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Practice revision – Foundational One of my favouri

Practice revision - Foundational
One of my favourite scripts, and one I use in 80% of my commissioned work, which consists mainly of Books of Remembrance.
When using a script for many hours on a daily basis one becomes quick and proficient, but I find that there is also the danger of becoming complacent and sloppy.
Therefore, every now and then, I like to do a back-to-basic check-up, a kind of Script MOT.
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More images of this stunning farewell present conc

More images of this stunning farewell present concertina book and details of all the talented CLAS committee members who contributed to this will be published in the May @clascalligraphyletteringarts Edge magazine, which will also contain images and reports from our AGM!
A huge thank you to all the amazingly creative and supportive CLAS Team!

#Repost @clascalligraphyletteringarts (@get_repost

#Repost @clascalligraphyletteringarts (@get_repost)
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After our first AGM on Zoom, CLAS would like to say a huge thank you to Michela Antonello for all her hard work in her role as Chairman over the past 3 years. Michela has enthusiastically backed many new initiatives, bringing some much needed 21st century innovation to our society. As if this wasn’t enough, she has also chaired the CLAS Academic Standards Board (CASB) at the heart of our aim to make lettering education available to as many people as possible.
We would also like to give a big, friendly welcome to our new Chairman - Tony Woodhams.

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Farewell present from CLAS committee members to ce

Farewell present from CLAS committee members to celebrate the end of my three years as Chairman - part1 cover and full concertina book.
An incredibly special present from a fantastic team! Thank you @clascalligraphyletteringarts !

Work in progress Have been trying to get my new we

Work in progress
Have been trying to get my new website ready, but there are some elements of my selected theme that can't be changed using the given WordPress templates. So a friend has been helping me and teaching me how to inspect a specific element (as in the image) and how to use basic custom CSS to make alterations and add functions that would otherwise not be possible. It's an entirely new universe out there...
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Practice Ampersand variations connecting words. It

Practice
Ampersand variations connecting words. It's been some time since I did proper Copperplate writing practice and it shows in the inconsistent pressure & release.
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Work in progress Finally decided to update my almo

Work in progress
Finally decided to update my almost 10-year-old website, which was originally built with the now defunct iWeb.
Slowly getting to grips with WordPress and learning mostly by clicking around and watching the odd tutorial. Still grappling with some of the plugins, but will get there eventually.
I don't need a shop or anything too fancy, just something simple to use as an up-to-date portfolio for clients.
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Practice And Per Se And – Ampersand Variations. T

Practice
And Per Se And - Ampersand
Variations. Trying to draw and not to write.
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Work in Progress – Triptych Panel 1, update 4 . Ha

Work in Progress - Triptych Panel 1, update 4
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Having decided on the style of lettering, I've now made a start with the rough digitization of the 16 letters needed for this text.
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Once I have the rough shapes I will redesign each of the 16 letters to ensure that all strokes are consistent in terms of width, arches and serifs. These final, basic shapes will then also be used in Panels 2 and 3.
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The last step will involve creating variations of each letter, depending on where each is situated within the text.
After that the linocutting will finally begin.
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Practice Nib tests 1 Out of this particular select

Practice
Nib tests 1
Out of this particular selection, when writing with walnut ink at 4mm, the crowquill nib is my preferred option. I like the exaggeratedly thin, almost invisible lines.
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Work in progress – Triptych, panel one. Very rough

Work in progress - Triptych, panel one.
Very rough drafts still, but slowly making progress.
Discarded painted Versals in favour of linocut lettering.
Started from roughly written penmade letters, moved to drawn lettering, first monoline then slightly calligraphically weighted. It's been so long since I last drew anything that I needed a refresher! Am still trying out different shapes on the go, so still a long way away from a final draft, but panel two and three will be easier once all lettering decisions have been taken.
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Practice Capital W – trying to get those tricky di

Practice
Capital W - trying to get those tricky diagonals and angles right.

Composites of the word Wohlverpackung, i.e. good packaging.
Another word invention by Ben Schott: Wohlverpackungsfreude - the pleasure of seeing or producing good packaging. The Japanese packing and wrapping tradition springs to mind.
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Detail of my piece "Everything is Connected" which

Detail of my piece "Everything is Connected" which has been selected for display at the Mall Galleries, London, for the 100th anniversary exhibition of the Society of Scribes & Illuminators in 2021.
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Practice Variations of E. A difficult capital lett

Practice
Variations of E. A difficult capital letter to get right in Copperplate. The correct proportion between top and bottom is somewhat elusive at times.

The practice word is again by Ben Schott. Ebenmäßigkeitsverzückung, lit. regularity + delight: the delight, pleasure and peace of the senses that we feel when we come across a pattern, both in nature or man-made.
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Work in progress Triptych for school chapel. Part

Work in progress
Triptych for school chapel.
Part 2 - Deciding on lettering style.

Wanted to try something different from drawn and linocut lettering but turns out the painted Versals would have to be fat and chunky in order to be seen even from the first row of seats.

Tried my drawn letters font but there are altogether 18 x L in this short text and the formal lettering makes it hard to camouflage the many repeated double Ls.

Now working on a freer version, where the many repeated letters can be woven into a patterned texture. These are still very much rough drafts, drawn starting from pen-written. Eventually they will be cut in lino.

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Practice Trying to write consistently flowing capi

Practice
Trying to write consistently flowing capital H and trying H variations.
"Herbstlaubtrittvergnügen" - German made-up word by Ben Schott, meaning the pleasure derived from kicking through a pile of fallen autumnal leaves.
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#pointedpen #copperplate

Work in progress A project first started in 2015 f

Work in progress
A project first started in 2015 finally reaching its completion.
These are two of the last four drafts of a panel, 85x51cm, that over the years has seen endless design and text changes, and even an incarnation as a manuscript book in several different versions.
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Practice Little and often. Doesn't always happen,

Practice
Little and often. Doesn't always happen, but this IG diary helps.
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Work in progress Triptych for a CofE school chapel

Work in progress
Triptych for a CofE school chapel.
Initial ideas; possible colour palettes; either brush painted Versals or linocut lettering.
Looking at patterns: Andy Goldsworthy, Anne Hechle, St John's Bible.
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