November Calliarts - It's Ribbons on Your Paper

 Dear Members and Followers,

Put ribbons in your hair or around your old oak tree but have you tried ribbon writing? No! Then come join us for a fun afternoon to get you in the mood for Christmas.

So gather your graphite and coloured pencils in readiness for what promises to be a fun afternoon of “ribbon writing”.  These drawn letters will look as though they have been formed by twisted ribbon.  They can be used for greeting cards, envelopes, place cards and decorative headings and, with the festive season quickly approaching, we will concentrate on Christmas themes.  This workshop will be a great opportunity to get your creative juices flowing as you play with pencils, watercolour pencils and/or gouache or water colours to create a small project or two.

Materials List:

 ·       Layout pad, either A3 or A4

·        Graphite pencil

·        Ruler

·        Eraser

·        A sheet of tracing paper

·        Your choice of coloured pencils, watercolour pencils, gouache or water colours

·        Fine paint brushes and water jars if using watercolour pencils, gouache or water colours.

·        Black waterproof fine liner pen.

·        A couple of small pieces of good quality paper (no larger than A5 size)

·        Steel ruler, cutting knife and cutting mat.

Date:               Saturday,  11^th November, 2023

Time:               1.00pm – 4.00pm

Cost:                $20.00 – Members, $25.00 – Non-Members

Place:         Sylvania Community Centre

                  Canberra Road, Sylvania

                  (Near Southgate Shopping Centre)

Bookings Essential: southscribes@yahoo.com.au

Payment Options: Preferred Method of Payment - Direct Deposit, Cash on the day or Cheque.  When booking, please advise which payment option you will be making.

October Calliarts - Road Mapping

 Dear Members and Followers,

This month, we are road mapping with Cherrie Grant.

Think about a theme that you could work on and what medium you would like to work with and come and join us for the afternoon.

Materials List:

·        Normal calligraphy gear - refer to Cathy Sayer’s Back to Basics

·        Script you like or have used recently

·        Nib to suit your preferred Script

·        Pigment liner -Uniball, Copic etc.

·        A4 tracing paper - it needs to be able to have pencil erased several times

·        Paper towel

·        Items to colour with for example - pencils, crayons, textures, watercolours or acrylics. Whatever you          have, or want to work with

·        A4 Watercolour paper-med/smooth

Project Theme:

 

               ·     Celebrate a life

·    Announce a move

·    A Easter hunt

·    Christmas card

·    Primary school to high school

·    From Working 9-5 to Retirement

·    A milestone in your life or someone close to you

 

Have some pics to use to draw from

Kids colouring books

A brief quote - 5 words or less

A willingness to be adventurous creatively

NOTE: Your work is not entering a competition - It's an invitation for inspiration.

All levels and newbies are most welcome. Bring a play date, a friend, family member or a colleague.

I'll do a quick neurographic exercise to show you how your brain can solve a problem.

 

Date:               Saturday, 14th October, 2023

Time:               1.00pm – 4.00pm

 

Cost:                $20.00 – Members, $25.00 – Non-Members

 

Place:             Sylvania Community Centre

                      Canberra Road, Sylvania

                      (Near Southgate Shopping Centre)

 

Bookings Essential: southscribes@yahoo.com.au

September Calliarts - Monoline Magic

 Dear Members and Followers,

This afternoon we will work with an Art Nouveau monoline typography hand, which will be fun and in the moment.

Art Nouveau was considered to be the period from approximately the late 1880’s to the First World War and was inspired by plant forms and nature, taking organic subjects, and turning them into sophisticated, sinuous, and flowing patterns.

Materials List:
• Layout pad
• Ruler and small ruler
• Eraser
• Black paper
• White gel pen
• Speedball B series nibs and penholder (but only if you have them)
• Graphite pencil
• Tracing paper
• Artline black fineliners (you will need at least two sizes – smaller 0.2 or 0.3 and larger 0.6) *
• Gold Metallic Pen or Gold Gel Pen*
• White or metallic inks (if you are using nibs)
• Some coloured pencils
• If you would like to make some bookmarks or a postcard, bring better quality paper. #
*Officeworks or Newsagent pens
#Light coloured to work with black & gold – i.e., Eckersley’s has A4 Fabriano sheets

Date: Saturday, 9 September 2023

Time: 1.00pm – 4.00pm

Cost: $20.00 – Members, $25.00 – Non-Members
Place: Sylvania Community Centre - Canberra Road, Sylvania
(near Southgate Shopping Centre)

Bookings Essential: southscribes@yahoo.com.au

August Calliarts - Back to Basics

 Dear Members and Followers,

This workshop is aimed at our newer members and those wanting to remind themselves of good calligraphic practices.

While we learn a hand or technique each month, many of us have not covered the basics of calligraphy or may like a refresher, so we will be looking at calligraphic terms and what they mean in a practical sense, how to use our pens and inks and everything in-between. We really will be getting back to basics, so think of this as Calligraphy 101. We will also work through a series of exercises to help you understand more about this art form and its associated terms.

It was suggested at our Meeting last month that if any Member who wishes to come on the 12th but do their own Calligraphy work on the day instead of the Back to Basics, catch up with other members and a cup or two of tea/coffee that a fee of $10 to help cover Hall Hire costs would be charged instead of the $20 for this Session.

Materials List:

·        Pen holders

·        A variety of sizes of nibs – small to large (if possible one brand, if you don’t have one brand, don’t worry         but you must have a range of sizes, 5 different size nibs is excellent)

·        Ink or gouache – different colours

·        Gouache – bring a form of palate to mix them on

·        Ink – bring small container/s to decant your ink into

·        Water containers

·        Brushes to load your gouache with (if you are using gouache)

·        Ruler

·        Eraser

·        Graphite pencil

·        Layout pad

·        Notebook & Pen to take notes

·        1 quote that means something to you, as you’ll be using it a lot

·        If using Artline Calligraphy felt-tip pens please bring a range of sizes

 

 Date:                 Saturday, 12 August 2023

Time:               1.00pm – 4.00pm

Cost:                $20.00 – Members, $25.00 – Non-Members

Place:              Sylvania Community Centre - Canberra Road, Sylvania   (Near Southgate Shopping Centre)

Bookings Essential: southscribes@yahoo.com.au

 

Canberra Calligraphy Society Exhibition

 Dear Members and Followers,

Are you out and about in Canberra or heading there for some time out, then check out this great exhibition.

Calliarts in July - Diaper and Illumination with Valerie Keevers

Dear Members and Followers,

Join Valerie as she takes us through two of her very special likes, diapering and illumination.

Diaper:

Diaper is any of a wide range of decorative patterns used in a variety of works of art, such as stained glass, heraldic shields, architecture, etc.

Illumination:

Means to brighten or lighten a handwritten page.

Materials List:

• A4 pad or reflex paper

• Tracing paper

• Ruler, 2 pencils and eraser

• Watercolours or Gouache

• Small pointed brush and mixing brushes

• 2 water jars

• Gothic capital sheet if you have one.

Date: Saturday, 8 July 2023

Time: 1.00pm – 4.00pm

Cost: $20.00 – Members, $25.00 – Non-Members

Place: Sylvania Community Centre - Canberra Road, Sylvania

(near Southgate Shopping Centre)

Bookings Essential: southscribes@yahoo.com.au

June Calliarts - Gotta Get Gothic

Dear Members and Followers,

Join us on the 10 June to visit or revisit Gothic calligraphy with Valerie Keevers.

Gothic calligraphy in general is a style of calligraphy that has been around since the Middle Ages, and is often called "Blackletter" and while there are variations on the hand, it is a very ornate letter form. It is most recognised as the mast head for the Sydney Morning Herald.

Materials List:

• A3 or A4 practice pad. Reflex paper also okay

• No 2 William Mitchell chisel nib and holder or equivalent

• Duo felt pen or parallel pen if you do not have chisel nibs

• Pencil, ruler and eraser

• Ink, w/colours or gouache

• Short quote

• Small piece smooth w/colour paper or canson paper, approximately 18cm long by 5cm wide

Date: Saturday, 10 June 2023

Time: 1.00pm – 4.00pm

Cost: $20.00 – Members, $25.00 – Non-Members

Place: Sylvania Community Centre - Canberra Road, Sylvania (near Southgate Shopping Centre)

Bookings Essential: southscribes@yahoo.com.au

Brush Up - Revisiting Using Your Brushes - May Calliarts

Dear Members and Followers, 

This play and practise Calliarts session in May will introduce you or re-introduce you to your brushes, how they react and what you can do with them on paper. We will look at various calligraphic letterforms and how they can be manipulated, depending on brush type, paint, ink and paper. Join Valerie Keevers for a fun afternoon. 

 Requirements list: 

 Please bring any type of brushes you have, do not buy any new ones. The brushes being discussed will include: 

 Materials List: • Round pointed hair brushes 000 to size 16 • Dagger brushes, Mop brushes, Chinese Brushes, Rigger Brush • ½inch Flat brush, hair and bristle • 1inch flat brush, hair or bristle• House painting brush and stippling brush

You Will Also Need: • A3 pad, any paper pieces about A3 size any colour OR brown paper roll / plus some newspaper • Gouache, Paint, Watercolour or Acrylic, ink etc. Bring what you have • Mixing brushes, water jars and tissue or rag • Some white plastic paper plates or palette with large holes that can be used with big brush • Pencil and ruler 

Bookings Essential. Direct Deposit perferred - email the workshop co-ordinator - southscribes@yahoo.com.au or cash/cheque on the day. 

Date: Saturday, 13th May 2023 

Time: 1.00pm – 4.00pm 

Cost: $20.00 – Members, $25.00 – Non-Members 

Place: Sylvania Community Centre - Canberra Road, Sylvania (Near Southgate Shopping Centre)

April Calliarts - Neuland

Dear Members and Followers, 

 This month yours truly is swapping her blogging and president's hats to tutor Neuland. The Neuland script is a chunky typeface designed by Rudolph Koch in the 1920’s and calligraphers and lettering artists still use it in a variety of ways today. Neuland letters are excellent to draw, cut, layer and outline, with this in mind, the first half of the Calliart will be dedicated to learning the script while the second half will be spent exploring ways you can use it. 

Materials List: 

 · Chisel edge nibs – a variety of sizes · Usual Calligraphy Gear (Ink and/or gouache, Layout pad, Ruler, Graphite pencil and eraser, etc.) · Tracing paper · Carpenter’s pencil (or similar broad edge pencil) · Watercolour pencils (12 pack) · Coloured pencils (12 pack) · Some fine pointed paint brushes – e.g., 0, 00, 000 (bring along what you have) · Fine-line waterproof black marker * · Fine-line white marker* · Stencil knife or similar to cut out letters (very pointed small scissors will suffice if you do not want to use a knife) · Cutting mat · A piece of black card (A4 is fine, this is to make a card with) · A piece of coloured paper (can be wrapping paper, Japanese paper, etc.) *Officeworks varieties are excellent. 

Date: Saturday, 8th April 2023 Time: 1.00pm – 4.00pm 

Cost: $20.00 – Members, $25.00 – Non-Members 

Place: Sylvania Community Centre - Canberra Road, Sylvania (Near Southgate Shopping Centre) Bookings Essential: southscribes@yahoo.com.au

Copperplate 2 - The Class Continues

Dear Members and Followers, Some say the sequel is never as good as the original but in this case it isn't true. Copperplate Part 2 CALLIARTS 11 March 2023 Tutor: Glenis Sheather Following on from Copperplate Part 1, in this second Calliarts workshop we will concentrate on the beautiful capital letters of this graceful script. It is advisable but not mandatory to have done Copperplate Part 1 before embarking on Part 2 MATERIALS LIST • Bleedproof Layout Pad, preferably A4 size. • Elbow nib* and pen holder OR a straight pointed nib and an oblique pen holder. • Ink (Chinese or similar) or gouache of your choice. • 2B or HB pencil • Usual Calligraphy Gear. However, you will not need a slope board. *Elbow nibs can be purchased at Eckersley’s. If you are unable to buy one I will have some for sale on the day for $3.50 each. Please have the correct money. Date: Saturday, 11 March 2023 Time: 1.00pm – 4.00pm Cost: $20.00 – Members, $25.00 – Non-Members Place: Sylvania Community Centre - Canberra Road, Sylvania (near Southgate Shopping Centre) Bookings Essential: southscribes@yahoo.com.au Payment Options: Direct Deposit, Cash on the day or Cheque. When booking, please advise which payment option you will be making. Looking forward to seeing you!

We're Back - Calliarts in February is Copperplate

 Dear Members and Followers,

As we hinted on Insta, we're back in February and what a better way to start the year than with Copperplate tutored by Glenis.

Copperplate has become the name given to English Roundhand; the elegant script developed by the Writing Masters in England following the popularity of the lettering being used by engravers in the 16th Century.   A fine cursive hand, Copperplate is written with a pointed nib, using the pressure on, pressure off technique.  We will cover the lower-case letters at the February 11 Calliarts, followed by the capital letters at Calliarts on 11 March.

Beginners and the more experienced calligrapher welcomed.

MATERIALS LIST 

·         Bleedproof Layout Pad, preferably A4 size
·         Elbow nib* and a straight pen holder OR a straight pointed nib and an oblique pen holder
·         Ink (Chinese or similar) or gouache of your choice
·         2B or HB pencil
·         A sheet of tracing paper
·         Usual Calligraphy Gear #You will not need a slope board

Date:               Saturday, 11 February 2023

Time:               1.00pm – 4.00pm

Cost:                $20.00 – Members, $25.00 – Non-Members

Place:           Sylvania Community Centre - Canberra Road, Sylvania (near Southgate Shopping Centre)

Bookings Essential: southscribes@yahoo.com.au

Copplerplate by Glenis Sheather

Elbow Nib for straight penholder