August Calliarts - Monoline and Single Line Lettering

 Dear Members and Followers,

This month we appear to be on the straight and narrow while we investigate the world of Monoline and Single Line Lettering with Valerie Keevers.

Monoline and Single Line are modern alphabets used for fun sayings, a name, cards, small quotes, posters etc.  They are fun and relaxing to do; nothing hard just playing with letters. 

We will look at different styles in this Calliart afternoon.

Requirements

·       Any monoline nib and pen holder you have.  Monoline nibs are round and come in many sizes, the small ones are suitable for the class.  (The square variety are much harder to use.)

·       If using the monoline nibs you will need to bring ink or paints.

·       Back Fine Liners 0.05.  Staedtler, Coptic, Uni-Pin or any other type you have.

·       Coloured Fine Liners are optional.  Officeworks carry Staedtler Triplus Fineliners in multiple colours.

·       Pencils HB and 2B.

·       Coloured pencils are optional.

·       Ruler and eraser.

·       A4 or A3 practice pad and a few A5 pieces of watercolour smooth or rough.

·       Short quotes.

Information for workshop:

Date:                          Saturday, 9 August

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.

May Calliarts - Rotunda with Valerie and Gloria

 Dear Members and Followers,

This May we explore the blackletter script of Rotunda with Valerie and Gloria, who are both well versed in the script.

The Rotunda is a specific medieval blackletter script. It originates in Carolingian minuscule. Sometimes, it is not considered a blackletter script, but a script on its own. It was used mainly in southern Europe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotunda_(script) 

One of the key differences between Rotunda and other blackletter scripts is that broken bows appear only in a few letters such as d.

Materials List :

*     Any chisel pens.

*     Ruler, pencil, eraser.

*     A3 or A4 pad.

*    Ink or Watercolours. Brush

*    Small quote.

Date:     Saturday, 11 May 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.  

Calliarts in July - Diaper and Illumination with Valerie Keevers

Dear Members and Followers,

Join Valerie as she takes us through two of her very special likes, diapering and illumination.

Diaper:

Diaper is any of a wide range of decorative patterns used in a variety of works of art, such as stained glass, heraldic shields, architecture, etc.

Illumination:

Means to brighten or lighten a handwritten page.

Materials List:

• A4 pad or reflex paper

• Tracing paper

• Ruler, 2 pencils and eraser

• Watercolours or Gouache

• Small pointed brush and mixing brushes

• 2 water jars

• Gothic capital sheet if you have one.

Date: Saturday, 8 July 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

June Calliarts - Gotta Get Gothic

Dear Members and Followers,

Join us on the 10 June to visit or revisit Gothic calligraphy with Valerie Keevers.

Gothic calligraphy in general is a style of calligraphy that has been around since the Middle Ages, and is often called "Blackletter" and while there are variations on the hand, it is a very ornate letter form. It is most recognised as the mast head for the Sydney Morning Herald.

Materials List:

• A3 or A4 practice pad. Reflex paper also okay

• No 2 William Mitchell chisel nib and holder or equivalent

• Duo felt pen or parallel pen if you do not have chisel nibs

• Pencil, ruler and eraser

• Ink, w/colours or gouache

• Short quote

• Small piece smooth w/colour paper or canson paper, approximately 18cm long by 5cm wide

Date: Saturday, 10 June 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

Brush Up - Revisiting Using Your Brushes - May Calliarts

Dear Members and Followers, 

This play and practise Calliarts session in May will introduce you or re-introduce you to your brushes, how they react and what you can do with them on paper. We will look at various calligraphic letterforms and how they can be manipulated, depending on brush type, paint, ink and paper. Join Valerie Keevers for a fun afternoon. 

 Requirements list: 

 Please bring any type of brushes you have, do not buy any new ones. The brushes being discussed will include: 

 Materials List: • Round pointed hair brushes 000 to size 16 • Dagger brushes, Mop brushes, Chinese Brushes, Rigger Brush • ½inch Flat brush, hair and bristle • 1inch flat brush, hair or bristle• House painting brush and stippling brush

You Will Also Need: • A3 pad, any paper pieces about A3 size any colour OR brown paper roll / plus some newspaper • Gouache, Paint, Watercolour or Acrylic, ink etc. Bring what you have • Mixing brushes, water jars and tissue or rag • Some white plastic paper plates or palette with large holes that can be used with big brush • Pencil and ruler 

Bookings Essential. Direct Deposit perferred - email the workshop co-ordinator - southscribes@yahoo.com.au or cash/cheque on the day. 

Date: Saturday, 13th May 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)

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

September Calliarts - Writing Around in Circles

 Dear Members and Followers,

Don't let the title fool you, we really don't want you going around the twist this Spring, instead introduce yourself to the fun of writing in circles. Create a piece of art as well as some calligraphy with our tutor Valerie Keevers and if time permits we may even try to expand our writing to triangles.

So get out your calligraphy gear and join us for some Spring fun.

Materials List:

·                 A3 or A4 pad

·         Compass

·         Ruler, Pencil, Eraser

·         Tracing Paper, some small A5 or A4 Watercolour paper pieces or Canvases

·         Short quotes

·         Acrylic or Watercolour paints and 2 water jars

·         Paint brushes, at least 1 medium and 1 small brush

·         Chisel nibs in smaller sizes rather than larger ones

 

Date:               Saturday, 10 September 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.

July Calliarts - Embossing with Valerie

 Dear Members and Followers,

This month we take a break from our lettering and take out some embossing tools instead.

The Cambridge Dictionary describes embossing as:

"To decorate an object, especially with letters, using special tools that make a raised mark on its surface"

This will be a fun way to spend a Winter's afternoon following our Christmas in July lunch.

General Requirements:

• Pencil, ruler and eraser,
• Masking tape,
• A4 pad,
• Tracing paper,
• Bone folder,
• Light weight card stock (optional),
• Or -A5 or any size pieces of 120-180gsm papers Coloured is fine but white is better,
• Watercolours & fine brush or coloured pencils (optional).

Tools:

• Ball or spoon embossing tools,
• Fine double ended bossing tool,
• If you do not have these - an empty ball point pen can be used just ensure it has no ink left in it,
• Small teaspoon can be useful.

If you wish to make your own stencils:

• Light weight card - a cereal box is ideal,
• Fine pointed scissors,
• Cutting mat and sharp craft knife,
• UHU type glue,
• Needle point tweezers are handy as is a wooden skewer

Where: Sylvania Community Centre, Canberra Road, Sylvania

When: 9 July 2022

Time: 1pm to 4pm

Cost: $15 members, $20 non-members (direct deposit preferred)

Bookings: Essential - email  southscribes@yahoo.com.au for bookings and payment details.

Questions: southscribes@yahoo.com.au

Calliarts - Gothic with a Twist

Dear Members and Followers,

Be prepared for a twist at the end of our calliarts this month when we explore Gothic - With a Twist.

Date:       Saturday, 9 April 2022

Time:       1.00pm - 4.00pm

Cost:        $15.00

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

Bookings Essential: southscribes@yahoo.com.au

Materials List:

A4 or A3 pad.

Ruler, pencil, eraser.

Ink, Goauche or Water Colour paint or Watercolour Pencils.

Small pointed brush, water jars.

Short quote or nursery rhyme. 

Any of the following that you might have.  Please do not buy anything!

William Mitchell scroll / split nibs any size.

Parallel Pen split nib

Automatic Pen split nib.

Two Pencils taped together. 

Optional.

Paddle Pop stick

Balsa Dowel (approx. 12mm diameter X 100mm)

To cut paddle pop stick or Balsa, a Stanley knife and cutting mat is needed.

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.