Welcome to Calligraphy Centre. We do calligraphy, teach calligraphy (and bookmaking), and host Cheerio Calligraphy Retreats, now in their 40th year!
Upcoming Classes 2025:
Thomas Ingmire, Spring, and John Stevens, Autumn
Poems & Prose
Written by hand…
book Workshops
Holding calligraphy
Joyce Art
Painting & Bookart
classes
Year Round
Art/Collage
Calligraphy Retreats
Cheerio
Week-long classes
One-of-a-Kind
Calligraphy as Art
Wedding invitations, certificates, envelope addressing and other social & business types of calligraphy & special commissions. A complete lettering & graphic design studio for logos, calligraphy & lettering for brand identity, packaging & book jacket design & documents. Both artists (Joyce & John) do one of a kind artworks by commission.
Classes in calligraphy are offered several times a year in Joyce’s studio. Beginners are welcome. Joyce also teaches at many venues throughout North Carolina, like Sawtooth School of Visual Arts, and others.
Cheerio Calligraphy Retreats are a well known calligraphy & bookarts workshop / retreat held twice a year in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina.(Current Classes) For one week in the spring and one week in the fall, participants have access to quality, uninterrupted study / work time, and exposure to two world-renowned calligraphic or book artists. The beauty of mother nature, combined with great food and the best instructors provides the perfect inspiration to relax and learn.
Beginning calligraphy and book workshops are offered year-round, usually taught by Joyce Teta. See what is scheduled. Cheerio on the other hand is a bigger commitment: a full week with a top artist in the worlds of letters. See the full list here.
Past Cheerios
CHEERIO IS 35 YEARS in the making. Check out some pictures from past workshops. We have hosted workshops: Thomas Ingmire, John Stevens, Julian Waters, Denis Brown, Brody Neuenschwander, Peter Thornton, etc, More>
About Jim Teta
Jim is cofounder (along with Joyce) of Cheerio Calligraphy Retreats. He is the support system who 35 years ago started the dream that has now become the main destination for the study of letters and bookwork in the Southeast, attracting students from around the world.
Joyce Teta Bio
Joyce has been doing calligraphy and book-making for decades. She exhibits regularly, teaches classes for beginners and is founder of Cheerio Calligraphy Retreats (with her husband, Jim).
John Stevens Bio
John is calligrapher, author, teacher and designer. He has taught calligraphy in many cities in the US, Europe, South America and Japan. He is a teacher at Cheerio.
Wedding Calligraphy:
The invitation package.
We live and breathe words. .... It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone.
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince
