Upcoming Iampeth Conference (August 03, 2026)

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT

IAMPETH

The International Association of Master Penmen,

Engrossers, and Teachers of Handwriting.

This year, The Annual Conference is August 3 – 8, 2026, in Salt Lake City. It is open to all IAMPETH members and offers calligraphy classes from a slate of top instructors. It is open to beginners and experienced calligraphers. Most of the classes are for calligraphers of any experience.

The conference fee is $325 and includes all classes for the week (hotel and transportation is additional). If you are interested in attending, all of the official registration information can be found on IAMPETH’s website

Already, there are several Inkspots members who are committed to going this year. There may be carpool, or other travel sharing options, to make the trip easier. Members who have gone to Annual Conference in the past, say it is a lot of fun and a great way to take a lot of classes.

Registration opens this Saturday, April 11th at 11:00

P.S. If you’re looking for a roommate or wanting to carpool, our Inkspot Forum is a great place to chat.

Fall Workshop: Carrioka, Pen Boogie, and Other Dances with Carrie Imai (September 19, 2026)

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Carrioka, Pen Boogie, and Other Dances with Carrie Imai

So thrilled to announce that we will have a workshop with Carrie Imai this fall, in-person here in Boise!

If you love color and dynamic forms that make words move across the page, Carrie is joining us to teach her own script Carrioka and a topic that she calls Pen Boogie: both expressive and exciting hands aimed at exploring a broad edge pen and its possiblities.

Aside from the pen techniques that can be applied to enhance other scripts and letterforms you may already know, each topic will also culminate in a project to practice what we learn. Below are a few more details:

She designed this sweet, funky alphabet as an easy entry into a pen manipulation, better known as Pen Dancin'. You're going to love this easy-to-learn hand and the manipulation skills you'll gain from learning it.

Learn to have fun “playing” with your pen. We will push, pull, wiggle and corner our pens to create new strokes and shapes.

Materials students should have: 

1 large, edged pen - prefer Pilot Parallel pen (Blue lid),
Luthis FLAT pens (#4, #5 or #5a) OR,
Automatic pen (#3A or #4A) OR ,
the old, original wood-handled Automatic pens.
Luthis pens can be found at John Neal - http://www.johnnealbooks.com/ or
Paper & Ink Arts at https://www.paperinkarts.com/pipape.html
Free flowing ink, Pelikan 4001 ink (any color), Bister Ink or Walnut Ink - please only these

Paper that doesn’t bleed – lots of it – i.e. Strathmore or Canson paper pads -
Paper that doesn’t bleed – lots of it. Layout bond pad (any brand, any size) i.e. Canson or Strathmore Sketch OR Drawing paper pad
3 pieces of paper cut to 4” x 10” for project
Pencil & ruler
X-acto knife & cutting matt or back of paper pad cardboard
Watercolor palette – i.e. Prang https://www.paperinkarts.com/prang.html?searchid=0&search_query=Prang+#images-1

Where: CWI Campus

1360 S. Eagle Flight Way Boise, ID 83709

When: September 19 & 20th 9AM to 4PM

Cost: $60 for Members

Idaho Inkspots Calligraphy Guild upcoming events

Upcoming Iampeth Conference (August 03, 2026)

Fall Workshop: Carrioka, Pen Boogie, and Other Dances with Carrie Imai (September 19, 2026)

Carrioka, Pen Boogie, and Other Dances with Carrie Imai