Saturday I went to my monthly meeting of
The Northumbrian Scribes at Bede's World. Chairman Mike got us off to a good start with some important announcements.
Then workshop leader Angela Dalleywater set about teaching us all about 'Pressure and Release', a dark art that is known to few but thankfully known very well to Angela. In no time at all she was demonstrating magic techniques for us to watch, learn and inwardly digest.
Tom is an expert calligrapher, and mastered this pressure and release stuff in pretty short order. Slabs, downstrokes, stems and manipulation in all manner of styles were rattled off.
Likewise Susan showed her usual wonderful flourishes and skill at this difficult task. See her letters, how finely drawn... see her hand, how well relaxed... see her fingers, how smudged with ink!
The Society of Northumbrian Scribes Summer Exhibition 'Let Calligraphy Flourish' will be at Bede's World, Jarrow from Thursday 5th August until Wednesday 8th September. Hope you can try to get along and view some of the gorgeous work done by the Society. Here are my three offerings for this years' show...
Last weekend I attended the Northumbrian Scribes Christmas party. Christmas card exchanges, a giant jig-saw, a quiz and raffle, as well as a sumptuous feast, were all served up by and for the assembled scribes. Great festive fun was had by all! Go here for more pictures.
Saturday I went to my monthly meeting of The Northumbrian Scribes at Bede's World. Chairman Mike got us off to a good start with some important announcements.
Then workshop leader Angela Dalleywater set about teaching us all about 'Pressure and Release', a dark art that is known to few but thankfully known very well to Angela. In no time at all she was demonstrating magic techniques for us to watch, learn and inwardly digest.
Tom is an expert calligrapher, and mastered this pressure and release stuff in pretty short order. Slabs, downstrokes, stems and manipulation in all manner of styles were rattled off.
Likewise Susan showed her usual wonderful flourishes and skill at this difficult task. See her letters, how finely drawn... see her hand, how well relaxed... see her fingers, how smudged with ink!
