April Calliarts - Art Deco and All That Jazz!

 Dear Members and Followers,

I dare anyone to admit that they don't like Art Deco in any shape or form. With that in mind Calligraphy Southscribes, Inc. for the April Calliarts session is bringing to you Art Deco with Glenis Sheather.

Elegant, geometric and streamlined are adjectives that epitomize the Art Deco period, and

in this workshop we will be looking at some Art Deco inspired monoline scripts. Monoline

means a single line so every stroke in the lettering is the same width. You can use many

tools to create monoline letters, e.g. ball point pens, gel pens, pencils etc., but using

Speedball B series nibs will be our main focus. We will also look at some Art Deco style

decorations to use with the scripts, which will be suitable for cards, bookmarks etc.

Materials List:

• Speedball Series B nibs (or similar) preferably within the 4-6 size range.

• Inks/gouache/watercolour paint of your choice.

• Any of the following: ball point pens, gel pens, fine liners, round end felt tip pens,

pencils (graphite and/or coloured).

• Layout Pad.

• Ruler (essential for drawing geometric patterns).

• Coloured pencils, water colour pencils, water colour paint or gouache if you wish to

colour decorations.

• Better quality paper if you wish to complete a piece of work or make a card.

• If you wish to do a quote, find a suitable quote from writers of the period, e.g. Oscar

Wilde, J Scott Fitzgerald, etc.

• Usual calligraphy gear.

If any of you have Speedball Series A nibs, bring them along because I have an exemplar that

suits them. However, this is only if you have them, as I think Speedball has ceased making

them.

Date:     Saturday, 12th April, 2025  

Time:     12.30pm – 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. 

April Calliarts - Eastern-Style Alphabet

 Dear Members and Followers,

Take a trip east with our April Calliarts afternoon and enjoy an Eastern-Style Alphabet

On 13 April 2024 where our tutor will be Glenis Sheather.

This Eastern-Style alphabet is inspired by the one featured in “The Art of Calligraphy” series.  Based on the Italic Script, this flowing alphabet has been given a modern, Eastern appearance by extending the width of the letters and elongating the flourishes.  Both minuscules and majuscules will be covered in this Calliarts workshop.  If there is time you may wish to produce a small piece of work.

Materials List: 

Usual calligraphy gear

Nib size – William Mitchell 2, Speedball 3, Brause 2 or similar

Layout pad

Ink or gouache of your choice

An A4 sheet of tracing paper

An A5 sheet of good quality paper and a short verse if you want to produce a piece of work.

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

April 1 - Membership Day

 Dear Members,

Calligraphy Southscribes membership renewal fees are due on 1 April 2022.  To renew your membership please fill in a Membership Renewal Form that was emailed recently and return it with your payment.

Please remember that whether you are paying your fees by direct deposit (preferred), cheque or cash, you need to fill in a Membership Renewal Form for our records. 

We hope that all current members will renew their membership.  The support of our members is imperative for the continuation of our society so please renew your membership at your earliest convenience.

ANZAC Day 2020

Dear Members and Followers,

As we near one of the most sacred days in the Australian Calendar, let us pause and while not gathering we can still observe.

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."

Lest We Forget!

Courtesy of Cherrie Grant

  

April - Calliarts and Workshop - Have you booked in yet?

Dear Members and Followers,

Don't go to sleep after all that chocolate over the Easter Break, stir up your senses with two great lettering days.

The first is our calliarts afternoon with Glenis:

14th – Calliarts – Ribbon Writing – Glenis Sheather

Gather your graphite and coloured pencils in readiness for what promises to be a fun afternoon of “ribbon writing”. These drawn and coloured letters will look as though they have been formed by twisted ribbon and can be used for greeting cards, envelopes, place cards and decorative headings. 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.

Materials List:                                                                                                                                    

·         Layout Pad

·         Ruler

·         HB or 2B graphite pencil

·         Tracing Paper

·         Fine point black Pilot marker (0.05)

·         Coloured pencils of choice, OR watercolour pencils, OR gouache/watercolours.  If using watercolour pencils or paints you  will need a fine paint brush.

·         A few smallish pieces of good quality paper (e.g. Canson Mi-teints or 300 gsm Arches or similar) - off-cuts would be ideal.

·         Cutting Mat

·         Cutting Blade

       After that is our one day workshop on Ampersands with Valerie:   

     

     21st – One Day Workshop – Ampersands - Valerie Keevers

     The word ampersand is a corruption of the Latin phrase ‘and per se and’ written as E T which has become known as the symbol &. The letters E and T are written to form a ligature and can be traced back to the 1^st century. In the workshop we will look at the development of this symbol throughout the ages to the symbol & that we recognise today and, in the afternoon, we will produce a decorated form on watercolour paper.

·         3 Chisel Pens, small medium, large.  (Any variety or felt pens)

·         Black Ink.

·         Bleed proof Practice Pad.

·         1 or 2 pieces of A5 Watercolour Paper.

·         Watercolour or Gouache paints, Red, Blue, Yellow, Black (or any colours you have).

·         Smallish pointed paint brush and a mixing brush.

·         Palette or plastic plate.

·         2 small water jars.

·         Sheet tracing paper.

·         Pencil, eraser, ruler.

·         Fine Black Liner.

·         If you have a ‘Fluid Writer’ pen please bring it along.  DO NOT buy one especially.

 

Calligraphy Southscribes Inc, proudly supported by Sutherland Shire Council