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First workshop of the year

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 –

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Silent Calligraphy

Saturday 1st June 2019 A beautiful early summer’s day saw 8 calligraphers from SLLA gather at St George’s Church in Bloomsbury for our second Silent Calligraphy event, organised by Eva Driskell. After the heat and traffic outside, the scribes were happy

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A busy weekend for SLLA

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

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Rachel Yallop: Abstract Brush

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

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Josie Brown: Designing multitext panels

              Workshop, Saturday 26 January 2019 I have often looked at a piece of work where someone has cleverly fitted together pictures and different styles, weights and colours of text and wondered how it’s

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Toni Watts: Art & Illumination – Medieval Techniques in Modern Application

   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

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Monoline Lettering with Mark L’Argent

  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

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Clerkenwell Walk – 26 June 2018

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

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Quick fun backgrounds & decorative techniques: Nicola Dunn

Saturday 4 August.  It takes more than the thought of temperatures rising to the high 20’s to discourage intrepid SLLA members and we had a full house for Nicola’s workshop on Saturday. The instructions said bring a plastic sheet to cover the

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Medieval Fayre – 16 June

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

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  1. The Art of Illumination with Toni Watts

    June 4 @ 10:00 am - June 5 @ 4:30 pm
  2. Large Italic using Automatic Pens with Rachel Yallop

    June 19 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
  3. Rob Dunn: Walk in Central City of London

    June 22 @ 7:00 pm

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