Workshops

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.

Pen manipulation

Hand made books

Panels

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)

Last modified: 2010-09-03 18:54