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, September 3, 2025 @ 6:30pm * Online via Zoom

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

Drum Leaf Binding: The Seamless Page Spread

Presented by Beth Lee

Books by Beth Lee and her students

Our September program will be an overview of Beth Lee's upcoming November workshop. The Drum Leaf book was invented by Timothy Ely and inspired by traditional Japanese book structures. It's perfect for single-sided pages you want to make into a book. It's quick & easy. You won't want to miss this meeting featuring the beauty of Beth’s book creations. Let's get excited for her fun, artistic and practical workshop on November 15 & 16, 2025.

  • No supplies needed for the Zoom meeting.

Beth Lee is a lettering and book artist living in Bozeman, Montana. She holds a fine arts degree in graphic design, and has worked as a freelance calligrapher and graphic designer since 1982. Beth has also taught calligraphy and book arts for 40 years, both locally and around the United States. Current work includes lettering on bespoke fly fishing rods and writing out historical documents for publishing projects. She is a founding member of Cyberscribes and the calligraphy correspondent for the national Guild of BookWorkers Newsletter. Her work may be found in university and private collections around the United States. Visit her website.

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 2025–2026 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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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 2025

Escribiente exhibit every year at the State Fair at Expo New Mexico in the Creative Arts Building.

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.