What Calligraphy is....

A change of venue for the Northumbrian Scribes did not deter the flow of creativity and skill, as we gathered at Sunderland University for our November workshop, in order to learn how to benefit from 'Unlocking our cupboards' with dynamic duo Robert Cooper and Susan Moor. After a minimum of intro, and with texts selected it was straight down to business with lettering and colour flowing in no time at all. With guidance and encouragement to trash our earlier masterpieces for the sake of art, we set about creating all manner of wonderful work, in order to see 'What Calligraphy is.....'

November meeting venue...

The Northumbrian Scribes meeting on Saturday 21st November will be held at St Peter's Campus, Sunderland University, and not at the usual venue Bede's World, Jarrow.

For an interactive map and directions to St Peter's Campus go here.

The November Workshop will be a 'double-hander' from Susan Moor and Robert Cooper. The title is 'Unlock your cupboard...' The plan is to work on a group project with a variety of scripts and styles, to make a kind of 'sampler' to show 'What Calligraphy is'. Please bring with you your usual calligraphy gear, paper, paints, and/or inks.

The Codex Amiatinus

Here is an article from The Sunderland Echo about Susan Moor, a member of The Society of Northumbrian Scribes, and her work on her full size reproduction of the Codex Amiatinus. The Codex is the oldest surviving single-volume Latin Bible in the world, and was produced at the twin monastery of Wearmouth/Jarrow.