Free Handwriting Workshop And Cookies!

Getty-Dubay basic italic alphabet cookies.

For the third year in a row, I have the honor of making cookies to serve at Barbara Getty and Inga Dubay's handwriting workshop here in Portland, Oregon to "promote legible handwriting."

The workshop is this coming Saturday, January 25 and coincides with National Handwriting Day.

Last year I had fun making sugar cookies in the Getty-Dubay basic italic style and this year I think I'll do the same but also add some basic italic numbers and cursive italic to the mix.

Getty-Dubay Basic Italic

I'm also going to take the class since it's always fun and informative. If you would like to take it too, here is the information:

2014 Handwriting Workshop

Taught by authors Inga Dubay and Barbara Getty who are co-authors of the popular books on handwriting -- WRITE NOW: The Getty-Dubay Program for Handwriting Success, ITALIC LETTERS: Calligraphy & Handwriting, and the GETTY-DUBAY ITALIC HANDWRITING SERIES for children.  

Saturday, January 25, 2014, 10am—1pm

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Kempton Hall
147 NW 19th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209

The workshop is free and presented by Trinity Cathedral Arts. 

Workshop materials provided
Children accompanied by parents welcome
Books available at special discount
Come early -- this is a free event and seating cannot be guaranteed.
Download and print this information at www.handwritingsuccess.com.
Suggested donation: canned or packaged food for Trinity Food Pantry.

Alphabet Cookies

Lower and upper case Getty-Dubay Alphabet Cookies.

This was the second year I've been asked to make cookies for Barbara Getty and Inga Dubay's free handwriting workshop here in Portland. In addition to peanut butter, oatmeal raisin and dark chocolate chip, I wanted to make some cute and appropriate decorated sugar cookies.

After a bit of brainstorming I decided to make Alphabet Cookies, trying my best to mimic the Getty-Dubay style. Making and flooding the small square cookies was a breeze but I must admit the letter piping went slow and steady. I really had to focus since I piped the letters on free-hand.

Well, the concentration paid off because the cookies turned out great. It also helped that I took the writing workshop last year and had the Getty-Dubay Basic Italic guide right next to me while I piped.

For the letters I used piping consistency black icing and a #1 pastry tip. Practice piping on a plate until you get the icing consistency just right.

Thank you Barbara and Inga - you are inspiring teachers and lots of fun!