I am so itching to get back to this but in the meantime am busy making embossing plates of decorative capitals and another lino-cut for a welcome pamphlet. I have done about 6 caps, with 20 to go. Ah well! Still reflecting on thorns so I had another look at Nkosi Sikele which I did in 2001. Interestingly I was inspired by the Lindisfarne capitals here, but tried to interpret them in an African way. This little piece is 30cm X 15cm on vellum which has been stretched over a frame. … [Read more...]
Letters after Lindisfarne 1
This is a collaborative project involving about 200 calligraphers of all levels from all over the UK.We have been invited to produce a double page spread on Saunders Waterford HP paper, between an A3 and A2 size when open. This book is being bound by Susan Moor and is being made under the auspices of Sunderland University and will be presented to Durham Cathedral. It will be a holy book and will include secular text as well to represent calligraphy in 2013. Below are two of Susan's own … [Read more...]