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Date(s): 04/29/2016 - 04/30/2016
8:00 am - 5:30 pm

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Letters of Joy 2016

We are pleased to announce that Barry Morentz will be the keynote speaker and also teach classes at the 2016 Letters of Joy conference this year. Click on the link, LOJ Event Information, to access information for LOJ. On this page is a link to the LOJ2016 Brochure and Form and then follow the instructions given.

Barry Morentz owns and operates his Manhattan studio where he creates calligraphic works and hand-made books, boxes, and portfolios. He holds an MA in Medieval History, but abandoned pursuit of a doctorate in favor of an even less likely career in calligraphy. Initially self-taught, he began his formal calligraphic studies, primarily with Sheila Waters, in 1977, and eventually with almost every internationally recognized master. A seminal experience was participation in the Hermann Zapf Master Class at Rochester Institute of Technology in 1985, and subsequent paleographic studies in Rome and the Vatican Library. He has taught numerous workshops throughout the U.S., Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, and at five international Calligraphy Conferences.

In his midtown studio he ministers to the needs of The Estée Lauder Companies, Cartier, Columbia University, and The Museum of Modern Art, where he has been The Living Anachronism since 1986. His day-to-day work includes illuminated resolutions and awards design, publications headings, book and portfolio design, and the application of fine lettering in a range of areas. A life-long love for Shakespeare informs and inspires his personal work, which can be seen in numerous publications. In 2002 he realized a long-time goal of studying classical mosaics in Ravenna, Italy, where he learned to execute letters in an ancient format.
After more than 38 years he remains inspired by the visual and emotional power of letterforms to communicate on a deeply-felt level and to challenge the viewer to discover and interpret the layers of meaning within a text.

Look forward to future details and plan to join us on April 29th and 30th as we celebrate the Art of Beautiful Writing!