ANNE-DAVNES ELSER
Intuitive, Artist, & Instructor
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🤲✍🏽🕯️📚Heart of Your Hands Retreat : Calligraphy, Bookbinding, & Journaling
Oct 23-26, 2025 | Skyline Retreat Center | Almont, Michigan
Stitch and fill a journal that talks back to you, in a retreat setting that is kind to your nervous system. Snuggle up with new friends for delicious meals, cozy fireside chats, nature walks, and other outdoor excursions during this once in a lifetime experience.
📚Bookbinding 3: Structures & Gifts 💌✂️📌✏️📐
TUE PM | 10 LIVE/RECORDED SESSIONS | 6-8:30PM US Eastern :::: Jul 22 - Sep 23 | $280
🎁 Build functional structures & gifts w/ the same materials & techniques used in bookbinding. Closing mechanisms, hinges, dividers & more.
8 Sessions | All Levels | $224-$280 | Wed PM | 6-8:30PM | JUL 30 - SEP 17
FLORA uses a combination of watercolor pencils and watercolors to incorporate drawn floral illustrations with flourished Open-Shaded Script and Cursive Crush.
THU AM | 13 LIVE/RECORDED SESSIONS | ALL levels | No Prerequisites | 6-8:30PM US Eastern :::: JUN05-SEP04 (no class Jul 10) | $343
Draw floral monograms for letters N-Z, each week a different flower, with the splendid qualities of watercolor pencils & paints.
MON PM | 13 LIVE/RECORDED SESSIONS | ALL levels | No Prerequisites | 6-8:30PM US Eastern :::: JUN02-SEP08 (no class Jul 7&14) | $343-$429
Draw floral monograms for letters N-Z, each week a different flower, with the splendid qualities of watercolor pencils & paints.
📚Intermediate Bookbinding (Book 2) 🎁💌✂️📌✏️📐
TUE PM | 8 LIVE/RECORDED SESSIONS | ALL levels | No Prerequisites | 6-8:30PM US Eastern :::: May 13-Jul 01 | $224-$280
📖 Flat Back Library Case-Bound Book with Custom Telescoping Box, Secret Belgian Bound Book with Custom Slip Case with Window, Envelope Book, Custom Coptic Portfolio. Stitching, taping, gluing, folding, collaging, all with your creative comrades.
✍🏻 The Glass Line: Cursive Crush, Open-Shaded Script, Florals, & You
Wed PM SMMR ’25 • All Levels • Live/Recorded Online 8-week Course via Google Meet $224-280 ** Wed nights from 6-8:30pm Eastern:::: May 21-Jul 16 ⌛️**Early Bird price Through Weds, Apr 2
• Cursive Crush, Open-Shaded Script, Florals. Hold the energy of transformation working wet into wet with glass dip pens and transparent inks.
🌺Flora On Point (for pointed Pen Lovers)
Fri/Sat 10-12.30 PM Eastern | 4 Sessions | All Levels | $180 | April 18, 19, 25, 26
With pointed pen, watercolors/gouache, inks, and a fine brush, incorporate drawn floral illustrations with flourished Open-Shaded Script.
20% EarlyBird Discount thru Friday, Mar 15th.
📚 BEGINNING BOOKBINDING WITH ANNE!
TUE PM | 8 LIVE/RECORDED SESSIONS | ALL levels | No Prerequisites | 6-8:30PM US Eastern :::: JAN 21-MAR 11 | $224-$280 ⌛️Early Bird 20%discount thru JAN 16
Coptic, Nested Accordion, Tape, Long Stitch w/chain, and more! Stitching, taping, gluing, folding, collaging, all with your creative comrades.
🌱📐Earthy Sacred Geometry: Seed of Life Flowering Branches Fri AM | 1 LIVE/RECORDED SESSION | ALL levels | No Prerequisites | 9AM-1PM Eastern US time :::: JAN 31 | $90
Grow the seed of life with delicate wooden branches that twist and flourish into a living organism, just as the life in your garden grows.
🌿 BOTANICA MONOGRAMS: Sentient Script Monograms MARCH 2025 In-Person Weekend Workshop Hosted by Friends of The Alphabet | SAT/SUN | 2 In-Person sessions | ALL levels | No Prerequisites | 10AM-4PM | MAR 22&23 | $175
Discover the secret to drawing living, sentient strokes that mimic the forms of nature.
Wed PM | 11 LIVE/RECORDED SESSIONS | ALL levels | No Prerequisites | 6-8:30PM Eastern US time :::: FEB 19-APR 30 | $304 - $380 ⌛️20% EarlyBird Discount through Jan 15, 2025.
If you’ve already taken BOTANICA MONOGRAMS, you’ll love feeling into the connected vines as script words and phrases. This class is also suitable for those new to BOTANICA.
$343.20 • 13 sessions • Mon PM 6-8:30 • Jan06-Mar31 Online via Google Meet. ❤️❤️Early Bird 20% Discount thru Jan 15
• FLORA3 combines Florals matched with an alphabet letter, using a combination of watercolor pencils and watercolors to incorporate drawn floral illustrations with flourished Open-Shaded Script.
$343.20 • 13 sessions • ThuAM 10-12:30 • Feb06-May08 Online via Google Meet. ❤️❤️Early Bird 20% Discount thru Jan 16
• FLORA3 combines Florals matched with an alphabet letter, using a combination of watercolor pencils and watercolors to incorporate drawn floral illustrations with flourished Open-Shaded Script.
⭐️ 2 0 2 4 C L A S S E S
8 Sessions | All Levels (No Prerequisites)| $280| Min 10 Max 25 | Thu AM | 10-12:30PM | Nov 7, 2024- Jan 9, 2025 ❤️❤️Early Bird 20% Discount thru Oct 31
FLORA2 uses a combination of watercolor pencils to incorporate drawn floral illustrations with flourished Open-Shaded Script.
Also included is a heavy focus on drawing Bodoni variations, a hand-drawn version of this dramatic font.
$224 - $280 • SAT/SUN | 4 LIVE/RECORDED SESSIONS | ALL levels | No Prerequisites | 10AM-3PM Eastern US time :::: OCT 5-6 & OCT 19-20 • Hosted online via Google Meet
DAY 1 - SAT OCT 05, 2024 10AM-3PM Eastern US
DAY 2 - SUN OCT 06, 2024 10AM-3PM Eastern US
DAY 3 - SAT OCT 19, 2024 10AM-3PM Eastern US
DAY 4 - SUN OCT 20, 2024 10AM-3PM Eastern US
• A new calligraphic drawn letter alphabet inspired by the William Morris “Lily & Pomegranate” print of 1886.
🖤 FLORA: Wed AM
8 Sessions | All Levels | $224-$280 | Wed AM | 10-12:30PM | Aug 21 - Oct 16 (No class Sep 25)
FLORA uses a combination of watercolor pencils and watercolors to incorporate drawn floral illustrations with flourished Open-Shaded Script and Cursive Crush.
🖤 BOTANICA: Sentient Script Majuscules
$224 - $280 • Grow Flourished upright script letters with turning leaves and flower accents AUG 13-OCT 01 • Hosted online via Google Meet
• A new calligraphic drawn letter alphabet inspired by the William Morris “Lily & Pomegranate” print of 1886.
🖤 FRIDAYERS Women's Creative Group::AUG
4 Sessions | All Levels (No Prerequisites)| | Min 10 Max 25 | Fri PM | 6-8:30PM | Aug 2, 9, 16, & 23rd
$100 • 4 Live/Recorded sessions available for replay & download.
Come to the Creative table and join in on intuitively-guided projects with the art & lettering tools you've got on hand..
🖤 The Voice of Flight: Tues AM
$448-560 • Growing Letters, Florals, Flourishes, and Birds- JUL 09-OCT 22 • Hosted online via Google Meet
• Draw birds with confidence, incorporating flourishing, Open-Shaded Script, Cursive Crush, and Forest Script - all with watercolor pencils.
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🖤 FRIDAYERS Women's Creative Group::July
3 Sessions | All Levels (No Prerequisites)| | Min 10 Max 25 | Fri PM | 6-8:30PM | July 5, 12, & 19th
$100 • 3 Live/Recorded sessions available for replay & download.
Come to the Creative table and join in on intuitively-guided projects with the art & lettering tools you've got on hand. 3 Fridays a month.
🖤 The Glass Line: Cursive Crush, Open-Shaded Script, Florals, & You
8 Sessions |All Levels (No Prerequisites) Wed AM SMMR/FALL ’24 Live/Recorded Online 8-week Course via Google Meet $224-280 | Wed mornings from 10-12:30 Eastern:::: Jun 12-Jul 31
Cursive Crush, Open-Shaded Script, Florals. Hold the energy of transformation working wet into wet with glass dip pens and transparent inks.
🖤 FRIDAYERS Women's Creative Group::June
3 Sessions | All Levels (No Prerequisites)| | Min 10 Max 25 | Fri PM | 6-8:30PM | June 7, 14, & 21st
$100 • 3 Live/Recorded sessions available for replay & download.
Come to the Creative table and join in on intuitively-guided projects with the art & lettering tools you've got on hand. 3 Fridays a month.
🖤 FLORA 2
$280 • 8 Live/Recorded sessions available for replay & download. FLORA2 uses a combination of watercolor pencils to incorporate drawn floral illustrations with flourished Open-Shaded Script.
Also included is a heavy focus on drawing Bodoni variations, a hand-drawn version of this dramatic font. SPNG ‘24 | Wed PM | 8 wks | 6-8:30PM | May 22-Jul 10 | ❤️❤️Early Bird 20% Discount until May 10
$448 • A Calligraphic Journey: Growing Letters, Florals, and Birds. WNTR/SPNG 2024 |Tue AM | 16 wks | 11-1:30PM Eastern US time :::: Feb13-May28 ❤️❤️ Early Bird 20% discount until Feb 14. ❤️❤️
$198.00 - Eight 2.5-hour sessions available for download and replay.
• Find your flow as you learn solid flourishing techniques that make your pointed pen experience more pleasurable, functional, and meaningful.
➡️ FLORA: 8-Week In-Person Course
$280 • Thu PM • SEP 07, 14, 21, 28, OCT 05, 12, 19, 26 • Hosted in person at Phoenix & Dragon Bookstore, Atl, GA
• FLORA uses a combination of watercolor pencils and watercolors to incorporate drawn floral illustrations with flourished Open-Shaded Script.
➡️ FLORA3 Flower Monograms N-Z
$343.20 • 13 sessions • Tue AM 10-12:30 • Jul11-Oct10 (no class Sep 26) • Hosted online via Google Meet
• FLORA3 combines Florals matched with an alphabet letter, using a combination of watercolor pencils and watercolors to incorporate drawn floral illustrations with flourished Open-Shaded Script.
➡️ FLORA&FRANCIS Take Flight: TUE PM
$560 • FLORA & FRANCIS: Letter, Heart & Soul Growth - A Calligraphic Journey- Jun 06-Oct 10 (no class Sep 5, 12) • Hosted online via Google Meet
• Letter, Heart & Soul Growth in co-creation with nature, we GROW letters instead of drawing them, using the principles of script lettering AND we add BIRDS and new flowers.
➡️ FLORA&FRANCIS Take Flight: WED AM
$560 • FLORA & FRANCIS: Letter, Heart & Soul Growth - A Calligraphic Journey- Jun 14-Oct 11 (no class Sep 6, 13) • Hosted online via Google Meet
• Letter, Heart & Soul Growth in co-creation with nature, we GROW letters instead of drawing them, using the principles of script lettering AND we add BIRDS and new flowers.
➡️ FLORA: 4-Day Online Course
• SEP 06, 09, 13, & 16 • Hosted online by Learn Calligraphy
• FLORA uses a combination of watercolor pencils and watercolors to incorporate drawn floral illustrations with flourished Open-Shaded Script.
➡️ Open-Shaded Script 4-Day Course
• May 29, Jun 01, 05, & 08 • Hosted online by Learn Calligraphy
• Construct florals and shaded script letterforms by describing the swell or shade made by a pointed pen with at least two contour monoline strokes, drawn in the same stroke sequence seen in traditional scripts.
➡️ FLORA3 Flower Monograms A-M
$343.20 • 13 sessions • Tue AM 10-12:30 • Mar28-Jun27 Online via Google Meet.
• FLORA3 combines Florals matched with an alphabet letter, using a combination of watercolor pencils and watercolors to incorporate drawn floral illustrations with flourished Open-Shaded Script.
➡️ Flourished Cursive Crush 4-Day Course
• Mar 09, 11, 16 & 18 hosted online by Learn Calligraphy
• Using a glass dip pen and fountain pen ink, we learn to blend colors and elevate our cursive handwriting with flourishes and florals.
➡️ Fancy Fungi 8-Wk Course Wed PM
FANCY FUNGI WNTR-SPNG ’23 Online via Google Meet 8 Sessions ($224-$280) FEB 22 - APR 12
• As an extension of FLORA, we honor the elegance & intelligence of fungi's fruiting bodies drawn in ornate, decorative frames.
➡️ FLORA Monograms In-Person Atl. Weekend Workshop
2 sessions • 10-4 Sat, March 25/Sun March 26 • Hosted by Atl. Calligraphy Guild: Friends of The Alphabet
• FLORA uses a combination of watercolor pencils and watercolors to incorporate drawn floral illustrations with flourished Open-Shaded Script.
➡️ FLORA & Francis 16-Wk Course Tue PM
$560 • FLORA & FRANCIS: Letter, Heart & Soul Growth - A Calligraphic Journey- Nov 01-Mar 14 (no class Nov 22, Dec 27, Feb 7, 14) • Hosted online via Google Meet
• Letter, Heart & Soul Growth in co-creation with nature, we GROW letters instead of drawing them, using the principles of script lettering.
➡️ FLORA & Francis 16-Wk Course Wed AM
$560 • FLORA & FRANCIS: Letter, Heart & Soul Growth - A Calligraphic Journey- Nov 02-Mar 15 (no class Nov 23, Dec 28, Feb 8, 15) • Hosted online via Google Meet
• Letter, Heart & Soul Growth in co-creation with nature, we GROW letters instead of drawing them, using the principles of script lettering.
➡️ FLORA TWO 8-Wk Course Tue AM
$280 • JAN 17 - MAR 14 (no class Feb 14) Hosted online via Google Meet.
• Balancing FLORA's flirty, flourishy glory with the rendering of meaty Bodoni variations & more flowers, makes this class SO satisfying!
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