Calligraphy Classes Introduction to Calligraphy -Instructor: Iefan Colledig ap Dynfwal Abertawe, OL, OP -Class Length: 2 hours -Class Max: 15-20 -Supplies Needed: pens, paper, handout -Supplies Provided By: Instructor -Description: This class covers basics of penmanship, supplies necessary to obtain, and covers mistakes commonly made by new calligraphers. -Handout: Introduction to Calligraphy [pdf] Calligraphy 101: The Basics -Instructor: Maeva Eiriksdottir, OL -Class Length: 1 hour -Class Max: 15 -Supplies Needed: papers, rulers, pencils -Supplies Provided By: Instructor or use your own, handout included -Description: This is an introduction to the modern materials and tools of calligraphy in the SCA. This class will allow the students to try their hand at a variety of different materials/tools and learn about the differences before buying their own supplies. Islamic Calligraphy -Instructor: Melisande Aubrey d'Anjou, OL, OP -Class Length: 1.5 hours -Class Max: none -Supplies Needed: handout, bibliography -Supplies Provided By: Instructor -Description: This class traces the development of writing styles throughout the Islamic Crescent Arabic Calligraphy -Instructor: Bres o'Seachnasaigh -Class Length: 1 hour -Class Max: none -Supplies Needed: handout -Supplies Provided By: Instructor -Description: This is a very basic overview of Islamic calligraphy, with examples focusing on the SCA period of the Ottoman Empire. This hand out summarizes some basic information and is meant to be a starting point for your own research and discovery of the beauty of Islamic calligraphy. For your enjoyment, I have attached two different pseudo scripts for your use with SCA award scrolls and anything else that might need that final touch. -Handouts: The Art of Islamic Calligraphy [pdf] Pseudo Arabic Example Hand [pdf] Chinese Calligraphy -Instructor: Melisande Aubrey d'Anjou, OL, OP -Class Length: 1 hour -Class Max: 15 -Supplies Needed: paper, brush, ink, handout, bibliography -Supplies Provided By: Student and Instructor -Description: This class explores Chinese pictorial writing. Uncial Calligraphy -Instructor: Eadain ingen Ruadhan, OL -Class Max: 12 -Supplies needed: calligraphy pens, paper -Supplies Provided By: student -Description: An overview of history and techniques for writing uncial calligraphy appropriate to Celtic illumination styles. This particular script is a perfect hand for beginning calligraphers. |