Calliarts - February 2024

 Dear Members and Followers,

To begin the year, we revisit Uncial, which is great hand to have in your skill set. The opportunities to use Uncial are endless, cards, wrapping paper, etc.

When we think Uncial, we think the Book of Kells https://www.tcd.ie/library/research-collections/book-of-kells.php

Uncial is a majuscule script (what we now know as capitals) commonly used from the 4^th to 8^th centuries AD. Over time the lettering has evolved into the modern variations we see today.  It’s a script that remains popular because of its ease of writing and legibility, making it an ideal script for our new members to learn.

  Materials List:

·        A3 bleed proof layout pad

·        Broad-edged pens (nibs and holders) – different sizes

·        Ink or gouache of choice (colours please)

·        Water jar

·        Fine paint brushes

·        Ruler

·        Graphite pencil

·        Tracing paper

·        Coloured felt tip broad-edged pens – great for beginners and our mini project i.e. duo

·        Slope board if you have one (some on site for the day’s loan)

Date:     Saturday, 8^th February, 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. 

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

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

We're Getting Straight to the Point - Calliarts - Modern Uncial Or Pointed Pen Uncial

 Dear Members and Followers

Come join me in this afternoon Calliarts for some fun with letters. The letterform is based on Mike Kecseg’s Pointed Pen Uncial, where the compressed letters are oval instead of round with no ascenders and the descenders are minimal.

Mike Kecseg writes in Uncommon Numbers, that “the idea behind the development of this hand was to use the pointed pen to create letterforms that are traditionally done with a broad-edged nib.” c.1998 PenUltimates, Plantation, Florida.

By the end of the afternoon, you will have learnt a new hand or, brushed up on a familiar one and go home with a reminder of the class that you will create.

Materials List:

·         Layout pad

·         Pointed nib of your choosing

·         Pen holder

·         Ink/Gouache (black plus colours)

·         Graphite pencil

·         Black fineliner

·         Coloured pencils

·         Tracing paper (especially if you are new to the hand)

·         Usual calligraphy gear (ruler, eraser, slope board, water jar, paper towelling /tissues, mixing palette, cheap brush/es for mixing and loading gouache onto nibs)

·         Embroidery cotton (your choice of colour – fine wool is a suitable alternative)

Date:            Saturday, 11 June 2022

Time:            1.00pm – 4.00pm

Tutor:           Cathy Sayer

Cost:             $15.00 – Members, $20.00 – 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.

One of Members Exhibits

 Dear Members and Followers,

The committee of Calligraphy Southscribes, Inc. have kindly allowed me to post a group exhibition I am participating in. You can view it person or online.

Regards,

Cathy

Senior's Week Event - Uncial

Dear Members and Followers,

Would you like to learn Western Calligraphy; use that calligraphy kit you were given or just refresh your skills? 

This course offers beginners an introduction to the art of Western Calligraphy or those who have not held a pen for a while the chance to update their knowledge in a friendly environment.

This event is held in conjunction with Seniors Week.

Place: Sylvania Community Hall, Canberra Rd, Sylvania

Date: Saturday 15 February 2020

Time: 12pm to 4pm

Cost: $30.00 

You will need:

• Artline Calligraphy Pen - Size 3/3.0 (available at Officeworks)
• 30cm Ruler
• White eraser
• Lead Pencil - HB - or propelling/clutch
•  Bleedproof paper or computer paper
• Coffee Cup

If you have a calligraphy set you would like to try out please bring that with you.

More Experienced Calligraphers will be working separately on a skeleton version of Uncial

You will need:

• Monoline writing tools (pencils, fineliners, Speedball B series nibs & holders) - black and colours
• Black and coloured inks if you are using pen and ink
• Colouring pencils
• Black paper
• Bleedproof paper
• Usual calligraphy gear.

If you have a handmade book you would like to work in, please bring that, for the exercises.

Copyrighted Cathy Sayer

Calliarts September - Monoline Funky Modern Scripts

Dear Members and Followers,

September Calliarts is presented by yours truly.

If you enjoyed the "numbers" from last year then you will certainly like the alphabets to accompany them.

This afternoon we will look at some inspired monoline scripts that are both funky and modern just right for today's "modern calligraphy".

Even if you weren't able to attend the numbers afternoon, you don't need any experience just the ability to cut loose and enjoy.

Materials List:

• Graphite pencil/s
• Coloured pencils (water colour, metallics, etc).
• Pointed nib and pen holder and gouache (optional and only if you have them)
• Fine Point markers - coloured but must include a black one
• White gel pen
• White, bleed proof paper
• Black paper if you want an alternative
• Any marker that makes a monoline 
• Ruler
• Eraser

Copyrighted - Cathy Sayer

Time: 1pm to 4pm
Where: Sylvania Community Hall, Canberra Rd, Sylvania
Cost: $10.00
Please bring a coffee or tea cup
More Info: southscribes@yahoo.com.au

Calliarts - Akim Cursive

Dear Members and Followers,

Our April Calliarts is tutored by yours truly, and we will be looking at the Akim Cursive hand or script.

Akim Cursive was developed by German Calligrapher, sculptor and musician Hans-Joachim Burgert (1928 -2009). Akim is a move away from the regimented where your own characteristics will come to the fore. To quote Hans-Joachim “Cursive writing is full of motion and emotion; it trips along the page in full flow, bursting with movement and life. Cursive writing breathes irregularly, like a dancer performing a graphic symbol”. ‘The calligraphic line’ Berlin 1989. Great for beginners and more advanced calligraphers.

Cathy Sayer - copyrighted.

Date: Saturday 13 April 2019

Place: Sylvania Community Hall, Canberra Rd, Sylvania

Time: 1pm to 4pm

Cost: $10.00

Bookings: No bookings necessary, inquiries - southscribes@yahoo.com.au

Materials List:

Usual calligraphy kit plus

·         Any monoline writing tools (i.e. graphite pencil, coloured pencils, gel pen, pointed nib or speedball B series)

·         Nib holder and ink/gouache

·         A4 bleed proof pad

·         Ruler

·         Some Haiku poetry

·         Brown paper – no smaller than A4, suitable to write on.

·         Alternate writing surfaces (but make sure you bring a writing tool that will write on the surface).

 

 

Calligraphy Southscribes, Inc. proudly supported by Sutherland Shire Council.