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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.
27th June 2010 Instructor: Elizabeth Delaney Subject: Woven words
25th July 2010 Instructor: Jill Robertson Subject: Freehand Roman
22nd August 2010 Instructors: Joan Adler, Jill Roberston, Angela Hillier Subject: AGM + folded books
26th September 2010 Instructor: Marg Peachey Subject: Spencerian
23rd & 24th October 2010 Instructor: Gemma Black Subject: Ampersands etc. This is a two day workshop starting at 9:30 a.m. each day
28th November 2010 Instructor: Christine Wilde Subject: Half uncial
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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