Dear Members and Followers,
Have a great holiday season and may your pens be sharp and your ink flow freely!
Regards,
Cathy
P.S. Don't forget to check out the workshop list for next year and book a course through our Workshop Co-Ordinator Penny.
Don't Forget Our Christmas Party
Don't forget to RSVP to Valerie for our Christmas Party.
You wouldn't want to miss out!
The committee!
From the Library
Dear Members and Followers,
Late Announcement
Greetings Members,
Owing to an additional grant from Sutherland Shire Council we are able to offer an evening lettering course for next term.
As this was too late to be added to our December newsletter the details
are below.
Script: Foundational
Tutor: Gloria Scott
Date: commencing Wednesday 20th February for 6 weeks
Time: 6.30pm – 9pm
Venue: Community Hall, Sylvania
Fee: $100 members, $120 non members.
Foundational is a very useful script to
have in you repertoire so those of you who have not done it I encourage
you to give it a go.
Also a reminder about our day time course in Uncial commencing 13th February, details in the newsletter.
Italic Students Get Arty
Dear Members and Followers,
Thanks to Linda for the photos.
Why Handwriting Matters
Dear Members and Followers,
Here is a link to an interesting article on why handwriting matters:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/oct/07/missing-ink-handwriting-art-hensher-extract
Latest from our Library
Dear Members and Followers,
We've just received two new magazines to the collection that are well worth a read:
'The Dancing Pen' from Tasmania featuring a workshop report about Gyounghee Lee's Treasure Box.
(Gyounghee used to be one of our members before moving to Melbourne).
Have You Booked?
Dear Members,
Don't forget to book for our Rhonda Ayliffe's Workshop on 17 and 18 November. It is not too late and from experience I can promise, you will have a great time and learn lots.
Saturday Workshop Change
Dear Members and Followers,
Please be aware that the October Saturday afternoon workshop has now been swapped with the November Saturday afternoon workshop.
Questions and requirements please see your magazine or email us.
Please be aware that the October Saturday afternoon workshop has now been swapped with the November Saturday afternoon workshop.
Questions and requirements please see your magazine or email us.
Interesting Event
Iconic
Australian Literary Manuscripts In association with exhibition The
Life of Patrick White, Maggie Patton, Manager of Original Materials, talks
about a selection of manuscripts from The Mitchell Library's extensive
collection. Works from Australia's literary giants, including Patrick White,
Henry Lawson, Banjo Patterson, Ethel Turner and Miles Franklin, will be on
display.
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm Oct 04 Cost: $30 Numbers Limited to 15
Venue: State Library of NSW, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Bookings: State Library of NSW www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/events_t.. (02)92731770
Venue: State Library of NSW, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Bookings: State Library of NSW www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/events_t.. (02)92731770
A Few More Responses
Who Are You?
Glenis Sheather
What Position/s do you hold at
Calligraphy Southscribes?
Membership
Secretary
How long have you been involved with
Calligraphy?
11 Years
Why Calligraphy?
I have always
been interested in writing. At the risk
of sounding positively ancient, the reason for that probably stems from
learning to do “running writing” with dip pen, ink and slope card at primary school
and then using dip pen and ink again for Pitman’s Shorthand when I did a
Secretarial Course at Business College.
Favourite Hand and Why?
Copperplate. Not only do I love its elegance, but once I
get into a rhythm I find the “pressure-on-pressure-off” technique very
relaxing.
Favourite Piece of Calligraphy Gear and
Why?
My roll-up pen
holders. I like being able to place my
pens in size order in their individual compartments. Not only does it keep them safe, but it makes
picking out the correct pen easier.
Most successful Calligraphy tip?
Calligraphy is
not handwriting, rather you are drawing the letters, so take your time.
You would like to see Calligraphy
Southscribes where in one year’s time?
I would like to
see Calligraphy Southscribes have more members involved in our activities.
Who Are You?
Kay Pittman
What Position/s do you hold at
Calligraphy Southscribes?
Publicity Officer
How long have you been involved with
Calligraphy?
More years than I care to remember.
Why Calligraphy?
Always been interested in beautiful writing
Favourite Hand and Why?
Uncial because you only need two guidelines
Favourite Piece of Calligraphy Gear and
Why?
Sheaffer cartridge pen, I always seem to go back to them, as it dries so quickly and rubbing out guidelines can be done so much quicker.
Most successful Calligraphy tip?
Use a candle on envelopes after writing, for waterproofing, to test try and hold under water. It works! But only if the ink is dry.
You would like to see Calligraphy
Southscribes where in one year’s time?
Still going
Workshop Fun
Have you been attending our workshops? No! Why Not? Look at all the fun you have missed out on!
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| Elaine's Versatile Uncial Workshop |
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| One of the Masterpieces created in Elaine's class by Kath |
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| The Results from Gloria's Brush Book Afternoon Workshop |
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| And more |
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| What fun! |
See what fun you missed out on. Check out the workshop page for upcoming events.
More About Your Committee
Who Are You?
Valerie Keevers
What Position/s do you hold at
Calligraphy Southscribes?
Secretary and
Public Officer. Past President.
How long have you been involved with
Calligraphy?
25 years
Why Calligraphy?
My love of
colour and design, words and heraldry drew me to calligraphy as a creative
outlet, when I closed my dressmaking business.
Favourite Hand and Why?
Uncial and all
forms of Italic because I find them expressive and adapt easily to whatever
words I am working with. However I use
all scripts from time to time.
Favourite Piece of Calligraphy Gear and
Why?
The flexible pen,
as I can re-create any script to highlight the emotion of the words in a piece
whether it is traditional or modern in design.
Most successful Calligraphy tip?
Practise and
more practise in the early stages of your adventure into calligraphy develops
an undying love of the fine art and all the associated arts.
You would like to see Calligraphy
Southscribes where in one year’s time?
Continuing
to bring this beautiful art to the attention of people, so that it does not
disappear into the sands of time, only to be lost again for hundreds of
years. By using the electronic media and
any other means to our advantage, increase our membership so that we can
influence others particularly the younger generation to see the advantage of
using knowledge that has survived for centuries and is the basis of their taken
for granted, writing skills.
2 ½ years, enthusiastic learner
Who
Are You?
Jan Armstrong
What Position/s do you hold at
Calligraphy Southscribes?
Treasurer, Scripts & Scribes for All Seasons Co-Ordinator
How long have you been involved with
Calligraphy? 2 ½ years, enthusiastic learner
Why Calligraphy?
Discipline, Discipline, discipline
Favourite Hand and Why?
Copperplate
Favourite Piece of Calligraphy Gear and
Why?
Coke Pen suits my messy style
Most successful Calligraphy tip?
Watch,
Listen & Learn
You would like to see Calligraphy Southscribes
where in one year’s time?
With lots more members, old & new. The
core members have so much expertise to share. We must keep it alive.
Workshop Reminder - Modern Italic
Members and Followers,
Your Committee Answers the Hard Questions
Some weeks ago I put some hard calligraphy questions to your committee about Calligraphy Southscribes and calligraphy in general. So here we go:
Who Are You?
Patricia
Moody.
What Position/s do you hold at
Calligraphy Southscribes?
President & second workshop
co-ordinator.
How long have you been involved with
Calligraphy?
Since school, but only seriously for 30
years !!!
Why Calligraphy?
A natural progression from the formal,
and compulsory, Italic lessons done at school, coupled with, a love a
letterforms, art, colour & design in
general.
Favourite Hand and Why?
Italic: For it’s complete versatility,
vibrancy, and ability to cover all the emotions of any piece of prose, poetry, or music.
Traditional or modern, there is an Italic variation just waiting to be used!
Favourite Piece of Calligraphy Gear and
Why?
Too many to name, as every writing tool
can be a joy to work with. However Mitchell nibs, Parallel pens, and Ruling
pens would all be near the top of the
list.
Most successful Calligraphy tip?
Don’t be too pedantic about cleaning your
nibs. They are very forgiving, and mine tend to only get a wipe with a tissue
rather than washed!
You would like to see Calligraphy
Southscribes where in one year’s time?
Apart from retaining the wonderful core
group of members who continually support our activities, it would be brilliant
if we could increase our membership and
participating numbers to a higher level.
This beautiful art form has so much to offer, and as
an antidote to the all pervasive new machine
and digital age, what could be a nicer activity to be involved in.
Who Are You?
Penny Laver
What Position/s do you hold at
Calligraphy Southscribes?
Vice President and Workshop Coordinator
How long have you been involved with
Calligraphy?
For nearly 20 years
Why Calligraphy?
Bought David Harris’ book many years ago and
was very quickly hooked.
Favourite Hand and Why?
I don’t really
have a favourite; the hand I use depends on the project and the text.
Favourite Piece of Calligraphy Gear and
Why?
John Neal’s Ruling pen, just a
beautifully crafted tool and fun to use.
Most successful Calligraphy tip?
Keep practising!
You would like to see Calligraphy
Southscribes where in one year’s time?
A vibrant society with new members
becoming involved with the beautiful art of calligraphy.
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