November Calliarts - It's Ribbons on Your Paper

 Dear Members and Followers,

Put ribbons in your hair or around your old oak tree but have you tried ribbon writing? No! Then come join us for a fun afternoon to get you in the mood for Christmas.

So gather your graphite and coloured pencils in readiness for what promises to be a fun afternoon of “ribbon writing”.  These drawn letters will look as though they have been formed by twisted ribbon.  They can be used for greeting cards, envelopes, place cards and decorative headings and, with the festive season quickly approaching, we will concentrate on Christmas themes.  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 to create a small project or two.

Materials List:

 ·       Layout pad, either A3 or A4

·        Graphite pencil

·        Ruler

·        Eraser

·        A sheet of tracing paper

·        Your choice of coloured pencils, watercolour pencils, gouache or water colours

·        Fine paint brushes and water jars if using watercolour pencils, gouache or water colours.

·        Black waterproof fine liner pen.

·        A couple of small pieces of good quality paper (no larger than A5 size)

·        Steel ruler, cutting knife and cutting mat.

Date:               Saturday,  11^th November, 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

Payment Options: Preferred Method of Payment - 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 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

 

Copperplate Part 1

Dear Members and Followers,

Our March Calliarts is Copperplate with Glenis Sheather. Glenis is renowned for her Copperplae works and describes the workshop as:

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 16^th Century.   A fine cursive hand, Copperplate is written with a pointed nib, using the pressure on, pressure off technique.  In Part 1 we will cover the lower case letters.

MATERIALS LIST

• Bleedproof Layout Pad, preferably A4 size.
• Elbow nib* and 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

·         Usual Calligraphy Gear.  However, you will not need a slope board.

*Elbow nibs can be purchased at Eckersley’s.  If you are unable to buy one I will have some for sale on the day for $3.50 each.  Please have the correct money.

Copyrighted Glenis Sheather

Where: Sylvania Community Hall, Canberra Rd, Sylvania NSW
When: Saturday 14 March, 2020
Time: 1pm to 4pm
Cost: $10
Level: All levels catered.
Questions: southscribes@yahoo.com.au