Calliarts - Untangled Letters - November 2024

 Dear Members and Followers,

This calliarts will see us decorating our letters to use for gift tags, bookmarks, cards with the idea of developing ideas for Christmas.

Materials List:

• Tracing paper.

• Graphite pencil/s (propelling great).

• Coloured and/or watercolour pencils.

• Fineliners (I use pigma micron black) – MUST be waterproof.

• Eraser.

• Ruler.

• Fine pointed brushes - 000, 00, 0, 1, 2 (whatever you have, don't rush and buy them).

• Water jar.

• Paper stump or cotton buds.

• Watercolour paper – bookmark size pieces and coaster size pieces (bring several).

C.J. Sayer

Date:     Saturday, 9^th November, 2024  

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. 

November Calliarts - Boxing at its Best

 

Dear Members and Followers,

The November Calliarts will see us getting ready for Christmas, with tutors Valerie Keevers, Gloria Scott and Glenis Sheather showing us how to make boxes for those special Christmas gifts.  Each tutor will demonstrate how to construct the boxes and provide the patterns and instructions.  As this is a paper and card craft workshop you will need additional materials, along with your usual calligraphy gear.  A happy day is assured for all as you make your bevy of boxes.

Materials List: 

·          Cutting mat

·         Craft knife and scissor

·         Steel edged ruler

·         Bone folder, if you have one

·         Glue and/or double sided tape

·         Graphite pencil and pencil sharpener

·         Set square and compasses, if you have them

·         Usual chisel or flexible nibs, ink and/or paint if you want to write some words on your boxes

 Box options: 

Square Box

·  Suitable craft card, white and/or colours, 4 x A4 and 2 x A3 size no thicker than 210gsm.  Newsagent card is quite suitable.  Also foil card, if liked

·    Ribbon – Organza – 10mm–20mm x 1m long (Optional)

 Triangle box

·         Two or more A4 size card – Christmas colours or other

·         Ribbon 5 or 10 mm wide – allow 40 cm for two pieces per box

·         Hole punch and or acetate (A5) if you have any

 The Jewel Box – aka Gift Box

·         One sheet of A3 card - Christmas colours or other

·         Optional – any stickers or cutouts to decorate box

·         Gift tie or Ribbon – 10mm to 15mm wide, 45 cm long

·         Hole punch.  There will be one provided if needed

 

Date:               Saturday, 12 November 2022

Time:              1.00pm – 4.00pm

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

It Was a Merry Christmas Party

 Dear Members and Followers,

It was a great way to end the calligraphic year with a nice group of people, lots of nice food and a good time was had by all. We were joined by our patron Olivia Roberts, our new member Jan and a familiar face who travelled all the way from Goulburn for the day, Cherrie.
Judging by the faces we were a very happy bunch of calligraphers (sorry I don't know the collective noun for a group of calligraphers).

Calliarts - Christmas Ideas with Gloria Scott

Dear Members and Followers,

Get a head start on Christmas by joining us on 9 November for our final Calliarts this year.

Our last Calliart for 2019 is a chance to prepare some surprises for family and/or friends. So we will need some “crafty” materials as well as your usual calligraphy gear.

Where: Sylvania Community Hall, Canberra Rd, Sylvania

When: 9 November 2019

Time: 1pm to 4pm
Cost: $10.00 (cash only - no eftpos facilities) 

Materials List:

Some Christmas colours A4 card, ex news agent

Cutting mat and craft cutter, or scissors
Ruler, set square, automatic pencil if you have one or a sharpened pencil

Off cuts of Christmas wrapping

Double sided tape and UHU glue

Textas, pencil, ruler, Duo/Marvy/Zig optional

Very narrow ribbon (about 1 metre) or gift tie

Stickers, stars etc

Coffee or tea-cup. 

The usual calligraphy gear to include:
Pen nibs of your choice, e.g. Brause, William Mitchell, Osmiroid B2 or B4 (or zig chisel edge textas or artline calligraphy pens)
Coloured inks or gouache, 
Bleed proof white or white biro (i.e. Uni Ball Signo Broad)

Merry Christmas from Us!

To All Our Followers,


Calligraphy Southscribes wishes you a safe and peaceful Christmas and New Year.

Artists: Colleen Collings, Valerie Keevers, Kay Pittman and Gloria Scott.

P.S. Remember to put a calligraphy workshop at Calligraphy Southscribes on your New Year Resolutions list!

Calligraphy Southscribes is supported by Sutherland Shire Council 

November Calliarts - Wrapping Up the Year!

Dear Members and Followers,

Well, it is our last Calliarts for the year and Gloria Scott is going to end it on a Christmas Note.

It’s a Calliart Christmas and to end our Calliart year on a festive note we will be using

the Uncial letterform and apply it to wrapping paper, gift tags and paper strips to help

“wrap up” a very happy year and maybe have time to put it in a gift bag for someone special.

We will be looking at ideas for "dressing up" gifts and greetings, trimming tags, simple tree decoration, paper ribbon and wrapping or envelopes. 

So please bring any A3 practice pages of calligraphy, eg Uncial, some off-cuts of light card,
small to A4 size, strips of card, Canson or similar, Christmas paper for trims or cut-outs, ribbon, trimming, stickers and so on.   Just odds and ends will do.

Scissors, double sided tape, UHU glue stick and some fibre tip colours, textas etc.
Also 2 or 3 colours in Duo, Marvy or similar.

Please bring your usual gear if you wish to use pen and inks.

Do not panic buy, I will have spares.  So please just come along and enjoy the company.

Gloria

Sylvania Community Hall - Canberra Road, Sylvania - 11 November 2017 - 1pm to 4pm. 

Gloria Scott

Gloria Scott

Gloria Scott

 

Calligraphy Southscribes, Inc. is supported by Sutherland Shire Council