San Diego Regional Events

    • March 14, 2026
    • March 15, 2026
    • San Diego Education Association

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    SAVE THE DATES - REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SOON


    Saturday and Sunday, March 14–15, 2026,

    from 9:30AM to 4:30 PM (Pacific time), including a one hour break for lunch.

    Location: San Diego Education Association

    Fee: $100, with $20 materials fee (fee covers Randy's 46-page book on Romitalic) paid to Randy at workshop.

    PAID WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY. No refunds. 

    ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: Join Randall Hasson on a journey of discovery and come away with a new lettering style as well as valuable ideas on how you can analyze a letterform you like and create something specific to your hand. The lettering on a book cover provided the first spark of inspiration, while an advertisement from the 1920s set in motion the process of developing this new personalized letterform.


    Learn a soft, rounded, lyrical hand: Romitalic.

    After the hand was created, Randall conducted research into traditional Italic and Roman forms – as well as show card lettering styles of the early twentieth century – to pull together the influences that led to the lettering that was his initial inspiration. He teaches this hand in these lessons. His 46-page book, Romatalic, covers the hand in-depth and is covered by the materials fee.

    Skill level: Randy is happy to work with beginners, as well as those who are more experienced.


    ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Randall M. Hasson is an artist, calligrapher, instructor and speaker who has appeared on the faculty of Arts, Lettering Arts, and Educational Conferences in the United States, Canada and England. He has appeared as a mainstage presenter and/or teacher with lecture topics covering Public Art, Art History, the Painting Process, Collaborative Art Projects, and the History of Writing including the recent invention of the ADLaM Alphabet which originated in western Africa. He is the co-editor of the 24th (Centennial) Edition of The Speedball Textbook, served as writer and editor of the national publication Scripsit, and has written 6 course-related books on lettering, including Writing with a Bent Nib, Contemporary Lettering with the Bent Nib, Lettering of the Silent Era, The Shape and Texture of Calligraphy, Romitalic, and Stunt Roman.

    HOW TO REGISTER

    Fee: $100, with $20 materials fee (fee covers Randy's 46-page book on Romitalic) paid to Randy at workshop.

    PAID WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY. No refunds. 

    Questions/comments? please contact Kristi at sdworkshops@societyforcalligraphy.org 

    Enrollment is for current paid Society for Calligraphy members only. Your membership must be current at time of sign-up as well as when class is held. No reservation will be held until your dues are current. If your membership lapses, you become ineligible.  (To become a member: https://societyforcalligraphy.org/Join-SfC)

    For confirmation and prompt receipt of supply list, we recommend that your payment arrive no later than two weeks before the workshop. You do not have a spot in the workshop until you receive a confirmation email.

    After completing this first step of registration, an automatic email will be sent with a PayPal button, plus instructions, should you prefer to pay by check.  If you don't receive that email within a few minutes, please check your spam folder.  If you don't find it there, please contact Kristi.

    For those affiliated with SfC's San Diego chapter, we do have scholarship funds available to assist in the education and development of calligraphic skills. Please contact Kristi to inquire.

    Questions? E-mail Kristi Darwick at sdworkshops@societyforcalligraphy.org

    NO audio or video recording of any program, meeting, workshop or other SfC function permitted without prior consent of both guest artist and a representative of the Board of Governors. ** You must ask permission of the artist/ instructor to photograph any copyrighted materials, including demos.

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