With our thanks to calligrapher Anne Elser for her kind permission to share her instructions on creating a nib nest.

Anne Elser’s Nib Nest Instructions (PDF)

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