Workshops
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Workshops
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This page gives the details of the upcoming workshops of the CCS. If you would like to attend, please contact the workshops convenor via the address on the home page. Unless indicated otherwise, workshops start at 1:30 p.m. at Urambi Village Hall and finish at 4:30 p.m. Check the map page for location. Half day workshops are $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Click on the thumbnails below to see an example of the output of the workshops. Previous workshops have included writing on fabric, contemporary decorated capitals, artist's trading cards, Victorian decoration and pointed pen uncials.  
 24th August 2008 Instructor: Christine Wilde and Karen Woodhall
27th & 28th September 2008 Instructor: Penny Price, chairman of the Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society of the UK.
26th October 2008 Instructor: Alison Lawrence
23rd November 2008 Instructor: Jill Robertson
Usual Calligraphy Equipment When we say “usual calligraphy equipment” it means something like the following: A pad of A3 Bond paper - (a paper that will take ink is what you need) 4 broad edge dip nibs - say Speedball C series in sizes 0, 1, 2, 3 or other nibs if you have them already - Mitchell or Osmiroid nibs are fine. a 2B pencil - the propelling pencil types are best an eraser, a 40cm ruler a bottle of non-waterproof black ink - Pelikan 4001, or Japanese ink with a blue lid a medium size glass jar some rags or old towelling or tissues an old toothbrush - for cleaning nibs masking tape, blu-tak a drawing board - approx 450mm x 600mm (doesn’t have to be fancy - off cuts from hardware store are fine and can be covered in calico) |
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