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. 

February 2023 Calliarts - Ideal Italic

 Dear Members and Followers,

It is start of a new calligraphy year and we love bringing you Italic as our first script of the year.

The Italic script is one of the most adaptable and useful scripts in your kit bag of calligraphy

knowledge. For those with only a little experience we will look at the basic components that make it

Italic. Those with more experience will work on several extensions including a very spiky version. This

Calliart afternoon in February will get the year off to a good start re-enforcing what you might know

and taking you to areas you are not so familiar with. 

Materials list:

 A3 or A4 practice pad

 Ruler and pencil

 Ink – Black or Walnut

 Gouache or Water colour paint

 Any make of Chisel pen in several sizes. Manuscript, Windsor Newton, Speedball etc

 A5 or A4 piece of watercolour or calligraphy paper

 A Small quote

Date: Saturday, 10 February 2024

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.

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

 

Calliarts - Italic Afternoon - Bernadino Cataneo in 1545

 Dear Members and Followers,

We start back in 2022 with Italic for our first Calliarts afternoon.

Come with me as we explore the Italic basics with the beautiful formal Italic written by Bernadino Cataneo in 1545.  This beautiful little “cancellaresca corsiva” script is quite amazing with its multitude of different ampersands and can be adapted to suit your own style and become very contemporary.  Italic is such a useful script that everyone needs to return to the basics every now and again.

With Valerie Keevers

When: February 12th 2022

Time: 1pm to 4pm

Where: Sylvania Community Centre - Canberra Road, Sylvania 

Cost: $15.00 -  direct deposit required due to covid

Bookings: Email southscribes@yahoo.com.au

Materials List:

·       A set of chisel pens.  Windsor Newton, Speedball or Brause.  (Ensure you have one large chisel pen and one very small chisel pen eg.  Size O and Size )

·       A3 size pad of Bond, Cartridge or Layout paper.

·       Ink of your choice in black of Walnut.

·       Usual pencil, eraser, ruler etc.

·       Water jar and rag.

·       Your own mug for coffee or tea.

This script looks beautiful on black paper so a small piece of black paper and Bleedproof white ink is nice to try if we get time.

 

Love February - Calligraphy - Workshop

 Dear Members and Followers,

Still have a warm glow from our Calliarts on 13th February then you'll love our workshop on 20th February with Glenis Sheather.

Our first workshop for the year is Running Bookhand.  This modern variation of a 10^th Century hand is easily read and written, which makes it an ideal script for beginners.  Experienced calligraphers can use the workshop as a refresher, as well as extending their knowledge of this script by using different pens and writing on curves.  In this workshop both minuscules and majuscules will be covered, with the aim of producing a small project.

Venue: Sylvania Community Hall - Canberra Rd, Sylvania NSW

Time: 12pm to 4pm

Cost: $35 members - $45 non-members

Bookings essential: email southscribes@yahoo.com.au

Materials List:

A3 layout pad

Nib size – William Mitchell 2, Speedball 3 or Brause 2 or similar (beginners email us for further info)

Plastic ruler

HB or 2B pencil

Black Fine Liner Pen

Ink or gouache of your choice

An A4 sheet of tracing paper

Usual Calligraphy gear

Optional:  Monoline nibs, Scroll nib, Bendy or curved ruler, sheet of good quality paper, a short verse