South London Lettering Association • SLLA

Now into our third lockdown, and I am sure everyone is as fed up with it as I am, but there are still things going on at SLLA.   On Saturday 23 January we had our first workshop of 2021 –

The weekend of 18/19 May was a very busy one for members of SLLA. Saturday 18th saw two groups at the Aspire Centre. One was with David Simons who gave the third workshop to those attending his Copperplate course. A

Workshop, Saturday 23 March 2019 Dressed in her trademark colours of red, white and black, Rachel gave SLLA members a one day workshop on abstract designs and large letters using a flat brush. Starting with examples of her wonderful abstract

   27 November 2018 Toni Watts was the speaker for our final social evening of 2018. Perhaps surprisingly, art was not her first career choice. She trained first as a doctor, then became a wildlife artist and then moved into

  Monoline Lettering • 17 November 2018 The last SLLA workshop of 2018 was Monoline Lettering with Mark L’Argent. Mark gave us a demonstration in examples of basic Monoline compressed capitals. He explained how to achieve harmony in groups of

Robert Dunn led another of his successful City walks, this time around the Clerkenwell area. Starting at the Barbican, members went first to Charterhouse Square, stopping on the way to admire Florin Court of Poirot fame, and its Art Deco

Members of SLLA had a lovely sunny day to set up their stall at the Medieval Fayre on Streatham Common. Lots of interest from the public, cards, trays and tea towels for sale, lots of children encouraged to try calligraphy