Hemel Hempstead Scribes: February 2013

Thursday, 28 February 2013

Paper Weaving

Welcome to Hemel Hempstead Scribes

A friendly group of people

who meet every Friday from 11.30 am - 2.30pm

at Bennetts End Community Centre, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, UK.

Paper WeavingIn our previous session we were challenged to incorporate paper weaving in to our calligraphy, so Friday brought a batch of our efforts for show-and-tell. Some were exploring the technique for different effects:

And others finding out how this simple method can be used in combination with calligraphy.

This weeks' link is to Letting versus Calligraphy. Check it out here. Enjoy!

http://www.letteringvscalligraphy.com/category/battle/

Free Taster Session

If you live in the Hertfordshire area, why not pop in for a free session? Calligraphy is our passion - who knows, it may soon be yours. We cater for all levels, from the complete beginner to those wishing to study for CLAS qualifications and everybody in between. Beautiful lettering has a long history, and can come in many forms, from the traditional to ultra-modern, but you do not need to have good handwriting to learn this absorbing art-form.

Call in to see us and find out if Calligraphy might be for you.

We can be contacted at hhscribes@gmail.com for further information or see https://sites.google.com/site/hhscribes/

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Sheila Jessop Exhibition

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A friendly group of people

who meet every Friday from 11.30 am - 2.30pm

at Bennetts End Community Centre, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, UK.

Sheila Jessop 1929-2012

Some HHS members spent a pleasant afternoon on Sunday at a posthumous exhibition of works by local artist Sheila Jessop, which is currently on at the Peter Ingram Gallery, Frogmore Mill, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, until February 24th 2013.

Sheila trained at Southend School of Art and Leeds College of Art in the late 1940's and taught art for a while. She worked in a range of media and was commissioned to to make a series of roundels of local characters, which is on display in the Cardiff Central Library, and a set of portraits in relief for St Mary's Hospital, Paddington. She exhibited regularly over the years, was active in local arts groups and instigated a new exhibition space at Hemel Hempstead Hospital.

The exhibition is well worth a visit and, as most items are for sale, this will be the last time that the body of work will be gathered together in one place.

Find out more at www.thepapertrail.org.uk Frogmore Mill is open Tuesday - Friday 10am -4pm

Friday, 15 February 2013

Graceful Envelope Contest

Welcome to Hemel Hempstead Scribes

A friendly group of people

who meet every Friday from 11.30 am - 2.30pm

at Bennetts End Community Centre, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, UK.

The Graceful Envelope Contest

The Washington Calligraphers Guild run an annual contest together with the National Association of Letter Carriers in the US. Follow the link to their web site for more information and fantastic inspiration.

http://www.calligraphersguild.org/envelope.html

There is no entry fee and this year's theme is "A World of Change" with a deadline of February 25th 2013, so there is still time to submit your entry. Decorated envelopes make a very achievable short project, are great fun to make, and are much appreciated by the recipient and postman alike.

Jean Wilson creates one-of-a-kind envelopes and her blog at http://pushingtheenvelopes.blogspot.co.uk/ is another mine of inspiration and eye candy.

This week's picture of HHS members work shows how a practice piece can easily be turned in to a practical item. this book mark has a ribbon threaded through a hole with a punched eyelet to protect the laminated paper. Quotation from Lily Tomlin.

Free Taster Session

If you live in the Hertfordshire area, why not pop in for a free session? Calligraphy is our passion - who knows, it may soon be yours. We cater for all levels, from the complete beginner to those wishing to study for CLAS qualifications and everybody in between. Beautiful lettering has a long history, and can come in many forms, from the traditional to ultra-modern, but you do not need to have good handwriting to learn this absorbing art-form.

Call in to see us and find out if Calligraphy might be for you.

We can be contacted at hhscribes@gmail.com for further information or see https://sites.google.com/site/hhscribes/

Friday, 8 February 2013

Monograms and Ciphers

Welcome to Hemel Hempstead Scribes

A friendly group of people

who meet every Friday from 11.30 am - 2.30pm

at Bennetts End Community Centre, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, UK.

Monograms and Ciphers

Each week we have the choice of working on our own projects or the topic set by our tutor and we get to see the results of everybody's labours over the preceding week.

Last week the set subject was Monograms and Ciphers. Both are similar and used interchangeably as a method of representing a set of initials, either of an individual, couple, or entity such as a company.

In a monogram the letters are intertwined while in a cipher the letters are separated.

Here is a lovely copperplate monogram.

Next week: Letterheads and Business Cards.

This broadsheet was written in

gouache with a chalk background added.

The quote is by Charles M Schulz.

Free Taster SessionIf you live in the Hertfordshire area, why not pop in for a free session? Calligraphy is our passion - who knows, it may soon be yours. We cater for all levels, from the complete beginner to those wishing to study for CLAS qualifications and everybody in between. Beautiful lettering has a long history, and can come in many forms, from the traditional to ultra-modern, but you do not need to have good handwriting to learn this absorbing art-form.

Call in to see us and find out if Calligraphy might be for you.

We can be contacted at hhscribes@gmail.com for further information
or see https://sites.google.com/site/hhscribes/

Thursday, 7 February 2013