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.

March Calliarts - Modern Pen with Glenis

 Dear Members and Followers,

In what could be our last ever Calliarts - come join us for something thoroughly modern.

Modern variations of Copperplate are becoming more and more popular, with different versions appearing in advertising, cards, etc.  The lettering I will be presenting to you is quite funky and can be used for many projects, such as name tags, greeting cards, etc.  It teams nicely with the Doodling pieces Cathy presented at our Christmas Party Calliarts, so if you would like to add some words to the pieces you did at that workshop please bring them along.

Materials List: 

Pointed nibs - either straight or elbow depending on your preference

Layout pad

Ink or gouache of your choice

Usual Calligraphy gear

Optional – pieces from the Doodling Workshop

Calliarts: Modern Pen

Tutor: Glenis Sheather

When:  Saturday 12 March 2022

Time: 1pm to 4pm

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

Bookings Essential: southscribes@yahoo.com.au