Exhibition and Book Sale 4.4.14

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, HP3 9LZ, UK.

Calligraphity are coming to Hemel Hempstead

This year our exhibition will be accompanied by a book sale, brought to us by Calligraphity. http://www.calligraphity.com/

Calligraphity is the specialist bookseller in the field of calligraphy, and we are so lucky to have them visit us.
Books on calligraphy and related arts topics can be hard to source so it will be great to be able to browse a large selection in person and buy them without postage costs.

Calligraphers receive the best cards!

Someone had a landmark birthday recently. Here is what she received.

And here is a sample.

All work is copyright of members of Hemel Hempstead Scribes.

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/

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/

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/

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/

Hemel Hempstead Scribes

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.

Our helpful tutor offers 3 terms of individually paced learning throughout the year, in a pleasant environment. Untutored study groups are run at other times by mutual agreement.

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/

For more about calligraphy visit http://www.clas.co.uk/

Check out this for Calligraphy on Google+
https://plus.google.com/u/0/106504765789239403706/posts/DzD4VozewLr