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Calligraphy Group Programme DetailsCalligraphy Groups are invited
to advertise their courses on this page free of charge. Just send the details
to info@calligraphity.com and we
will publish details of your course as soon as possible. Vetta Alexis Hebrew Calligraphy Calderdale
Calligraphers 2008 Summer School The South London Lettering Association North London
Lettering Association Book North – Bookbinding Workshops 2008 Workshops and
Residential Courses by Nancy Ouchida-Howells and David Howells Jilly Hazeldine’s Correspondence Courses The Edward Johnston Foundation’s 8th Ditchling Annual
International Seminar The Art of Hebrew Calligraphyby Vetta Alexisin London In this course, students will have an opportunity to learn
and/or develop skills in Hebrew Calligraphy and
Illumination, and to explore colour and design working with ink, paint and
gold leaf on their own projects such as illuminated letters, words and/or
Hebrew or Yiddish texts. Inspiration may be drawn from old manuscripts and
contemporary sources. Texts may include Haggadah poetry, the Song of Songs,
Hebrew poetry from Spain and Yiddish poems and texts. Midrash and legends
related to Hebrew letters are introduced. Knowledge of Hebrew and previous art/calligraphy experience are
not essential. Beginners as well as advanced students are welcome. Students
progress at their own rate and work on texts of their choice, in a relaxed
and supportive atmosphere. Vetta Alexis is an Artist and Calligrapher specializing in Hebrew
Calligraphy and painted illumination. She has exhibited widely including at
the British Library, The Museum of London and the Jewish Museum. Courses begin Monday 8th October 2007 Monday mornings 10am –12 : MA113 : £132 (11 weeks). Or Monday afternoons 1 – 3 pm: MA126 At the LJCC Ivy House 94-96 North End Road London NW11 7SX Telephone: 020 8457 5000 Email: admin@ljcc.org.uk www.ljcc.org.uk |
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The annual Pen to Printer seminars bring together distinguished speakers and delegates
from many lettering and associated disciplines to discuss, in a convivial
atmosphere, issues of importance in today's rapidly-changing world of
communications. The Eighth Annual International
Ditchling Seminar will run from Friday 30th May to Sunday 1st June 2008.
Friday 30 May EVENING The Old Meeting House 6.30 Reception 7.00
Tom Perkins Reflections on twentieth-century lettercarving Followed by fish and chip
supper at The White Horse. Saturday 31 May morning Ditchling Village Hall 10.30 Coffee 10.45 Welcome to Ditchling:
introduction by Chairman of the Seminar Stan Knight 11.00 John Shaw Percy Delf Smith 12.30 Lunch break AFTERNOON Ditchling Village
Hall 2.30 Melvin Jefferson Conservation of books and
manuscripts in the Cambridge colleges 3.15 Interval 3.30 Timothy Noad Herald Painter and
Scrivener 4.45 Conclusion 5.00 Local visit : The Edward
Johnston Foundation's new premises at The Barn, Hundred Acre Lane,
Wivelsfield Green (3 miles north of Ditchling) Evening Ditchling Village Hall Dinner provided by Food,
Glorious Food - see Menu (included in delegate fee) with music from the Albach Duo (Rebecca Baulch and David
Black) Sunday 1
June morning Ditchling Village Hall 10.30 Georgianna Greenwood Calligraphy and Content:
Patrolling the Borders of Kitsch 12.00 Philip Moore Chairman of the
Trustees of the Edward Johnston Foundation 12.30 Lunch break 2.00 Group photograph 2.30 Dave Farey Between the Sheets 3.45 Conclusion Demonstrations over the weekend by John Nash and Dave Farey Charlie Perkins Bookseller will
be on site all day Saturday and Sunday Delegate fee: £135 or £145 including the cost of Friday evening supper Contact The Edward Johnston Foundation on 01 273 844 505 or by e-mail on info@ejf.org.uk |
2008 Workshops and Residential Courses
by Nancy Ouchida-Howells & David Howells
We encourage a creative, open approach in a happy environment, where inspiration and companionship are important features. Various displays including posters, greeting cards, exhibition pieces, drawings and paintings and slides show inventive ideas. Beginners and those with experience welcomed.
11-13 April and
13-18 April 2008
David and Nancy Howells, Fine, small writing with bold decorative titles and numerals for scrapbook/albums, family trees and greeting cards. All levels. Knuston Hall
5-12 July 2008
David and Nancy Howells, Capital variations inspired by Rudolf Koch, flourishes, colour, gold, numerals, plus marbling papers used to design scrapbook/album/ celebration books/gifts. All levels. Lancing College
21-26 July 2008
David and Nancy Howells, Decorative Uncial/ Versals, flourishes, cyphers and monograms, creating personalised stationery and marbling papers to bind them. Poems and paper crafts. All levels. Lancing College
22-24 August and
24-29 August 2008
David and Nancy Howells, Double-line Capitals, Monograms and Cyphers, personalised stationery printed then binding into notepads using decorated/marbled papers. Greeting cards and gifts. All levels. Knuston Hall
For more information, please request a brochure by contacting the following:
Knuston Hall, Irchester, Wellingbourgh, Northants NN29 7EU. Telephone:
01933 312104, Fax: 01933 357596, email: enquires@knustonhall.org
website: http://www.knustonhall.org.uk
Lancing College, Sussex. Details from Nancy Ouchida-Howells, 14 Mill Hill Drive, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 5TL. Telephone & FAX: 01273 453387
email: nyohowells@yahoo.co.uk
The South London Lettering Association
PROGRAMME OF SOCIAL EVENINGS for 2008
At The
St. Bride Institute, Bride Lane, Fleet Street SE1, the Camera Club.
Meetings, unless otherwise stated, are on Tuesdays from
7.15-9.30pm
Entrance is free for SLLA and NLLA members
Entrance payable at door: guests and visitors £3.00
Contact information for details on
any of the SLLA events listed below is as follows:
Susan Shockett, 7 Genoa Avenue,
Putney, London SW15 6DY
Tel. 020 8789 0022 or e-mail: shocket@care4free.net
NLLA 2007 PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME June to November 2007
The North London Lettering Association aims to encourage interest in and the practice of calligraphy and lettering in all its forms.
Tuesday 19 June – Christine Robinson – Experiments with Papermaking
Tuesday 17 July 2007 – Summer
Party – this year’s theme is ‘The Seaside’
Saturday 1 September – Workshop at
Cufos Centre – Anne Cox – Greetings of a Personal Nature
Tuesday 18 September – Gwen Dornan – ‘A Winding Tale’ – Gwen’s calligraphic experience
including completing the SSI’s ATS (advanced training scheme)
Tuesday 16 October – Members’ Evening – a preview of work for
NLLA’s exhibition commencing October 23
October 23 to November 3 – NLLA
exhibition at Chipping Barnet Library, 3 Stapylton Rd, Barnet EN5 4QT. For opening times telephone 020 8359
4040
Saturday 3 November – Workshop at
Cufos Centre – Jan Pickett – Half Uncials
Tuesday 20 November – Susie
Leiper – elected SSI Fellow in 2006 –
will show slides and talk about her work & influences
Meetings are held at The
Cufos Centre, Top of The Avenue, London N10 2QE
Doors open 7.30pm – meetings start 7.45pm.
Entrance payable at door: non-members £3.
Free entry for NLLA & SLLA members.
For further information please contact
Nicky Tait 020 8346 9774 or Lyn
Jordan 020 8428 4200
Other Courses in the London Area
Are
you looking for courses in the London area? Then I recommend that you check
out Floodlight at http://www.floodlight.co.uk/.
Floodlight is the official guide to
courses in London and contains details of all the part-time and full-time
courses run by government-funded colleges, universities and adult education
centres in all the London boroughs.
Calderdale Calligraphers Summer School 2008
Peter Smith, 1 Hollin
Drive, Durkar, Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Tel: 01924 258669
E-mail: bookings@calderdalecalligraphers.fsnet.co.uk
Jilly Hazeldine –Calligraphy Correspondence Courses
Correspondence
Courses
Jilly provides two main courses, the Foundational Hand & Roman
capitals and the Italic Hand & Italic capitals. Each course can be done
as a unit or you can, if you prefer, simply study either the minuscules or
the capitals.
The Foundational Hand comprises
6 lessons:
Geometric and monoline letters. Spacing.
Pen angle. Height/weight ratio. Double pencil letters. Spacing.
Using the pen. Pen made letters. Spacing. Simple layout.
Using larger and smaller nibs. Layout, length of line/legibility. Punctuation.
Weight variations/interlinear space. Suitability of weight to text.
Layout.
Basic use of colour. Writing a finished piece of work.
Information sheets on Tools and materials for calligraphy and Layout
accompany this course and there is a supplement to Lesson on Margins
and the use of credits
Roman capitals comprises 5
lessons:
The Trajan inscription. Geometric construction. Writing the letters
freehand, Spacing.
Height/weight ratio. Pen made caps. Spacing.
Serifs. Weight variations.
Further weight variations. Compression, lateral and vertical.
Textures and tonal values with capitals. Freeing up the letterform.
The Italic course has 7
lessons:
Analysis of Bembo’s Sonnets in Italian. Skeleton letters written with
a fine nib. Spacing. Using skeleton letters in a short quote.
Double pencil letters. Beginning to write with a pen.
Consolidation of formal italic. Writing with smaller nibs.
Italic variations: varying the height/weight ratio, expansion and compression.
Italic variations: slope and serifs.
Italic variations: cursive and pointed italic.
Italic variations: branch points. Experimenting with combining
variations within one letterform.
The Italic capitals course has
4 lessons: (It is recommended that you have studied
Roman Capitals before embarking on this course)
Revising the geometry Skeleton capitals and lightweight capitals.
Weighted letters. Beginning variations in weight and form.
Further variations, textures and tonal values.
Freeing up the form. Swash capitals and their use. Using a focal
point.
Learning through correspondence has the advantage of your being able
to work at your own pace and level, on a one-to-one basis with your tutor.
Your work will be meticulously marked, examples of letters will be written
for you, your questions will be answered and you will receive a personal
letter with every corrected lesson. All the exemplars you need will be
provided, along with clear instructions for the exercises.
The cost per lesson for UK students is £26. For overseas students it
is £28.
UK students can pay separately for each lesson prior to receiving it.
For reasons of currency exchange, it is probably better if overseas students
pay in advance for a course at a time, but no refunds can be given.
If you require any further information or would like to discuss any
aspect of the courses, please contact Jilly directly.
Mail to: The Green, Austwick, Via Lancaster, LA2 8BB, UK
Telephone/Fax: 015242 51534.
E-mail: gillianhazeldine@austwick-yorks.net
Mercian Scribes 2006
Mercian Scribes meet monthly in
Lichfield in Staffordshire
Contact Deborah Morton on 01283 812461
or at debs@jonathanmorton.co.uk
Programme 2007
Membership £20
Workshops £15 Members
£20 Non-Members (members have get
first call on workshop places)
Book North 2007/8
During 2007/8, we are running a series of bookbinding workshops in Barkisland, near Halifax. The workshops will run from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm daily: large bindery – small classes. The cost is £70 for each two-day workshop and £180 for the five-day workshops. The cost will include most materials and buffet lunches. Details of local accommodation can be provided.
Barkisland is located in the lovely Calder Valley, which is great Yorkshire walking country. It is within easy reach of Halifax, and the M62 between Manchester and Leeds
The 2-day workshops are:
Book Repair 1: 18/19 October 2007 or 20/21 October 2007
Cased Bindings: 15/16 November 2007 or 17/18 November 2007
Book Repair 2: 20/21 March 2008 or 22/23 March 2008
Coptic Books with Hide Covers: 17/18 April 2007 or 19/20 April 2008
The 5-day workshops are:
Inlays & Onlays & Related Techniques with Peter R Jones: 19 - 23 May
2008
Gold Tooling with Tracey Rowledge: date to be advised.
For further details or to book a place, contact Hilary Henning on 01932 787268, or email hilary.henning@tiscali.co.uk. If you want to hear about future Book North courses, contact Hilary to add your name to the Book North mailing list
Glevum Scribes, Gloustershire
Events & Workshops
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Bookbinding St Nicholas Church Hall, Swindon Lane, Cheltenham |
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Cadells St Nicholas Church Hall, Swindon Lane, Cheltenham |
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Contrast and emphasis St Nicholas Church Hall, Swindon Lane, Cheltenham |
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In addition to the above activities, the Glevum Scribes also present an exhibition called Calligraphy – The Art of Beautiful Writing at Newark Park, Ozleworth, near Wotton under Edge in Gloustershire. It runs from April 4th to May 31st including Bank Holidays.
Book North 2007/8
During 2007/8, we are running a series of bookbinding workshops in Barkisland, near Halifax. The workshops will run from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm daily: large bindery – small classes. The cost is £70 for each two-day workshop and £180 for the five-day workshops. The cost will include most materials and buffet lunches. Details of local accommodation can be provided.
Barkisland is located in the lovely Calder Valley, which is great Yorkshire walking country. It is within easy reach of Halifax, and the M62 between Manchester and Leeds
The 2-day workshops are:
Book Repair 1: 18/19 October 2007 or 20/21 October 2007
Cased Bindings: 15/16 November 2007 or 17/18 November 2007
Book Repair 2: 20/21 March 2008 or 22/23 March 2008
Coptic Books with Hide Covers: 17/18 April 2007 or 19/20 April 2008
The 5-day workshops are:
Inlays & Onlays & Related Techniques with Peter R Jones: 19 - 23 May
2008
Gold Tooling with Tracey Rowledge: date to be advised.
For further details or to book a place, contact Hilary Henning on 01932 787268, or email hilary.henning@tiscali.co.uk. If you want to hear about future Book North courses, contact Hilary to add your name to the Book North mailing list