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

 

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

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.

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.

Revisiting a Classic - Shamrock with Gloria

 Dear Members and Followers,

 For the August Calliarts we are revisiting an old favourite in Shamrock. 

Shamrock is an open style of lettering with a minimum of pen manipulation and no serifs or flourishes. Alan Cornwall in ‘The Australian students lettering book’ introduced it as “a style with roots in Gaelic language”. Kaye E. Frost in ‘Alphabets for calligraphers letters and design’ described it as “based on a type originally designed by Alan Withers”, so take your pick! 

This letterform has very clear distinct letters and is usually written with a chisel edge nib.  It is also useful and very successful for brush lettering. 

Copyrighted Gloria Scott

Materials List: 

·         chisel nibs, Speedball 3 or Mitchell 2½

·         plus the usual calligraphy gear and a guide line page to suit your nib 

Shamrock is written at a pen angle of 25 to 30 degrees, with a body height of 4 pen widths, ascenders 2 P/W and decenders 3 P/W.

Date:            Saturday, 13 August 2022

Time:           1.00pm – 4.00pm

Tutor:           Gloria Scott

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

We're Getting Straight to the Point - Calliarts - Modern Uncial Or Pointed Pen Uncial

 Dear Members and Followers

Come join me in this afternoon Calliarts for some fun with letters. The letterform is based on Mike Kecseg’s Pointed Pen Uncial, where the compressed letters are oval instead of round with no ascenders and the descenders are minimal.

Mike Kecseg writes in Uncommon Numbers, that “the idea behind the development of this hand was to use the pointed pen to create letterforms that are traditionally done with a broad-edged nib.” c.1998 PenUltimates, Plantation, Florida.

By the end of the afternoon, you will have learnt a new hand or, brushed up on a familiar one and go home with a reminder of the class that you will create.

Materials List:

·         Layout pad

·         Pointed nib of your choosing

·         Pen holder

·         Ink/Gouache (black plus colours)

·         Graphite pencil

·         Black fineliner

·         Coloured pencils

·         Tracing paper (especially if you are new to the hand)

·         Usual calligraphy gear (ruler, eraser, slope board, water jar, paper towelling /tissues, mixing palette, cheap brush/es for mixing and loading gouache onto nibs)

·         Embroidery cotton (your choice of colour – fine wool is a suitable alternative)

Date:            Saturday, 11 June 2022

Time:            1.00pm – 4.00pm

Tutor:           Cathy Sayer

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.