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Bebington and Chelford workshop
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!! Saturday workshop at Bebington, Sunday
at Chelford !!
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Saturday
13th and Sunday 14th March 2010
Angela Dalleywater
Working with Tissue Papers
Tissues add interest to the appearance of your work
and can enhance the meaning of words. We’ll explore
some of the tissue papers available, from the cobweb-fine
to the substantial, discover what writing tools work
best with which tissue paper, what sizes and adhesives
to use and, if time allows, begin work on a small personal
project.
Materials/Equipment required
Please bring your usual calligraphic equipment
to include:
Writing board with blotting-paper padding. HB and B
pencils, knife/sharpener. Pens.
Paints – a small amount of acrylic paint for background
sizing, and some gouache with which to write. Pointed
brushes size 1 and 00. Edged brushes for pasting and
painting, size approx. ¾” and (decorator’s
brush type) 50mm. (I’ll have at least half a dozen
with me for you to borrow if you’re not sure.)
2 white plates, or palettes. 2 water jars. Kitchen paper.
One or two short quotes/poems (delicate words) with
which you might like to work.
Old clothes or an apron.
If you have the following, please bring, but otherwise
borrow from me:
PVA, acrylic glaze medium matt, gum sandarac, pounce,
ox gall.
It is not necessary but, if you already have them, please
bring:
acrylic inks, coloured pencils, soft pastels, watercolour
paints, bleedproof white gouache.
I will supply you with samples of six particular tissue
papers plus ample larger pieces of each for you to work
with during the workshop and/or take home. There
will be a charge of £6 per participant for this.
I will also bring extra supplies in case you’d
like to buy some more to take home with you.
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Saturday
10th and Sunday 11th April 2010
Tutor - Mary Noble
Broad Brush on Paper and Fabric
The chisel-edged brush is the perfect tool for writing
on surfaces the pen dislikes – walls, fabrics,
rough paper, but it takes some getting used to, as
pressure and twisting come into play. The most forgiving
script to start with is Uncials, but any script is
possible once you have grasped the techniques!
You need to bring:
ESSENTIAL: At least one nylon or acrylic flat brush
in good condition, size approx 1cm, plus any other
sizes you have. Sometimes labelled a ‘flat shader’,
look for Daler D88 series, Pro Arte Acrylix, Pro Arte
Prolene. A bristle paintbrush is no good at all unless
you like the scratchy/blobby look……..
Roll of Lining paper from wallpaper shops –
a roll will do 2 or 3 people, or a roll of brown kraft
wrapping paper (we’ll use the rough side).
Pencil & ruler
Gouache paints & the associated mixing gear
Optionally, Plaka paints, fabric paints.
A few scraps of plain fabric to explore lettering
– bring it ironed smooth, (wrap it round a tube
to avoid creases if large); poly-cotton is usually
very successful but consider old pillowcases/ tablecloth/
calico apron, T shirt.
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Saturday
8th and Sunday 9th May 2010
Gillian Hazeldine
Akim Cursive, the Burgert Script
Description -- to follow
Materials needed - to follow
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Saturday
12th and Sunday 13th June 2010
Tutor - Nick Caulkin
I've Got The Scrolls! (Name Scrolls That Is)
'This workshop is an opportunity to write out and decorate
the history of your first name in the form of a manuscript
or scroll using small Italic, i.e. written with a size
5 or 6 William Mitchell nib! I will show you my designs
for both a scroll and manuscript for you to consider
using or you may wish to come up with own. I will supply
a template for each.
During the day, I will also give some tips on writing
italic on a smaller scale.
Materials to bring:
Tracing paper (for tracing over my designs)
Masking tape
Watercolour pencils
Water colours
Gouache
Size 5,6 William Mitchell nibs
Black Ink
Pencils, in particular a 4H and HB
Fine paintbrushes
Watercolour paper
plus usual calligraphic kit.
Nick can bring with him descriptions of first names
in case people can't find any information. If you are
researching your own first name don’t make the
description longer than 100 words in length otherwise
it gets a bit too wordy.
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JULY and AUGUST
- Summer break, no workshops
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Saturday
11th and Sunday 12th September 2010
Tutor - Nancy Ouchida-Howells
From
Flourishes to Cadels
The workshop will begin with simple pen strokes, develop
pen rhythms, help visualise the balance between freedom
and control to write flourishes to enhance our calligraphy.
The flourishes will be developed to make simple cadels
and be added to letters.
Beginners and improvers, right or left-handers are
welcome in this friendly workshop.
Those with more experience may choose from a variety
of examples/projects to practice their cadels.
Materials:
Please bring your regular calligraphy kit: A favourite
pen nib - a pen or pens that write smoothly - Wm. Mitchell
size 3 or equivalent: Brause 1 1/2 mm or so. Or quill
or felt-tip marker or fountain pen. Coloured Ink or
paints. Plenty of practice paper. Please bring any examples
of flourishes or cadels for the display board.
If you would like Nancy to bring any nibs, paints,
gilding materials to the workshop, please let her know
in advance by emailing her at: nyohowells@msn.com
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