Date of event: December 10, 2011, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Words and Forms that seem to dance across the paper…

Calligraphy, or beautiful writing, according to Plato, “is a geometry of the soul which manifests itself physically”. The Greek word kallos refers to artistic beauty of the highest level and deepest understanding. The Greek root verb graphein is translated as either writing or drawing, both of which require laying down a line.

From ancient writings, to contemporary graffiti, calligraphy is “the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner.”

Explore the written word with Georgianna Greenwood. She has been teaching and practicing calligraphy since 1964 in Berkeley and has given lectures and workshops in the United States, Canada, England and Germany. She was founding president in 1974 of Friends of Calligraphy, the local calligraphy guild. Georgianna teaches for the Friends of Calligraphy, San Francisco Center for the Book and in her Berkeley studio.

Georgianna Greenwood, has a BA from Reed College and studied calligraphy with Lloyd Reynolds in the 50′s. Her work may be viewed at the Richard Harrison Collection of Calligraphy, Special Collections in the San Francisco Public Library.