A Year With Cheryl Tefft
The Pointed Pen Academy
One year. Thirty students. One extraordinary journey into the art of the pointed pen.
Spend the next year studying alongside one of North America's most respected calligraphy educators as you develop the skill, confidence, and artistic eye to master Copperplate, Spencerian, Modern Calligraphy, flourishing, and more.
Applications are now open.
Apply Now »There are plenty of calligraphy classes.
This isn't one of them.
The Pointed Pen Academy is a carefully designed learning journey.
Every lesson builds naturally on the one before it.
Every script prepares you for the next.
Instead of wondering what class to take after Copperplate,
or trying to piece together workshops over several years,
you'll simply keep learning. One step at a time.
By the end of the Academy, you won't just know several lettering styles.
You'll understand the pointed pen.
That changes everything.
Imagine A Year From Now
Imagine opening your sketchbook. The hesitation is gone.
You understand pressure. Rhythm. Spacing. Movement.
You can write an elegant envelope. Create a wedding invitation. Design a quote. Develop your own modern style. Add flourishing that feels graceful instead of forced.
And perhaps most satisfying of all, you'll know why each letter works.
Not because you've memorized it. Because you've mastered it.
Why Learn With Cheryl Tefft?
Some teachers show you what to do.
Cheryl teaches you how to see.
For decades she has helped students discover that beautiful lettering isn't about talent. It's about understanding.
Her teaching is thoughtful, patient, encouraging, and remarkably thorough.
Thousands of students have learned from Cheryl. This Academy is the most complete pointed pen curriculum she has ever offered.
Your Year Inside The Academy
One Curriculum. Seven Stages. A Complete Journey.
Rather than a collection of unrelated workshops, you'll progress through one carefully designed path, each stage preparing you for the next.
Foundation
Beginning Copperplate
Build beautiful habits from your very first stroke.
Refinement
Continuing Copperplate
Develop control, confidence, and a deeper understanding of historical letterforms.
Elegance
Spencerian
Discover movement, elegance, and rhythm.
Creativity
Modern Calligraphy
Move beyond copying styles and begin developing your own.
Exploration
Pointed Pen Uncial
Challenge what you thought the pointed pen could do.
Exploration
Pointed Pen Blackletter
Challenge what you thought the pointed pen could do.
Mastery
Flourishing with the Pointed Pen
Bring everything together with confidence and control.
Each stage prepares you for the next, a learning experience that simply can't be replicated by taking random classes over several years.
Who This Is For
This Academy is for people who...
Have always wanted to truly master the pointed pen
Are tired of piecing together disconnected classes
Enjoy thoughtful learning
Are willing to practice
Want to create work they'll still be proud of years from now
A Small Academy
Learning changes when everyone knows your name.
Students, Total
Small enough for meaningful interaction. Large enough to build an encouraging community. When the Academy is full, enrollment closes until the next intake.
What You'll Leave With
Beautiful lettering.
Confident flourishing.
An understanding of seven distinct pointed pen disciplines.
A year's worth of thoughtful practice.
A supportive community.
And something much harder to describe: a completely different relationship with the pen in your hand.
Don't just learn lettering.
Learn to think like a calligrapher.
Your first stroke could become the beginning of something extraordinary.
Applications are now open for the next Pointed Pen Academy. Only 20 places are available.