August 2015 Meeting Summary

CALLIGRAPHY SOUTHSCIBES SUMMARY for August 2015
Workshops: The next workshop is on Saturday 15th August, Running Bookhand with Gloria Scott. There has been a less than ideal response to this workshop and I do urge you to consider booking in. Runnning book hand is a very good script to have in your repertoire, it is a lovely script, quite versatile and not too difficult.
The next Lettering Course commences on 2nd September, Rustica with Valerie Keevers. This is historically a very interesting and important script, so again, do consider booking in for this as it is not often taught.
Workshop Bookings: Please email your booking and payment information (including the code) to Meril Bowyer at
meril@bowyer.com.au or post to PO Box 714 Caringbah 1495. Direct debit details are available if you prefer to pay electronically.
Workshops 2016: We have more or less finalised the Full Day Workshops, Lettering Courses and Calliart for next year and have some exciting things in the calendar which I hope will inspire you to come along to some of them. We would love to see some fresh faces.
The Lettering Courses this year will cover the Gothic period and beyond.
Term 1: Textura (Glora Scott)
Term 2: Fraktur (Patricia)
Term 3: Rotunda (Glenis)
Term 4 Modern Batarde (Valerie)
Full Day workshops:
20th February: Julie-ann Williams: “Teensy Weensy” – small writing on a variety of objects such as pebbles.
April: Patricia: Italic variations:
June: Penny: Artists book
August: Glenis: Art Deco lettering.
October: Valerie. Working with vellum
If Colleen Little becomes available we will add an extra workshop with her towards the end of the year.
Calliart:
25th Anniversary : Next year we will be celebrating our 25th Anniversary which is quite an achievement for a small organisation. We would welcome your suggestions as to how to mark this occasion both artistically and socially. Please put your thinking caps on and if you have any brilliant ideas send them off to our President. Patricia patriciamoody1@bigpond.com
Magazine: An e-magazine will be coming out in September, if you have anything to contribute or have seen an interesting article on the web please email it to Patricia patriciamoody1@bigpond.com
Word of the Month: it is pleasing to see some of newer members taking part in this. It is a challenge to do something interesting with just one word but we are receiving some very interesting and imaginative pieces of work. You can of course write that one word as many times as you like. Keep up the good work and those of you who have not yet participated do consider it, you can join in any time. Just remember the criteria. The word for September is rhythm. Have fun!
Social Activities: Seven of us went to the Maritime Museum on Monday to view the Mary Rose Scroll which was most interesting and hopefully it will remain on display. An enormous amount of work went into it and a great feather in the cap of those Southscibes who completed it. Thanks to Mirielle for arranging our visit. Afterwards we had a very nice lunch in Darling Harbour.
Out next social activity is the tour of the QVB is confirmed for Monday September 14th. The time to be advised but will be around 10.30/11 am followed by brunch/lunch. Mirielle will check and confirm time.
A tour of Victoria Barracks is proposed for early next year – probably March.
Calliart: The next Calliart is on the 12th September - a simply sewn pamphlet book with a folded cover which is a handy size