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Text and Textures with Peter Thornton
April 9 & 10, Saturday & Sunday
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
$100 PSC members, $125 non-members (includes materials fee)
Location: TBA
The element of Texture is well known in Food, Music, Touch, Architecture etc and it is equally important in our world of Calligraphy to create both visual interest and to clarify the different areas of texts.
In this worshop we shall examine in a gentle and logical manner a 'method of study' that will help us to understand the four or five basic elements needed to produce calligraphic textures that will be both useful AND visually exciting, thus avoiding the trap of habit and the strategy of hope.
Beginning with the humble pencil in many exercises and projects, using both Caps and/ or Italic (or 'hand' of your choice), we shall produce a wide range of Textures, from the dynamic to the subtle, from the Formal and 'safe' to the Unexpected and 'risky' and learn ways to combine them to their best advantage. Many of these will be repeated with both pointed, broad edged and the rebel *Folded Ruling pen and brought to a conclusion in the production of a small 'sampler' book that will be a useful reminder of the worshop and the 'methods' etc.
A feature of the worshop on day 2 will be an overview of some aspects on Contemporary Layout and Design to help students in this oft thought difficult area of our craft.
The workshop is open to ALL levels of ability and optimism from the nervous beginner to the outrageously over confident!
Materials List
2H, H, HB and 2B pencils. Wide range of nib sizes from v. small to
C2 or similar. A Pointed nib as used for Copperplate/Spencarian.
Layout Paper and any other better quality paper lying under your
bed waiting for you top get better! Black and/or Walnut Ink, Any
Gouache or Water Colours you already have plus water pot. Optional,
( I shall have all of the below to use/borrow.) Needle and Embroidery
thread, 2 Bulldog clips, awl, bone folder. A Derwent 'Wash' 4B or
8B pencil if possible.
About the instructor: Peter Thornton, a native of Staffordshire England, has been a full time professional calligrapher since 1969 and has recently moved to the United States from England. He has earned the esteemed title of fellow of the Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society, based in London. C.L.A.S. promotes the study, practice and teaching of calligraphy in all of its numerous forms. Over the years, he has taught throughout the U.S. for a large number of calligraphy guilds and for many International Conferences. Over the past 30 years, he has taught internationally in Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Africa, and Europe and was recently asked to teach at the Klingspor Museum in Germany. Peter has also become known for his exploration of the visually and acoustically exciting world of “musicalligraphy” -- a combination of sound and letters -- seen at some of the recent conventions. Peter has many pieces of his work on display in several civic, public and private collections throughout the world.