Paper, Scissors, Rock - Calligraphy Exhibition - Gallery on Track Goulburn

 Dear Followers,

Come join us for our October 2025 exhibition and various workshops.

Opening 1pm Saturday 4th October 2025

 Uncial with Cathy Sayer – Saturday 4 October - 10am to 3pm

Bookings close – 27 September 2025 – Minimum of 6 people for the class to run.

 Uncial is a great hand to have in your skill set as the opportunities to use Uncial are endless, cards,   wrapping paper, etc. 

Participants in this class, will need blank paper (computer paper or a bleed-proof   A4 pad), ruler, pencil, eraser, coloured pencils, and a couple of sheets of tracing paper.

Most importantly an Artline Calligraphy Pen 3.0mm (available from Officeworks https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/artline-241-calligraphy-pen-3-0mm-black-pe124301

Weaver Style Writing workshop with Glenis Sheather - Sunday 5 October - 10am to 3pm

Bookings close – 28 September 2025 – Minimum of 6 people for the class to run.

This lettering is my monoline variation of Weaver Script, which is based on the script designed by American calligrapher, the late Gwen Weaver.  There are only 26 letters in this script (no capitals) so can be easily learnt in a four-hour workshop and is suitable for all skill levels.  The aim of the workshop is to have fun playing with some interesting letters, which can then be used to create a small piece of work.

Participants should bring with them the following:

Fine liner/s, such as Staedtler pigment liner, Stabilo point, Unipin, etc. in sizes between 0.1 - 0.5.

A4 layout pad or A4 computer paper

A sheet of tracing paper

HB pencil

Plastic ruler

Coloured pencils (optional)

Vivacious Versals Workshop with Valerie Keevers - Saturday 25 October - 10am to 4pm

Bookings close – 17 October 2025 – Minimum of 6 people for the class to run.

Versals are the capital letters that were used to begin a new chapter or paragraph in manuscripts.  This workshop will show you how to modernise capitals for our time.  They can be vibrant, colourful, and fun to do.  Come and see where your imagination will take you as we look at many different ways of drawing letters.  Class suitable for every skill level, from people who have never drawn a letter to those who have great experience.

Please bring: An A4 plain paper pad OR some A4 Computer paper.

Alternatively bring some A5 size pieces of watercolour type paper.

HB Pencil, eraser and ruler.

Coloured pencils OR watercolour paints.

If using watercolour paints you will need a small pointed brush, mixing brush and water jar.

Black outliner pen.

Canberra Calligraphy Society's Latest Exhibition

 Hello Everyone,

Just letting you know about this great exhibition:

Alphabettes

Hello All,

I came across this in my lunch time wanderings across the net.

https://www.alphabettes.org/exhibition-review-the-calligraphy-revival-1906-2016/?fbclid=IwAR0nOasu4MD1Rjh9q0AO2iImFpuvESEgiDJVzBxf332AuZko0LaNwBHskr4

 

 

 

The other art works on the site are great too.

Alive and Kicking

Well you would think that I hadn't anything to write about or been doing nothing to interest anyone when in fact the reverse is the truth.
May was interesting with a workshop completed on Modern Calligraphy. The local community college ran a workshop on Modern Calligraphy which seems to be all the craze. Our calligraphy group is always being asked to run workshops on it or is there anyone who will do commissioned work in Calligraphy but they mean Modern Calligraphy. Thus with this in mind I decided to take myself off to the course. Of course being a classically trained calligrapher I would say that the calligraphy was more lettering than calligraphy and because of my training found it difficult to forget all the rules I had learnt. No 'x' height, no interlinear space, no pen angles, etc. which took some getting use to but by the end of the afternoon I was getting use to the concepts. I wouldn't say it was easy and thought it more brush lettering than calligraphy. Lots more practice needed from this calligrapher!

Later in the month a friend and I were off to Menai Library to promote the Art of Calligraphy. The library is keen to promote different types of arts and contacted our group Calligraphy Southscribes to see if anyone was interested in coming along to do hold an informal class. It class was a mixture of ages and there was a great turn out with about twenty people.

Eye Test

If you are a calligrapher, lettering artist or font aficionado you'll enjoy this!

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/cyberscribes/info

Adelaide Trip - Day 5

The final day in Adelaide, well really the morning before returning home, and after the late check out (thank you hotel!), I decided to walk the couple of blogs to Chinatown to kill some time.

After detouring down a lane way and finding a great Chinese grocery store that seemed to sell everything, including the little dishes that I use for mixing gouache in. These small dishes (which I think are used for dipping sauces) are great for gouache as they don't become impregnated with the pigment. I came to the end of the lane way, onto the main street and came across this very distinguished looking fellow and his companion.

Crossing over the road to take a photo of the gate / entrance to the lane way and of course came across this sign with some lovely Ondine lettering. A walk well spent.

And of course, what I had walked across the road to actually photograph

Then it was off to the airport and home!