Welcome to Escribiente

Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month, and we welcome guests and members of the public who have an interest in learning more abut the fine art of beautiful writing. Please see our Meetings page for full details and directions and download our Newsletters for reviews and photos from our workshops and programs.

 

Meetings

Monthly programs take place in two sessions from August through November, and from February through June. Check our Meetings page for more details on upcoming meetings.

Program: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 @ 6:30pm * Online via Zoom

Members are encouraged to log in @ 6:15pm for social time

Lettering & Henna Beauty

Presented by Catherine Lent

Catherine Lent has decades of experience in both professional calligraphy and henna body art.  The intersection of those two worlds will be the focus of our time together, as Catherine shows us how lettering and body art connect for her clients and students. After introducing herself and sharing samples of her work in both mediums (and others!), the guild will have an opportunity to sketch/design a “henna style” lettering piece, using pens or markers. Time for Q&A will also be offered.

Catherine started her art journey as a calligrapher and later fell in love with henna art. Join us as she shares how to marry beautiful lettering with this ancient art form. 

What to have ready for the Zoom meeting:

  • Colored markers of choice. The type is up to you: brush pens,  chisel markers, or monoline tools
  • A few sheets of paper
  • A partial roll of paper towels and two rubber bands. We will use the roll to practice writing on a curved surface. 

Henna is a plant which grows in the tropical climates of Africa, northern Australia, and southern Asia. The art of applying henna to the hands and feet is known as Mehndi and is traditionally used for celebrations and rites of passage.

 

Members receive email notices for all programs and workshops.

Live Zoom meetings are open to members only. The Zoom replay will be available for a limited time to members after the meeting. An edited replay may be posted to our YouTube channel after editing, provided permission is granted from the presenter.

Upcoming events – please check your email for more details!

View previous programs from 2024–2025 Meetings Archive page.

For more details and upcoming programs, please see our Meetings page...

 

Latest Newsletter

Back issues are available for download on our Newsletter page.

Download PDFSpring 2025–1 (June)

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(can also right-click and select Download Linked File)

Edited by Lynda Lawrence.

  • Escribiente 2025 Spring Workshop review:
    Nancy Hays Hills, review by Heidi Markham
  • Photo Gallery: Nancy Hays Hills workshop
  • 2025 Poets Picnic at the Open Space Visitor Center
  • Photo Gallery: 2025 Weathergrams
  • Photo Gallery: 2025 Chapbook illustrations
  • Valentines for Meals on Wheels (February 2025)
  • Photo Gallery: 2025 Quote Swap (Theme: Courage)
  • Creating a Calligraphy Night Light Lithophane in 3D, by Trish Meyer
  • Review of recent programs & meetups & more!
  • Pilot Parallel Pen Cliff Notes
  • 2025 NM State Fair entry rules
  • Cover art: Angie Vangalis

 

New Mexico State Fair – September 2024

Escribiente exhibited in the State Fair at Expo New Mexico.

All skill levels welcome. Exhibit entries are open to all New Mexico residents.

See our Exhibits page for more info.

See the Winter 2024-3 Newsletter for a photo gallery of the 2024 exhibit.

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Escribiente members exhibit each year at the New Mexico State Fair in the Creative Arts Building during the show.

 

Weathergrams Installation

Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors Blvd. NW, Albuquerque NM

In conjunction with local poets, each year Escribiente members calligraph dozens of Weathergrams that are hung on trees around the Open Space Visitor Center grounds as a temporary art installation.

Images from 2025 installation are included in the June 2025 Newsletter.

Images from 2024 installation are included in the June 2024 Newsletter.

Images from 2023 installation are included in the July 2023 Newsletter.

In conjunction with LIBROS Book Arts group, our members provide original artwork that is included in a handmade poetry chapbook. Illustrations for the 2022 chapbook (some are shown below) was provided by Esther Feske, Elizabeth McKee, Caryl McHarney, and Trish Meyer.

All proceeds from the Poets’ Picnic event benefit Open Space Alliance, a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote public awareness and conservation of Open Space lands.

If you haven’t been to the Open Space Visitor Center on Coors Blvd NW, check out their website.