June Workshop - Monastic Scripts

The June meeting is in two parts: in the morning there is an illustrated talk from Professor Richard Gameson of Durham University on the subject of "Monastic Scribes and Scripts". In the afternoon Susan will lead a workshop where we all try our hand at reproducing the aforementioned monastic scripts using the script from the Bible of Hugh of Le Puiset as an exemplar. Please bring your usual calligraphy gear and paper for the workshop. Usual time, usual place - see you all there.

More marbling, and stamps too

The methods Marise and Mari demonstrated were simple and quick - scribes were able to make beautiful patterns after a few minutes and some of the designs made are shown in the photo.

The afternoon session changed tempo and we had a go at stamping and using templates for making envelopes and cards with the marbled papers. Mari had a board for folding cards and envelopes that was indented with standard paper sizes so it was easy to use with a bone folder.

Everyone was very taken with the large roller stamps with interchangeable rollers and different patterns. Used with multi-coloured stamp pads you could make really effective borders on envelopes and cards.

Marvellous marbelling in May!

For our May meeting we welcomed Marise Hewitson and Mari Topping from North York Calligraphers, who were demonstrating backgrounds for calligraphy, mainly marbelling techniques. Scribes waited no time in donning natty aprons and gloves in order to get stuck into the reasonably messy business of creating beautiful patterns with the inks and materials that Marise and Mari had bought with them.













A further element to the demonstration was about making and lining envelopes, using some of the patterns we had created and from the many handy templates which the two 'M's had provided. A great time was had by all and we will undoubtedly see the evidence in due course, not only in our summer exhibition, but surely also expressed in our Christmas Cards?!