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- 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
- 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy With Anne (Dyken) Pawlak in La Crosse
The finished work in this beginner calligraphy class is meant to leave the practice page: participants will create a signature and choose three phrases for projects such as gift tags, greeting cards or scrapbook pages. Getting there means working through Copperplate’s basic strokes, letterforms and connections first.
From letterforms to a personal project
Copperplate is a pointed-pen script that developed in 18th-century England. The class begins with foundational strokes, moves through lowercase and uppercase letters, then connects those letters into words. That sequence gives beginners a route from individual forms to the signature and three selected phrases they will make.
The project choices—tags, cards or scrapbook pages—give the lettering an everyday use beyond practicing the script itself. The advertised level is beginner, so the course is framed around learning the fundamentals rather than arriving with calligraphy experience.
Further reading: Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy, with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak — Driftless Folk School ↗ · Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy, with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak - Booking by Bookwhen ↗
A writing teacher with an interest in the tools
The class description also names dip pens, fountain pens, brush pens and calligraphy-friendly pencils as tools to explore. Copperplate remains the announced subject; the listing does not say which tools are provided, so anyone who needs to know what to bring beyond the optional suggestions should check with Driftless Folk School.
Instructor Anne (Dyken) Pawlak is a lifelong writer and teacher with a master’s degree in English Education and more than 35 years of teaching experience. Her biography connects her calligraphy interests to a longstanding attention to the physical act of writing. She collects fountain and dip pens, enjoys comparing writing instruments and pencil sharpeners, and has become particularly interested in Copperplate and Spencerian.
Pawlak has presented calligraphy workshops and demonstrations for families through the Portage County Historical Society and Create Portage County. Her biography also notes that she performs music and storytelling at historic sites throughout Wisconsin.
Further reading: Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy, with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak — Driftless Folk School ↗ · Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy, with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak - Booking by Bookwhen ↗
A course split across two meetings
This is one beginner course held in an afternoon session followed by a morning session the next day, not a choice of separate dates. The ticket covers both meetings.
Saturday, December 5, 2026 · People's Food Co-op
- Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy workshop with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak
Sunday, December 6, 2026 · People's Food Co-op
- Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy workshop with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak
The details that shape the two-day plan
One course, on Saturday and Sunday
The workshop meets Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026, from 1 to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Each meeting lasts 3.5 hours, and the listed course ticket covers both dates.
Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy, with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak — Driftless Folk School ↗ · Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy, with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak - Booking by Bookwhen ↗
People’s Food Co-op
The class takes place at People’s Food Co-op, 315 5th Avenue South, La Crosse, WI 54601.
Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy, with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak — Driftless Folk School ↗ · Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy, with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak - Booking by Bookwhen ↗
Choose a tuition level; add the materials fee
Registration is required, and the booking page lists a two-day ticket rather than separate single-day options. Course tuition is $80 at the Supported level, $110 at the Sustainer level or $140 at the Supporter level. The required $20 materials fee is additional to tuition; listed ticket totals, including materials, are $100, $130 and $160, respectively.
The school’s guidance describes the Supported rate for people who struggle to meet basic needs, have limited resources or could not attend without a reduced option. The Sustainer rate is aimed at people who meet their needs fairly comfortably but budget for education and entertainment. The Supporter rate is suggested for people with broader financial ease, including discretionary spending, family wealth or property; that payment helps keep classes accessible to people with fewer resources.
The booking page lists tickets through Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2026, at 1 p.m.
Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy, with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak — Driftless Folk School ↗ · Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy, with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak - Booking by Bookwhen ↗
Getting to the class
People’s Food Co-op
Use People’s Food Co-op, 315 5th Avenue South, La Crosse, WI 54601, as the destination. The event and booking listings include map links that can calculate directions from your starting point.
The listings do not identify a particular entrance or provide transit, parking or access details. If any of those affect your plans, contact the Co-op or Driftless Folk School before attending.
Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy, with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak — Driftless Folk School ↗ · Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy, with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak - Booking by Bookwhen ↗
Before you make a plan
Does one ticket cover both workshop dates?
Yes. The booking page lists a course ticket for both Saturday and Sunday, not separate single-day tickets.
Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy, with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak - Booking by Bookwhen ↗
What is included in the listed ticket price?
Each listed total includes the $20 materials fee: $100, $130 or $160, depending on the selected tuition level.
Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy, with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak — Driftless Folk School ↗ · Beginning Copperplate Calligraphy, with Anne (Dyken) Pawlak - Booking by Bookwhen ↗
Can a non-participating observer come along?
The school requires every attendee, including an observer, to have an individual registration.
How does the cancellation deadline work?
The policy describes a 25% fee for cancellations at least 10 days ahead and no refund within 10 days. Since the exact 10-day point falls under both descriptions, confirm it with the registrar.
Location & Google Maps
People's Food Co-op
315 5th Avenue South, La Crosse, WI 54601
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