Since Antiquity authors and poets have hidden special meanings, names and pockets of other texts inside the pages of their works and poems; we call these types of texts “acrostics”. Particular letters can be placed in many different ways and their arrangements may create a design called a “calligramme”. The students will discover the delight of creating unique projects and to the thrills of including hidden messages in them.

Material to bring: Nibs, ink, paper, masking tape, basic calligraphy tools, gouache, ruler, mixing tray, brushes, cutters, tracing paper, light blue pencil, and graph paper.