This year’s South London Lettering Association annual exhibition put an array of talented artists’ work on display. The theme, Romance to Revolution, truly set the scene for a diverse range of powerful artwork. Held in St Bride Foundation, Fleet St, London, was
The Sacred Lettering of Tibet with Lama Rigzin
By Catherine Bootland Lama Rigzin came all the way from his monastery in Tibet to say “Tashi Deleg” — a special Tibetan greeting — to the SLLA group when he came to give a lecture on Traditional Tibetan Art and
Heraldry for Calligraphers – Session 1, 2017
By Gail Mitchell February 25th 2017 saw a group of intrepid calligraphers gathered at the Aspire Centre for the first of 4 workshops in the CLAS Heraldry for Calligraphers Course. The course is being run by Tim Noad, whose work
Social evening report: Into the box – Wood engraving today
By Jean Thomas The South London Lettering Association’s first social evening talk for 2017 was from Peter S. Wood. He originally trained as a painter and printer, taught in secondary schools for 40 years including teaching lino cutting, and for the last
Spencerian Flourishes workshop with James Farrell
At our first workshop for 2017, we hosted the talented James Farrell to teach lettering enthusiasts the art of Spencerian flourishing. Flourishing with Farrell by Margaret Stanley It was a full class for our workshop on Saturday 14th January 2017
Funky foam workshop with Nicola Dunn
Workshop notes by Jenny M Howell At Nicola Dunn’s Fun Foam Printing Workshop, we had FUN at the heart of it. We arrived, armed with sheets of funky foam, cardboard and cutting mats and the day ahead proved pressure-free, fun,
Pigment mixing workshop with Klaus-Peter Schäffel
KLAUS-PETER SCHÄFFEL WORKSHOP – SUNDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 2016 by Christina Janoszka I don’t think many of us knew what to expect when we signed up for a workshop with Klaus-Peter Schäffel. The workshop was an addition to our usual workshop
An Illuminated Manuscript by Ivano Ziggiotti
At the 2016 annual SLLA exhibition, we showcased An Illuminated Manuscript by Italian artist, Ivano Ziggiotti. Ivano lives in Italy in a little town called Meleda, between Verona and Vicenza. He has been producing manuscripts since 2006 using all the traditional
A view of our 2016 lettering exhibition
The South London Lettering Association’s annual exhibition was yet again a wonderful display of our members’ diverse range of lettering skill and talent. The showcase, held in St Bride Foundation, Fleet St, London, was an opportunity not only for our
Welcome to SLLA’s new Chairman
With great excitement, we welcome our new Chairman, Christina Janoszka, who shares her calligraphy journey with us. Like many calligraphers, I fell in love with calligraphy and illumination when I saw my first illuminated manuscript as a child. I wanted to