Denis Brown - Calligraphy.tv

Have a look at this fantastic calligraphy video by Denis Brown - sample available on his website (or click on the image below).

No wonder I don't get much done

Tried to spread some stuff out to photograph it....but someone else had other ideas. What must it be like to think that everything anyone else does is simply for your amusement?

February workshop

Some photos from our February workshop on making books

Wordle

Ruth mentioned Wordle at the last Quarto meeting. Looks like it could be good for layout ideas. Give it a try!
This is just one layout using the words "north yorkshire calligraphers". If you click the randomise button you get a series of different layouts. I think it would be more interesting with more words.

Book art

Have a look at this amazing book. Thanks to Jill for forwarding it.

Patience from Glowing Heads on Vimeo.

Quarto

Three of our members, Ruth , Susan and Jill have been members of Book Art Group Quarto who meet every 3 months in Sunderland for a number of years now. Yesterday, Sarah, Mari and Marise joined us. The theme for our book swap was Serendipity and these are some of the swap books.

2011 Workshops

Just a quick list of our workshops this year...

5 February - a guide to making books
5 March - the spaces in between - colour between letters
2 April - dance of the pen
7 May - creating new alphabets
4 June - backgrounds
2 July - photography and writing
3 September - modern half uncial
1 October - back to basics
5 November - textura
3 December - scrapbusters