COURSES AND WORKSHOPS

2010

Jilly Hazeldine

Day Workshops at Alston Hall

20 Feb
Rotunda
20 Mar
Drawn Letters
24 Apr
Variations on Versals
22 May
Writing on Tissue
19 June
Fraktur

Alston Hall, Alston Lane, Longridge, Preston PR3 3BP
Tel: 01772 784661; Fax: 01772 785835
Email: alston.hall@ed.lancscc.gov.uk
Website: www.alstonhall.com

Summer Schools

Burton Manor

26 – 30 July
Tools and Techniques

Alston Hall

9 – 13 Aug
Ringing the Changes

Residential Workshop at Burton Manor

12-14 Feb
Freeing Up and Moving On

Burton Manor, Burton, Neston, Cheshire CH64 5SJ
Tel: 0151 336 5172
E-mail: enquiry@burtonmanor.com
Website: www.burtonmanor.com

West Dean - courses in calligraphy and lettering

28 Feb-4 Mar
Tom Perkins:Lettercutting in Stone and Slate
(Suitable for all levels.) £322.00
15-18 Mar
Sally-Mae Joseph: Calligraphic Lettering with Pattern and Painting
(Beginners/Intermediate.) £250.00
12-16 Apr
Martin Wenham: Lettercutting in Wood
(Suitable for all levels.) £322.00
19-22 Apr
Gaynor Goffe: Italic and Other Scripts
(Beginners/Intermediate.) £248.00.
28-30 May
Gaynor Goffe: Calligraphy for Beginners £169.00

West Dean – courses in bookbinding and marbling

5-7 Mar
Christopher Rowlatt: Hand Marbling on Paper and Fabric
(Beginners/Intermediate.) £169.00
22-25 Mar
Magie Hollingworth: Informing Paper Recycled Paper Pulp Vessels and Vintage Paper Casting
(Suitable for all.) £248.00
2-5 Apr
Mark Hiner Paper: Engineering for Pop-Up Books and Cards
(Suitable for all levels.) £258.00
18-23 Apr
John Robinson: Bookbinding for All
(Suitable for all levels.) £402.00

 
West Dean College, West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex
PO18 0QZ Tel: 01243 811301; Fax: 01243 811343
Email: short.courses@westdean.org.uk
Website: www.westdean.org.uk (5% discount for on-line bookings.)

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Earnley Concourse

4 – 6 June
Mary Noble: Calligraphy for Beginners
1 – 3 Oct
Mary Noble: Calligraphy on Gold
5 – 7 Nov
Janet Mehigan: Calligraphy with Colour

David Howells and Nancy Ouchida-Howells: 2010 Residential Courses

We encourage a creative, open approach in a happy environment, where inspiration and companionship are important features. Various displays including posters, greeting cards, exhibition pieces, drawings and paintings and slides show inventive ideas. Beginners and those with experience welcomed.
26-28 Mar and 28 Mar-2 Apr 2010
Write Edward Johnston’s Pointed Italics; compositions with watercolour techniques; inventive easy paper folds for cards and booklets; personal projects. All levels. Knuston Hall.
10-17 Jul 2010
Write Carolingian hand with Uncial capitals; how to design and combine with pen drawings; paste-up for group project; flourishes; colour and gold; various individual projects/paper crafts/gifts. All levels. Lancing College.
27-29 Aug and 29 Aug-3 Sept 2010
Write Caroline minuscules with Uncial capitals; flourishes; numbers for decorative envelopes; inventive easy cards; help with personal projects. All levels. Knuston Hall.
Lancing College, Sussex. Details from Nancy Ouchida-Howells,
14 Mill Hill Drive, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 5TL Telephone: 01273 453387.
New email: nyohowells@msn.com
Knuston Hall, Irchester, Wellingborough, Northants NN29 7EU
Tel: 01933 312104; Fax: 01933 357596 Email: enquiries@knustonhall.org Website: www.knustonhall.org.uk

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Art at Clevancy

19-21 Mar
Ann Hechle - Questions of Meaning
Do we want our work to have meaning? For ourselves? For others? What does meaning mean? Are there different kinds of meaning?
Do we begin with meaning or find meaning in our work? Is it different at different times? Do we recognise it? These and other questions will be raised during the weekend.
16-21 Sep
Hazel Dolby – Exploring the Visual Language with Colour and Surfaces
Colour and surfaces are just two of the elements that go into creating a piece of work. This is primarily an experimental course exploring colour, letters and marks on primed paper or on primed MDF surfaces.
More details at www.artatclevancy.co.uk
Email: carolinekeevil@btconnect.com; Tel: 01249 760 639

Dillington House

11 – 13 June Mar
Ann Hechle - Projects in Progress
Dillington House, Ilminster, Somerset,TA19 9DT
Tel: 01460 258613
Email: dillingtin@somerset.gov.org Website: www.dillington.com
Foundation Degree in Calligraphy with Design
This course is validated by the University of Sunderland, UK
Starting date: October 2010
Aims: the programme provides a specialist skills-based training in Calligraphy and Design, blending traditional craft letter-making skills with knowledge of the latest tools for digital communication
Programme length: two years fill-time
Places: 14 students only
Contact: Dr Manny Ling, Programme Leader
The Univarsity of Sunderland, Chester Road, Sunderland SR1 3SD
Phone: 0044 (0) 191 515 3816
email: manny.ling@sunderland.ac.uk
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