Santosh Kshirsagar

Prof. Dr. Santosh Kshirsagar has received his M.F.A. (by research) from Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai, India. He has been experimenting and doing research in Indian calligraphy for the past 30 years. He has taught basic Devanagari calligraphy and stylization workshops nationally and internationally and has been teaching Indian (especially Devanagari) calligraphy, typography and visual communication design, for more than two decades at JJIAA, Mumbai. He has spoken on Indian calligraphy in Germany, Belgium, London and Japan and has had shows in Mumbai, Belgium, Australia and USA. His retrospective calligraphy exhibition is in Japan with Prof. Mori Kooun. Since 2016, Dr. Kshirsagar has been appointed as the Dean of Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai.

What will be taught

The workshop aims to introduce you to the art and craft of calligraphy. Like all art forms, calligraphy or typography is a form of self-expression. Here, artists use words and fonts to create aesthetic and literary pieces. And just like all art forms, it may take a while for you to become an expert, but this workshop may well sow the seeds for the exploration.

Creativity lies all around, and all it needs is a keen eye to seek it out. This is going to be the essence of the calligraphy workshop where the team will train you to look for alphabets and expressions in everyday things around you. The workshop will mainly deal with the Roman script and all attendees will be allowed to choose their own scripts for the workshop. This class is divided into four progressive units: Understanding the Tools, Learning Letter Structure, Learning the Alphabet, and Developing a Style. You'll create a one-of-a-kind alphabet in a modern calligraphy style and develop a set of skills for bringing a persuasive, personal script to any personal project, wedding or otherwise!

What will be provided

'Devanagari' basic calligraphy manual

Calligraphy style manual in Roman/Latin script

Self-made reed pens - traditional tool for Indian calligraphy

Black water-proof ink

Calligraphy tools

Paper

What you need to get

12 inch plastic ruler

0.5 lead micro-tip clutch pencil

Simple black ink ball-point or micro-tip pen

Pencil and eraser

Small plastic container or bowl for water

Small ceramic or stainless-steel container for ink

Cotton rags or old towels

If you have any calligraphy tools, bring them along!

All of the above is available at all stationery stores!

Who should attend

Anyone above the age group of 10 years.