Eden Valley Scribes Exhibition

Eden Valley Scribes Exhibition is at the Penrith and Eden Museum from 16 Jan to 29 Feb

See their Blog for details (photo from Eden Valley Scribes)

Christmas Cards

Members brought a selection of handmade cards to the AGM earlier this month...

2012 Programme

NYC PROGRAMME 2012

Sat 7th Jan 2012 (AGM)

Sat 4th Feb 2012 Susan Moor (Calligraphy and backgrounds - part one)

Sat 3rd March 2012 Susan Moor (Part two - Book making related to part one)

Sat 31st March and Sun 1st April 2012 (Gaynor Goffe weekend )

(Script variations - formal and experimental italic variations on a variety of backgrounds with main focus

on lettering. Learn or improve a script and experiment with led exercises. An introduction to flourish design)

Sat 5th May 2012 Robert Cooper (Purely Pencils)

Sat 9th June Jilly Hazeldene ( Writing with a ruling pen)

Sat 7th July 2012 David Price (Roman miniscules and Monoline Roman - working in a defined space)

No August meeting

Sat 1st Sept 2012 Claire Whittaker (LITTLE AND LARGE- USE OF LARGE AND SMALL NIB plus experimenting with

the use of two or more tools on one piece of work)

Sat 6th Oct 2012 Angela Dalleywater (A recap of the basics then free-up and develop variations of Roman Caps)

3rd Nov 2012 Margaret Beech (Secrets and Surprises - Books)

Sat 1st Dec 2012 Members Day ( Some of our members present a series of 'mini workshops' throughtout the day)

Calligraphy School at Scribblers

See the new Calligraphy School section at Scribblers Blog (photo from Scribblers Blog)

Marbling Workshop

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EMBLEM OF MY WORK

Hand marbling workshop with Christopher Rowlatt

Sunday 23 October 2011

10am - 4pm

Coxwold Village Hall YO61 4BB

£30 - Booking Essential

(Please bring a packed lunch and apron)

To book: 01347 868465 shandyhall@dsl.pipex.com

www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk www.emblemofmywork169.blogspot.com

Books in the news

A couple of items on the news caught my attention recently...

Books made from metal

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14251461

Papyrus scrolls

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-14289685

(both photos from the bbc website)

CLAS course

York scribes are looking for someone to join a CLAS diploma course in York. Dates would be:

June 18th

August 27th

December 17th

April 21st (2012)

And the cost is - £135

Please contact me if you're interested and I'll forward your details.

info@northyorkscalligraphers.org.uk