You must be wondering what this is all about. Letter Exchange, a society for professionals in Lettering arts and 26, a writer's group are collaborating to create an exhibition which will be in London in a few months' time. We got a random word in a random way (see Monday's blog) and the writer will write something related to the word which the lettering artist will develop into an artwork. The artwork needs to be in multiples - carvings will probably have rubbings or photos. Printmaking is an … [Read more...]
LX-26 The Word Ceremony
On Wednesday evening a peculiar group of people met at The Betsey Trotwood, a pub in Farringdon, London. We had travelled from far (like Edinburgh) and near (like a few tube stops away) to meet our new best friend and get a WORD! Here is Anna Parker-the-letter-carver in the subterranean cavern, thrusting a large carving knife into the Oxford Shorter Dictionary at the letter S...and the Word is...SCYTHIC. (What kind of a word is that?) And here is Stephen Raw (it's hard to resist the 'name … [Read more...]