November Calliarts - White Vine with Valerie Keevers

 Dear Members and Followers,

Finally we can meet again. After numerous months of calligraphy at home, we can finally get together.

This month's Calliarts is White Vine with Valerie Keevers

Renaissance scribes drew their influence from the manuscripts of the 10th & 11th centuries, reinventing the vine stem and leaf motifs into even more organic manifestations, to writhe and twine their way back through raised gold letters and borders.

The vine, which is shaded to suggest 3D form, is the most dominant motif. P208. 

The description is taken from "Illuminated Letters/Margaret Morgan" A&C Black c2006.

Materials List:

Pad, pencil, ruler, eraser.

Tracing paper

1 or 2 —A5 approx. W/colour paper or any size bits you have.

W/c paints, W/c pencils or coloured pencils.

Small pointed brush

2 Water jars

White paint

Fine black waterproof outliner pen.

When: Saturday 13 November 2021

Where: Sylvania Community Hall, Canberra Rd, Sylvania

Time: 1pm to 4pm

Cost: $15.00 - direct deposit. 

Due to covid-19 rules bookings are essential (rules apply - double shot and check in required) before entry.

Bookings: southscribes@yahoo.com.au

Valerie Keevers

Flowers - Calligraphy Challenge

 Dear Members and Followers,

"Flowers are sunshine food, and medicine to the soul". So let us bring some sunshine to your soul with another bouquet of calligraphy pieces for you.

Penny Laver

Kay Pittman

Gloria Scott

Patricia Moody

Valerie Keevers

Stop and Smell the Flowers - Calligraphy Challenge

 Dear Members and Followers,

In times like these it is always important to stop and smell the flowers.

Gloria Scott

Glenis Sheather

Valerie Keevers

Spring Has Sprung - Calligraphy Challenge

 Dear Members and Followers,

In the southern hemisphere spring has sprung and in keeping with this month of colour, our calligraphy challenge is flowers and colour.

Enjoy!

Kay Pittman

Patricia Moody

Penny Laver

Valerie Keevers

Hold That Thought - Calligraphic Travel Challenge

 Dear Members and Followers,

Thinking about travelling then hold that thought as we are now off to the northern hemisphere with our latest pieces. 

Glenis Sheather

Valerie Keevers

Come Fly with Me - Travel Challenge

 Dear Members and Followers,

As Sydney's lockdown is extended another month, our members have taken up our calligraphy challenge and written (and in some cases even illustrated) the places they would like to visit when we can.

So this weekend, where ever you are, enjoy our trips around the world by some talented artists.

Nerida Costi

Patricia Moody

Penny Laver

Travelling in Lockdown

 Dear Members and Followers,

Yes, you read correctly, travelling in lockdown. 

We were given the challenge of creating a piece calligraphically of a place we would like to visit and what we would do or see there. 

While we cannot travel at the moment we can sure dream about it, here are our first trips:

Janyne Walker

                                                                         Kay Pittman