UNCIALSpenmanship good circles - letter obasics of calligraphyintroduction to layoutintroduction to fine detail paintingintroduction to continuous writingGOTHIC MINUSCULESpractice in verticalsinter-letter spacingrhythmexploring pattern and texture introduction to relaxed penmanship (birds)introduction to continuous writingMONOLINE TRAJAN CAPSfoundation for Roman capitals in Foundationalunderstanding of capitals in Italicappreciation of capitals in designunderstanding of spacing and rhythm in … [Read more...]
Monica Dengo – Artist
Its very difficult to choose which aspect of Monica's art to highlight as she is versatile and prolific. But for me, her Book as Body series is unforgettable!.BOOK as BODYMonica chose a black male model and a white female model and did gestural writing all over their bodies. She then collaborated with the photographer Marco Ambrosito to film the models. Tsering Wangmo Dhompa wrote poetry which accompanied the series on the opposite pages to the photographs."BAB series is based on the certainty … [Read more...]
beginnings
Whew, the Jubilee is over, the bunting is down and the gazebos are packed away. What an amazing atmosphere of celebration and fun we have had despite the rain. I think my lasting "vignette" will be of the young women standing upright in their boat in the open, opposite the Queen as they sang to her in exquisite voices as though it was sunshine pouring down on their heads and not rain!So its back to lettering and such.I "taught" myself Italic at the age of 14 in prep. time at boarding school when … [Read more...]