The CLAS List
Courses taught by CLAS Honoured Fellows and CLAS Accredited Tutors
Please contact the tutor directly for information about calligraphy classes in your area.
| Cherrell Avery | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Accredited Tutor, BA Hons in Calligraphy, PGCE, FCLAS |
| Calligraphy Groups | North London Lettering Association |
| Areas where I teach | N London (The Institute- N2 and private lessons, N10). Workshops by arrangement UK and Europe. Residential courses at West Dean College, Chichester and tutor on the Foundation Degree course in Calligraphy & Design at Kensington Palace, London. |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: lettersonpages@talktalk.net Website: www.cherrellavery.co.uk Telephone: 07932676293 |
| Jacquie Brachi | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Accredited Tutor |
| Calligraphy Groups | Belfast Metropolitan College, SERC Ballyboley campus, Tullycarnett woman's Link group at Dundonald, Cuan Scribes, Ards Art Centre, Kilkooley Womans Centre and North Down Museum |
| Areas where I teach | County Down, N. Ireland |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: jacquiebrachi@aol.com Telephone: 028 427 38519 |
| Josie Brown | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Accredited tutor, HSDAD in Calligraphy, Heraldry & Illumination, Cert ED |
| Calligraphy Groups | Local group: Gloucestershire Lettering Arts, WEA, private classes and various summer schools |
| Areas where I teach | Gloucestershire mainly, but anywhere by arrangement |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma at all levels |
| Contact | E-mail: josieb53@hotmail.com Website: www.josiebrown.co.uk Telephone: 01452 387768 |
| Ian Garrett | |
| Qualifications | HFCLAS, CLAS Accredited Tutor, ScD, BA Graphic Design |
| Calligraphy Groups | |
| Areas where I teach | East Anglia, and other venues by arrangement |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: ian@igdesign.co.uk Website: www.igdesign.co.uk Telephone: 01394 279992 |
| Gaynor Goffe | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Teaching Honoured Fellow, BA Hons, PGTC, HSDAD |
| Calligraphy Groups | Correspondence courses and private tuition |
| Areas where I teach | Teaching venues: West Dean College, Sussex, Flatford Mill Field Studies Centre, Suffolk and other venues by arrangement |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy at all levels |
| Contact | E-mail: gmgoffe@hotmail.com Website: www.gaynorgoffe-calligraphy.co.uk Telephone: 01353 778328 |
| Sylvie Gokulsing | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Fellow, CLAS Accredited Tutor |
| Calligraphy Groups | Ruislip High School ALC, occasional other venues within the Borough of Hillingdon, private tuition |
| Areas where I teach | London Borough of Hillingdon and workshops in other areas by arrangement |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: sat.syl@virgin.net Telephone: 0208 8687313 |
| Marlene Gray | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Fellow, CLAS Accredited Tutor |
| Calligraphy Groups | No regular classes at the moment – contact for latest information |
| Areas where I teach | North East Region: Newcastle, Sunderland, Durham environs, Stockton and Darlington |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy at Foundational, Intermediate and Advanced levels |
| Contact | E-mail: marlenegray@talktalk.net Telephone: 0191 526 6587 |
| Dee Howley Gibbs | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Fellow and Accredited Tutor, Member of the Institute for Learning |
| Calligraphy Groups | Beginners to advanced levels. Private tuition, workshops and courses. Eight week separate courses for Beginners and Improvers restart October 2010 at Glastonbury, Somerset |
| Areas where I teach | Somerset, Devon, Wiltshire, Dorset, Gloucestershire |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy at all levels. |
| Contact | E-mail: dee@alphabets.freeserve.co.uk Telephone: 01934 744025 |
| Peter Halliday | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Honoured Fellow |
| Calligraphy Groups | Beginners to advanced |
| Areas where I teach | Staffordshire and Derbyshire and further afield on request |
| Prepares students for | CLAS Certificate of Calligraphy and all levels of the National Diploma |
| Contact | E-mail: peter@halliday.com Website: www.peterhalliday.co.uk Telephone: 01283 568320 |
| Lin Kerr | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Fellow, CLAS Accredited Tutor, Full member of Letter Exchange, BA Fine Arts (Hons.), Higher Teaching diploma (Fine Art) |
| Calligraphy Groups | Intermediate & Advanced Tuition, Craft Books with content. One day courses & workshops. |
| Areas where I teach | Oxfordshire |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy: Intermediate and Advanced |
| Contact | E-mail: lin@linkerrdesign.co.uk Website: www.linkerrdesign.co.uk Telephone: 01235 833 119 |
| Celia Kilner | |
| Qualifications | HFCLAS, Diploma C & G London Art School |
| Calligraphy Groups | Workshops (day, weekend, week) |
| Areas where I teach | West Yorkshire, but will travel anywhere |
| Contact | Telephone: 01484 685167 |
| Mark L'Argent | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Accredited Tutor, BA Hons in Calligraphy, AE Teaching Cert. |
| Calligraphy Groups | Hertfordshire, North and Central London, Private Tuition and Distance Learning (Correspondence courses) |
| Areas where I teach | Hertfordshire Area, North and Central London |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy at Foundational, Intermediate and Advanced levels |
| Contact | Website: www.largent-art.co.uk E-mail: info@largent-art.co.uk Telephone: 0778 614 3430 |
| Celia Lister | |
| Qualifications | FCLAS, CLAS Accredited Tutor |
| Calligraphy Groups | Workshops, Private Tuition |
| Areas where I teach | Devon and Cornwall and workshops further afield |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: celia@celialister.co.uk Website: www.celialister.co.uk Telephone: 01503 230140 |
| Viva Lloyd | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Accredited Tutor |
| Calligraphy Groups | North Downs Calligraphers, workshops (day and weekend) |
| Areas where I teach | Effingham, and surrounding area, Surrey |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: calligrapher@waitrose.com Telephone: 01932 229561 |
| Marion Mckenzie | |
| Qualifications | FCLAS, CLAS Accredited Tutor |
| Calligraphy Groups | St Andrew's Centre, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, Hampshire |
| Areas where I teach | New Forest and South Hampshire. Will teach weekend and day workshops further afield on request |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy at Foundational, Intermediate and Advanced levels |
| Contact | E-mail: marionmckenzie@talktalk.net Telephone: 02380 848020 |
| Janet Mehigan | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Teaching Honoured Fellow, CLAS Accredited Tutor, BA Hons, Cert Ed, Member of the Institute for Learning |
| Calligraphy Groups | Lavant Scribes and Hayling Scribes |
| Areas where I teach | Hayling Island Hampshire, to Chichester W Sussex and surrounding areas. Available for day and weekend workshops |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy at all levels |
| Contact | E-mail: mjmehigan@tesco.net Telephone: 02392 463896 |
| Mary Noble | |
| Qualifications | H Dip AD, Cert Ed, CLAS Teaching Honoured Fellow, CLAS Accredited Tutor |
| Calligraphy groups | Noble Calligraphers, private classes & workshops |
| Areas where I teach | Hedge End to Havant, South Hampshire |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: mary.noble@btinternet.com Website: www.marynoble.co.uk Telephone: 02392 376072 |
| Nancy Ouchida-Howells | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Honoured Fellow, CLAS Accredited Tutor, MA Honours Degree in Art, specializing in Lettering Design. Full Member of Lettering Exchange. |
| Calligraphy Groups | Sussex Scribes |
| Areas where I teach | Sussex, Private Classes. Knuston Hall, Northamptonshire; Lancing College, Sussex. Available for day or weekend workshops. |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy at Foundational and Intermediate level. |
| Contact | E-mail: nyohowells@msn.com Website: www.automaticpens.co.uk Telephone: 01273 453387 |
| Jan Pickett | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Teaching Honoured Fellow, CLAS Accredited Tutor, Dip AD, PGCE |
| Calligraphy Groups | 'Penpals' day workshops & weekly term-time classes |
| Areas where I teach | Mainly Portsmouth area, South Hampshire, also travel to workshops at National and International venues |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy at all levels |
| Contact | E-mail: jan@janpickett.com Website: www.janpickett.com Telephone: 02392 756826 |
| David Price | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Accredited Tutor, Advanced Diploma in Calligraphy, C&G 7304 CTLLS |
| Calligraphy Groups | Pontefract Calligraphers |
| Areas where I teach | Wakefield, Pontefract and the North of England |
| Prepares students for | CLAS Certificate and all levels of the National Diploma |
| Contact | E-mail: pricedm@btinternet.com Telephone: 01226 727112 |
| Penny Price-Larkum | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Teaching Honoured Fellow, CLAS Accredited Tutor, Roehampton Diploma in Calligraphy, Cert. Teaching |
| Calligraphy Groups | Penangles |
| Areas where I teach | Cambridge. Workshops elsewhere in UK as well as Finland, USA and Australia by arrangement |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: penny@penstudio.plus.com Telephone: 01954 210896 |
| Christine Robinson | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Accredited tutor, Cert Ed. |
| Calligraphy Groups | Workshops, private tuition, Adult Education at Cottenham Village College |
| Areas where I teach | Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, North Essex. Other areas by arrangement |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy, National Diploma in Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: spikeyscribbler@hotmail.co.uk Website: www.alphabetcrafts.co.uk Telephone: 01362 821024 |
| Helen Scholes | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Accredited Tutor, BA Hons Graphic Design (Illustration), PGCE |
| Calligraphy Group | Pen and Ink Calligraphy Group |
| Areas where I teach | Ramsbury and Marlborough, Wiltshire |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: helen_scholes@btinternet.com Website: www.penandinkcalligraphy.co.uk Telephone: 01672 521331 |
| Kathy Sedar | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Accredited Tutor |
| Areas where I teach | Hinckley, Leicester |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: kathy_sedar@hotmail.com |
| Cathy Stables | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Accredited Tutor, BA Hons Graphic Design |
| Calligraphy Group | Adult Education with West Sussex and Private Tuition |
| Areas where I teach | Bognor Regis and West Wittering |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma of Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: cathy_stables@yahoo.co.uk Telephone: 01243 782240 |
| Sylvia Thomas | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Accredited Tutor, BA Hons in Calligraphy |
| Calligraphy Groups | Gloucestershire Lettering Arts, Oxford Scribes. Private Tuition. |
| Areas where I teach | Cheltenham - Private Tuition, Gloucestershire and surrounding areas, will also travel |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: haylan90@hotmail.co.uk Telephone: 01242 692356 |
| Dorothy Wilkinson | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Accredited Tutor, Advanced Diploma in Calligraphy, Cert Educ. |
| Calligraphy Groups | Filey Scribes, York Scribes. Private Tuition |
| Areas where I teach | Filey, Scarborough, East Coast Area/East and North Ridings |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: wilkinsontd@gmail.com Telephone: 01723 515654 |
| Val Yost | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Accredited Tutor |
| Areas where I teach | Gloucestershire. Will teach day and weekend workshops further afield |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: valyostcalligraphy@hotmail.com Telephone: 01242 573096 |
Courses taught by CLAS Fellows, Holders of the National Diploma at Advanced and/or Intermediate levels, and those who have had their calligraphy assessed
Please contact the tutor directly for information about calligraphy classes in your area.
| Kevin Arkinstall | |
| Qualifications | HSDAD in Calligraphy, Heraldry and Illumination |
| Calligraphy Groups | Intermediate and Advanced. Calligraphy, Heraldry, Illumination and Design particularly in combination |
| Areas where I teach | Urchfont Manor College (residential), workshops for groups by arrangement, mainly in the South West. |
| Prepares students for | Personal progress |
| Contact | E-mail: k.arkinstall@tiscali.co.uk Telephone: 01404 811091 |
| Ken Bartlett | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Intermediate Diploma (Merit) |
| Calligraphy Groups | Norfolk Scribes |
| Areas where I teach | Norwich and Norfolk |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy, National Diploma of Calligraphy (Foundation and Intermediate) |
| Contact | E-mail: Telephone: 01328 830696 |
| Julia Baxter | |
| Qualifications | BA (Hons) Graphic Design, C&G Cert Adult Ed and CLAS National Diploma at Intermediate Level |
| Calligraphy Groups | Adults, Children in Schools, Private Tuition and one day workshops |
| Areas where I teach | Kent area, will also travel further |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: julia@baxterjulia.wanadoo.co.uk Website: www.calligraphystudio.org Telephone: 01304 617250 |
| Dr Elizabeth Beattie | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Intermediate Diploma (Merit), BA (Hons) Fine Art, PhD History of Art, Postgraduate Art Teacher's Certificate |
| Calligraphy Groups | Beginners and Improvers - Worcester College of Technology and South Worcestershire College, Malvern |
| Areas where I teach | Worcester, Malvern, Midlands area on request (contact for further details) |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: elizabethbeattie@me.com |
| Alison Bennett | |
| Qualifications | CLAS National Diploma at Intermediate Level |
| Calligraphy Groups | Adults through WEA and WI |
| Areas where I teach | Gloucestershire |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy and National Diploma in Calligraphy |
| Contact | Telephone: 01242 514277 |
| Lynne Castell | |
| Qualifications | B.A., Dip.Ed. |
| Calligraphy Groups | Weston Super Mare |
| Areas where I teach | Within a radius of 15- 20 miles of Weston |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy, National Diploma in Calligraphy (Foundation), student's individual progress (including use of colour, coloured backgrounds, illustration/decoration and gilding) |
| Contact | E-mail: lynnecastell@f2s.com Website: www.lynnecastell.f2s.com Telephone: 01934 628760 |
| Liz Daly | |
| Qualifications | Diploma in Calligraphy, Roehampton Institute |
| Calligraphy Groups | Private tuition |
| Areas where I teach | 15 mile radius of Kingston Upon Thames |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy, National Diploma of Calligraphy (Foundation Intermediate and Advanced) |
| Contact | E-mail: liznkev@blueyonder.co.uk Telephone: 0208 404 9448 |
| Camilla Edling | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Intermediate Diploma |
| Calligraphy Groups | Adult Beginners Calligraphy, Children Calligraphy and Handwriting |
| Areas where I teach | Thame, Berkhamsted, Aylesbury |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy, National Diploma of Calligraphy (Foundation) |
| Contact | E-mail: milla@marriottfamily.plus.com Telephone: 01844 290903 |
| Richard Fuller | |
| Qualifications | MA (RCA), National Diploma in Design |
| Calligraphy Groups | AE classes term time at The City Lit and private classes by arrangement |
| Areas where I teach | London - Central and South West |
| Prepares students for | Own personal progress |
| Contact | E-mail:
Telephone: 077 1046 1132 |
| Rosalind Holmes | |
| Qualifications | - |
| Calligraphy Groups | U3A Group |
| Areas where I teach | Kibworth Harcourt, Leicester |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: ros@holmeoak.co.uk Telephone: 0116 279 6010 |
| Julie Kent | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Intermediate Diploma (Merit) |
| Calligraphy Groups | Beginners and Intermediates |
| Areas where I teach | Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire |
| Prepares students for | Students’ own progress |
| Contact | E-mail: jewelsart@sky.com Telephone: 07745 168107 |
| Margaret Morgan | |
| Qualifications | BA (Graphic Design), FCLAS, C&G Adult Ed Certificate |
| Calligraphy Groups | Beginners to advanced, calligraphy workshops and private tuition |
| Areas where I teach | Derbyshire/Cheshire/Staffordshire, for one or two-day workshops. Annual summer weekend in July at Cromford, near Matlock. Further afield by arrangement. |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy, National Diploma of Calligraphy (all levels), students' individual progress (all levels) |
| Contact | E-mail: margaret@thecalligrapher.co.uk Website: www.thecalligrapher.co.uk Telephone: 01298 85415 |
| Judith Porch | |
| Qualifications | HSD in Calligraphy, Heraldry and Illumination |
| Calligraphy Groups | Regular, mixed ability classes |
| Areas where I teach | Swansea area |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy, National Diploma of Calligraphy (Foundation and Intermediate) |
| Contact | E-mail: judith.porch@virgin.net |
| Ann Rolls | |
| Qualifications | CLAS National Diploma at Intermediate Level, Certificate of Gilding and Technical Skills |
| Calligraphy Groups | Adult Community College, Essex, Braintree Community Centre |
| Areas where I teach | Essex |
| Prepares students for | Beginners and Improvers, CLAS Certificate of Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail:rollsfamily@talktalk.net Telephone: 01376 320561 |
| Michael Rust | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Fellow, Cert. Ed., Full Member of Letter Exchange |
| Calligraphy Groups | Workshops in Drawn Lettering, Layout and Design, Letter Carving in Wood, Letter Carving in Stone, Calligraphy |
| Areas where I teach | SE England, London, occasionally USA |
| Contact | E-mail: michael@studiorust.co.uk Website: www.studiorust.co.uk Telephone: 01233 750305 |
| Alison Samain | |
| Qualifications | CLAS Intermediate Diploma |
| Calligraphy Groups | Beginners and Improvers |
| Areas where I teach | Buckingham |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: alisonsamain@hotmail.com Telephone: 01280 814813 |
| Sandra Sandilands | |
| Qualifications | C&G cert. teaching Adult Learners, BA (Hons) Art & Design, Pg.Dip. History of Art |
| Areas where I teach | Birmingham |
| Prepares students for | Certificate of Calligraphy |
| Contact | E-mail: ssandilands@gmail.com Telephone: 0121 4447919 |
| Christina Smith | |
| Qualifications | HND Reigate School of Art and Design (Distinction) |
| Calligraphy Groups | Beginners – private tuition |
| Areas where I teach | 20 mile radius of Nutley, E.Sussex (E.Grinstead, Forest Row, Haywards Heath, Crowborough, Uckfield, Lewes) |
| Prepares students for | Students’ own progress |
| Contact | E-mail: pinksmith@orange.net Telephone: 01825 712569 |
The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society, 54 Boileau Road, London SW13 9BL England