January 22, 2018

Lamplight Lettering workshop at West Elm in Roseville CA

This is Nikki Reif, she is  the brilliant artist and owner/girlboss of Lamplight Lettering & Design. This summer (yes the move has me behind on blogging!) I attended and documented her West Elm (Roseville CA) workshop for a story that Beijos Events was doing on Nikki.

Calligraphy for me was one of those things, like working on a pottery wheel. As Im watching Im totally thinking, “oh yeah, I can do this. Can’t wait to try!” Then reality sets in, wow, this is wayyyy harder than it looks! Let’s just say my respect for those who do calligraphy went through the roof after this workshop. BUT that being said, Nikki was the most incredible teacher for this subject matter. She broke everything down into bite size pieces. Her explanations were clear and her patience endless!

To help you stay organized with the lessons and also give you places to practice, Nikki provides a workbook for you. There were also pens and paper and the best part- a pen case custom lettered by Nikki herself!

One of my favorite aspects of the workshops was how we would learn a little and then go practice. Then when Nikki instructed again we were building off what we had just practiced. This way I never felt overwhelmed or behind. And guess what? A couple hours in I was writing kinda pretty! Ha, this is huge as my handwriting is terrible!

Taking the workshop at the West Elm store was a lot of fun, I mean who doesn’t love being there!? I felt more creative just by being is such a beautiful environment. Good on you West Elm Roseville for providing a space for your clients to learn from local artists!

Thank you Nikki for sharing your gift with others. You are as kind as you are talented!

If you are interested in learning calligraphy, please follow Nikki on her Instagram @lamplight_lettering to learn more about her workshops. Or if you are interested in having her do custom work for you, you can connect with her there as well!

And yes, there were cupcakes too 😉

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