Welcome to Safe Haven

Lettering Art Classes Taught with Passion and Compassion in a Holistic Way

Safe Haven Arts offers classes in calligraphy, hand lettering, design for lettering art, and other art classes. Our online classes are taught by passionate and compassionate instructors who love what they do and enjoy sharing it with others in a learning environment that reflects the values of safety, kindness, compassion, and encouragement. Safe Haven was created by Cora Pearl, Professor of Art in Calligraphy and Hand Lettering at Portland Community College, in Portland, Oregon.
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BEGINNING BLACKLETTER

Our next workshop is Beginning Blackletter--this class is ideal for students with some calligraphy experience but who are new to learning Blackletter, or for students who want to review this beautiful style of calligraphy

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Safe Haven Values

Things We Care About

  • Safety

    We call our organization Safe Haven Arts because we believe that safety is the foundation of learning. In an emotionally safe learning environment, students can feel more comfortable taking risks, making mistakes, and sharing their creativity.

  • Inspiration

    Inspiration can be the heartbeat of creativity for many artists and students of art. We wish to inspire new ideas in you, the desire for you to learn more, and to inspire you to express your creativity as fully as possible.

  • Growth

    Through the study of art and learning new things, we grow as artists and as humans. Guiding students in their growth and evolution as artists brings our teachers great joy!

Instructor

Cora Pearl

Cora Pearl started studying calligraphy at age 11 and has been doing calligraphy and hand lettering ever since. She has a BA in Art and Art History from Oberlin College. Cora works as a full-time calligrapher and teacher of lettering arts—she has been teaching full credit calligraphy and hand lettering courses at Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon, since 2013. She also teaches independent workshops, classes and private sessions, including year-long courses in Design for Lettering Art. She has taught workshops for the Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, the Oregon College of Art and Craft, and the Pacific Northwest College of Art. She has taught at many calligraphy conferences including the International Calligraphy Conference, Letters California Style, Letters of Joy, the All Oregon Calligraphy Conference, IAMPETH, Letterfest, and TypeCon. Cora teaches both in person and online and has taught almost 3000 hours on Zoom. Cora also does calligraphy commissions in addition to her teaching. Cora is passionate about the art of teaching and values a holistic approach to learning based on building trust and safety in the classroom environment, whether in person or online. Instructor website: www.corapearlcalligraphy.com

Current Class Offering: Beginning Blackletter

Four Live Class Sessions on Zoom: September 2, September 4, September 9, and September 11 Click below for details!

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