The studio is in the former chapel of the monastery, complete with original wall frescoes.

Fill up your water jar from the spout in the courtyard.

Amity demonstrates lettering.

Brody cuts swan quills for everyone.

He also makes pens from cola cans and lice combs. Calligraphers will write with anything!

Blind contouring collaboration.

Developing book pages.

Those sheets aren’t blank anymore.

Discussing possibilities and assessing options when we get stuck.

Coming up in the series:

Umbria: Perugia—Medieval Manuscripts

Umbria: San Gemini—Small Town

Umbria: Stroncone—Choral Books

Umbria: Assisi—Basilica of Saint Francis

Umbria: Deruta—Maiolica

Umbria: Bevagna—Papermaker

Umbria: Cascata delle Marmore—Manmade Waterfall

Umbria: Farewell—Ink, Paint, Paper, Passion