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 

Calliarts - Untangled Letters - November 2024

 Dear Members and Followers,

This calliarts will see us decorating our letters to use for gift tags, bookmarks, cards with the idea of developing ideas for Christmas.

Materials List:

• Tracing paper.

• Graphite pencil/s (propelling great).

• Coloured and/or watercolour pencils.

• Fineliners (I use pigma micron black) – MUST be waterproof.

• Eraser.

• Ruler.

• Fine pointed brushes - 000, 00, 0, 1, 2 (whatever you have, don't rush and buy them).

• Water jar.

• Paper stump or cotton buds.

• Watercolour paper – bookmark size pieces and coaster size pieces (bring several).

C.J. Sayer

Date:     Saturday, 9^th November, 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. 

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

October Calliarts - Upping Our Calligraphy Game with Uncial

 Dear Members and Followers,

The Uncial script was used by scribes between the 4th and 8th Centuries.  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.  We won’t forget our experienced calligraphers in the workshop because we will be looking at some variations to make the lettering more contemporary.

The project I have planned is the first phase of making a lid for one of the boxes planned for the November Calliarts.

Materials List:

 

·         An A3 size Bleedproof layout pad

·         A broad-edged nib, or duo pen for beginners; a variety of different sized nibs for                                 experienced calligraphers

·         Ink or gouache of your choice

·         Usual calligraphy gear

For the project:

·         Paper or card, white or cream, within the range of 190 – 210 gsm.  Newsagent cardboard is                 suitable.  2 x A4 sheets or 1 x A3 sheet

·         Ink, gouache or duo pen in Christmas colours

·         Cutting mat

·         Cutting blade

·         Steel ruler

Date:               Saturday, 8 October 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.

Please note that occasionally there will be a small extra cost to cover our increasing photocopying costs.

Calliarts - October 2018

Dear Members and Followers,

The Calliarts for October is working bee for the Exhibition, in which we will be creating letters to decorate the exhibition hall with and to show the range of calligraphic styles available.

Today we will have fun drawing and painting large letters for use as decorative flags to brighten the hall walls. Black and white paper will be supplied. Bring any ideas or think about your favourite letter and how good it will look in the hall. Ideas will also be supplied that can be traced if you are not too sure how to go about things. Letters can be as fancy or plain as you like they just need to be colourful.

Valerie

Materials List:

Usual kit of pencils, eraser, ruler etc.

Large pen nibs and paint/ ink if you do not want to draw letters.

Paints and brushes, water jar and tissue or rag.

Coloured pencils if you prefer not to paint.

White paint or bleedproof white ink for working on black paper.

Tracing paper.

Gold paint, gold foil and Glue base, Silver ink etc. if you want to give letter some highlights.

 

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