Italic Calligraphy & Slowing Down

Jade and Josephine invite you to dine and learn simultaneously in a workshop series that is unlike anything the two of them have yet to do. With the woodfired oven of Gracie’s lighting the classroom and the historical yet applicable approach to calligraphy, this class will be cozy, rigorous, communal, and a good way to spend your Monday mornings. All materials provided. Four weeks of calligraphic instruction including a woodfired brunch at every class by chef Josephine LaCosta, coffee & teas provided. Instructed class for 2 hours with a break for eating and one-on-one feedback with the teacher.

About the Artists

Scribe and farmer Jade Novarino belongs to a Pacific Northwest tradition of calligraphy through the teachings of Professor Lloyd J. Reynolds, his student Jacqueline Svaren, and her mentor, Gregory MacNaughton. She’s been studying Western calligraphy since 2012, and teaching it since 2019. She approaches calligraphy with mindfulness techniques and offers it as a way to make the everyday world a little more beautiful and intentional. Calligraphy is not only an art form, but a way of life.

Chef and writer Josephine LaCosta has been cooking in and out of restaurants for over a decade, with 5 years of farming experience. Her technique exists in the space between growing and preparing food, where she cooks seasonally while simultaneously working to always preserve seasonal abundance for later use. She currently works at Gracie’s Apizza and together, she and Jade run Fiachra Farm, in Milwaukie, Oregon.

A NOTE ON TICKETING

There will be two ticket options at check-out.

If you are going to attend all four classes, please select the $250 ticket on the December 2nd date.
If you are going to attend only one as a drop in, please select the "drop in" ticket on the date that you plan to do so.

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