South London Letter Association regularly hosts events for its members. From social events, exhibitions, and other outings, to workshops and courses our events are a great opportunity to get together and share creative ideas about lettering. Most events are free for members, so join SLLA today.
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June 2021
Large Italic using Automatic Pens with Rachel Yallop (via ZOOM)
This workshop will be a zoom class with 2 two hour sessions beginning at 10am and breaking for lunch. Writing letters at a large size increases calligraphic confidence and enhances hand skills. Using the larger sizes of Automatic pens is a great way to achieve this. In this class we will: Practice a rhythmic texture of lines as a way into making letters. Look at pen manipulation and how to make an easy transition between thick and thin strokes. Develop…
Find out more »Rob Dunn: Walk in Central City of London
This year's London walk for the SLLA will be on Tuesday 29 June and is called Bermondsey Riverside. There are few areas of London that have changed in recent decades as much as the dockside area of Bermondsey. Almost the whole of the riverside was once devoted to the loading and unloading of goods from ships that arrived from all over the world, to be stored in gigantic riverside warehouses. Our walk tells the story, following the riverside from London…
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