Exhibition - It's Getting Closer

 Dear Members and Followers,

Come join us for our October 2025 exhibition and various workshops.

Opening 1pm Saturday 4th October 2025

All classes bookings via Eventbrite

 Celebrating Calligraphy Workshop with Cherrie Grant - Saturday 11 October 2025 - 10am to 4pm

Bookings close – 3 October 2025 – Minimum of 6 people for the class to run.

This is a hands on workshop, we’ll be creating gift ideas and celebration cards for those special events for our loved ones, including the christmas workplace party, birthdays, dinner parties or that special thank you gift to brighten someones’ day. Acts of kindness never go astray or get old.

Students can choose to use either Akim or Art Deco script for their calligraphy. These are monoline scripts and easily to learn.

Participants should bring with them the following:

• Lunch and cushion
• Cutting mat
• Steel ruler
• Craft knifr/cutter and scissors
• A pair of compasses - geometric
• 0.5 - 1.0 copic/uni/staedtler fine liner marker - permanent black fine liner
• Gel pens, white pen, metallic pens
• Pencils - 2H, HB or F and pencil sharpener
• Kneadable eraser (rubber)
• Coloured envelopes
• Double sided tape and tweezers
• Washi tape
• Favourite one liners - limited to 10 words.

Krafty Kersals Workshop with Cherrie Grant - Sunday 12 October 2025 - 10am to 4pm

Bookings close – 3 October 2025 – Minimum of 6 people for the class to run.

We’ll look at krafting a Kersal, and adding a monoline script which can be used for a Name, celebration event or poem. We can look at your own handwriting and work on it so you can expand upon it. Have some fun creating your own script.

Participants should bring with them the following:

• Lunch and cushion
• Watercolour pencils / water-soluble graphite pencils (Derwent Graphitint) + plus colour swatches
•  Gold watercolour or Coliro/Finetec Metallic watercolours
• Tracing paper 
•  0.5 – 1.0 Copic/Uni/Staedtler fine line marker / permanent fine liner black 
• Pencils – 2H, HB or F and pencil sharpener
• Kneadable eraser/rubber
• 2 A3 size sheets of 300 gsm Smooth/Hot Pressed Watercolour paper 100% cotton (Arches, Fabriano, Hanumuele etc)
• Palette or White ice block tray
• 2 Water containers
• pipettes
• Pointed brushes sizes 1, 2, 4 and 6 & mixing brushes 
• Rag or paper towel 
•  Double sided tape & tweezers

Bend it like Bernd 2-day Workshop with Cherrie Grant on 18-19 October 2025 - 10am to 4pm

Bookings close – 10 October 2025 – Minimum of 6 people for the class to run.

 Adolf Bernd used the colour from his wife's flower garden as his palette. He started making decorated letters from the age of 58 until his death in 1994.

Participants should bring with them the following:

• Lunch and cushion
• Tracing paper
• 0.5 – 1.0 Copic/Uni/Staedtler fine line marker / permanent fine liner black
• Pencils – 2H, HB or F and pencil sharpener & Ruler
• Kneadable eraser & Tombow eraser
• 300 gsm Smooth/Hot Pressed Watercolour paper 100% cotton (Arches, Fabriano, Hanumuele etc). 4xA3 or 8xA4 sheets we will leave a 2.5cm margin on the left-hand margin. For binding into a book.
• Watercolour pencils / water-soluble graphite pencils (Derwent Graphitint) + plus colour swatches
• Watercolour tubes or pans – professional/designer/artist grade is best 3 warm & 3 cool colours.
• White ice block tray or Palette
• 2 Water containers, pipettes & Rag or paper towel
• Pointed brushes sizes 1, 2, 4 and 6 & mixing brushes
• Light pad
• Double sided tape & tweezers

Vivacious Versals Workshop with Valerie Keevers - Saturday 25 October - 10am to 4pm

Bookings close – 17 October 2025 – Minimum of 6 people for the class to run.

Versals are the capital letters that were used to begin a new chapter or paragraph in manuscripts.  This workshop will show you how to modernise capitals for our time.  They can be vibrant, colourful, and fun to do.  Come and see where your imagination will take you as we look at many different ways of drawing letters.  Class suitable for every skill level, from people who have never drawn a letter to those who have great experience.

Please bring: An A4 plain paper pad OR some A4 Computer paper.

Alternatively bring some A5 size pieces of watercolour type paper.

HB Pencil, eraser and ruler.

Coloured pencils OR watercolour paints.

If using watercolour paints you will need a small pointed brush, mixing brush and water jar.

Black outliner pen.

Know Your Line with Sharon Barker - Saturday 26 October - 10am to 4pm

Bookings close – 17 October 2025 – Minimum of 6 people for the class to run.

In this workshop we will study line, looking at historical examples for inspiration to find patterns of line, geometric structure, rhythm, gesture and quality of line.

We will explore the relationship lines have with each other, using various tools and mediums both traditional and experimental.

September Calliarts - Bend it like Bernd with Cherrie Grant

 Dear Members and Followers,

This September sees us looking at the designs of Adolf Bernd, a German born in 1909.

Fans of his designs are attracted to modern letter forms with decorative elements. He didn't use masking fluid but got a similar effect and with water colours there is a fresh result. 

His three main elements in his designs are:

• Subtle colours.
• White interlinear lines.
• The patters in the surrounding areas.

Materials List

Scripts – Neuland, Art Deco or Art Nouveau. Alphabets which have more weight to them – or look in our fabulous alphabet book in the library

Tracing paper – Office works has a Study Mate branded pad for under $5

0.5 – 1.0 Copic/Uni/Staedtler fine line marker / permanent fine liner black

Pencils – 2H, HB or F and pencil sharpener

Kneadable eraser & tombow eraser

Ruler

A3 x 300 gsm Smooth/Hot Pressed Watercolour (Arches, Fabriano, Hanumuele etc) . or 2 x A4 sheets we will leave a 2.5cm margin on the left hand margin. For binding into a book, if we have time.

Watercolour pencils / water-soluble graphite pencils (Derwent Graphitint) + plus colour swatches (if you have them)

Boku-Undo E-sumi Japanesque watercolour & plus colour swatch (if you have them)

Watercolour tubes or pans – professional/designer/artist grade is best especially when it comes to pigment. 3 warm & 3 cool colours. If you don’t know if they are warm or cool – in your internet browser search  …<is name of your paint colour a warm/cool colour?> if that fails feel free to contact me

some Colour suggestions are

Warm > Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow, Phthalo or Winsor Blue

Cool > Alizarin Red, Lemon Yellow, Ultramarine Blue

 

White ice block tray &  Palette

Water containers x 2

pipettes

Pointed brushes sizes 1, 2, 4 and 6 & mixing brushes

Rag or paper towel

Light pad

Bookings - southscribes@yahoo.com.au 

Paper, Scissors, Rock - Calligraphy Exhibition - Gallery on Track Goulburn

  Dear Members and Followers,

Come join us for our October 2025 exhibition and various workshops.

Opening 1pm Saturday 4th October 2025

All classes bookings via Eventbrite

 Celebrating Calligraphy Workshop with Cherrie Grant - Saturday 11 October 2025 - 10am to 4pm

Bookings close – 3 October 2025 – Minimum of 6 people for the class to run.

This is a hands on workshop, we’ll be creating gift ideas and celebration cards for those special events for our loved ones, including the christmas workplace party, birthdays, dinner parties or that special thank you gift to brighten someones’ day. Acts of kindness never go astray or get old.

Students can choose to use either Akim or Art Deco script for their calligraphy. These are monoline scripts and easily to learn.

Participants should bring with them the following:

• Lunch and cushion
• Cutting mat
• Steel ruler
• Craft knifr/cutter and scissors
• A pair of compasses - geometric
• 0.5 - 1.0 copic/uni/staedtler fine liner marker - permanent black fine liner
• Gel pens, white pen, metallic pens
• Pencils - 2H, HB or F and pencil sharpener
• Kneadable eraser (rubber)
• Coloured envelopes
• Double sided tape and tweezers
• Washi tape
• Favourite one liners - limited to 10 words.

Krafty Kersals Workshop with Cherrie Grant - Sunday 12 October 2025 - 10am to 4pm

Bookings close – 3 October 2025 – Minimum of 6 people for the class to run.

We’ll look at krafting a Kersal, and adding a monoline script which can be used for a Name, celebration event or poem. We can look at your own handwriting and work on it so you can expand upon it. Have some fun creating your own script.

Participants should bring with them the following:

• Lunch and cushion
• Watercolour pencils / water-soluble graphite pencils (Derwent Graphitint) + plus colour swatches
•  Gold watercolour or Coliro/Finetec Metallic watercolours
• Tracing paper 
•  0.5 – 1.0 Copic/Uni/Staedtler fine line marker / permanent fine liner black 
• Pencils – 2H, HB or F and pencil sharpener
• Kneadable eraser/rubber
• 2 A3 size sheets of 300 gsm Smooth/Hot Pressed Watercolour paper 100% cotton (Arches, Fabriano, Hanumuele etc)
• Palette or White ice block tray
• 2 Water containers
• pipettes
• Pointed brushes sizes 1, 2, 4 and 6 & mixing brushes 
• Rag or paper towel 
•  Double sided tape & tweezers

Bend it like Bernd 2-day Workshop with Cherrie Grant on 18-19 October 2025 - 10am to 4pm

Bookings close – 10 October 2025 – Minimum of 6 people for the class to run.

 Adolf Bernd used the colour from his wife's flower garden as his palette. He started making decorated letters from the age of 58 until his death in 1994.

Participants should bring with them the following:

• Lunch and cushion
• Tracing paper
• 0.5 – 1.0 Copic/Uni/Staedtler fine line marker / permanent fine liner black
• Pencils – 2H, HB or F and pencil sharpener & Ruler
• Kneadable eraser & Tombow eraser
• 300 gsm Smooth/Hot Pressed Watercolour paper 100% cotton (Arches, Fabriano, Hanumuele etc). 4xA3 or 8xA4 sheets we will leave a 2.5cm margin on the left-hand margin. For binding into a book.
• Watercolour pencils / water-soluble graphite pencils (Derwent Graphitint) + plus colour swatches
• Watercolour tubes or pans – professional/designer/artist grade is best 3 warm & 3 cool colours.
• White ice block tray or Palette
• 2 Water containers, pipettes & Rag or paper towel
• Pointed brushes sizes 1, 2, 4 and 6 & mixing brushes
• Light pad
• Double sided tape & tweezers

Vivacious Versals Workshop with Valerie Keevers - Saturday 25 October - 10am to 4pm

Bookings close – 17 October 2025 – Minimum of 6 people for the class to run.

Versals are the capital letters that were used to begin a new chapter or paragraph in manuscripts.  This workshop will show you how to modernise capitals for our time.  They can be vibrant, colourful, and fun to do.  Come and see where your imagination will take you as we look at many different ways of drawing letters.  Class suitable for every skill level, from people who have never drawn a letter to those who have great experience.

Please bring: An A4 plain paper pad OR some A4 Computer paper.

Alternatively bring some A5 size pieces of watercolour type paper.

HB Pencil, eraser and ruler.

Coloured pencils OR watercolour paints.

If using watercolour paints you will need a small pointed brush, mixing brush and water jar.

Black outliner pen.

Know Your Line with Sharon Barker - Saturday 26 October - 10am to 4pm

Bookings close – 17 October 2025 – Minimum of 6 people for the class to run.

In this workshop we will study line, looking at historical examples for inspiration to find patterns of line, geometric structure, rhythm, gesture and quality of line.

We will explore the relationship lines have with each other, using various tools and mediums both traditional and experimental.

Canberra Calligraphy Society Exhibition

 Dear Members and Followers,

Don't miss the final week end of the Canberra Calligraphy Society's calligraphy exhibition.

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.

June Calliarts - Italic Capitals

 Dear Members and Followers,

To quote a famous song "I simply must go, baby it's cold outside" is the perfect segway to our June Calliarts. It's cold outside so you simply must go to our afternoon of calligraphy. 

As a follow-up to  previous Italic calliarts, our afternoon this month will be centred on Italic capitals with Gloria Scott.

We will look at:

1) the basic capital letters

2) a subdued flourished entry as an alternate choice. 

Requirements

·       Usual calligraphy equipment (ruler, pencil, water etc)

       but particularly:

·       A3 bleed-proof paper pad.

·       Broad (chisel) edged nib pens either Speedball (or other brand) nib sizes 1, 2 or 3.

·       Ink or gouache, water pot, paper towel.

·       Coloured felt tip pens, felt tip broad edge pens.

·       Most importantly, your slope board (if you don’t have one, they are available at the hall).

Time: 12.30pm – 4.00pm

Date: 14 June 2025

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.

April Calliarts - Art Deco and All That Jazz!

 Dear Members and Followers,

I dare anyone to admit that they don't like Art Deco in any shape or form. With that in mind Calligraphy Southscribes, Inc. for the April Calliarts session is bringing to you Art Deco with Glenis Sheather.

Elegant, geometric and streamlined are adjectives that epitomize the Art Deco period, and

in this workshop we will be looking at some Art Deco inspired monoline scripts. Monoline

means a single line so every stroke in the lettering is the same width. You can use many

tools to create monoline letters, e.g. ball point pens, gel pens, pencils etc., but using

Speedball B series nibs will be our main focus. We will also look at some Art Deco style

decorations to use with the scripts, which will be suitable for cards, bookmarks etc.

Materials List:

• Speedball Series B nibs (or similar) preferably within the 4-6 size range.

• Inks/gouache/watercolour paint of your choice.

• Any of the following: ball point pens, gel pens, fine liners, round end felt tip pens,

pencils (graphite and/or coloured).

• Layout Pad.

• Ruler (essential for drawing geometric patterns).

• Coloured pencils, water colour pencils, water colour paint or gouache if you wish to

colour decorations.

• Better quality paper if you wish to complete a piece of work or make a card.

• If you wish to do a quote, find a suitable quote from writers of the period, e.g. Oscar

Wilde, J Scott Fitzgerald, etc.

• Usual calligraphy gear.

If any of you have Speedball Series A nibs, bring them along because I have an exemplar that

suits them. However, this is only if you have them, as I think Speedball has ceased making

them.

Date:     Saturday, 12th April, 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.