To change my mind a bit, I just made a small gilded versal on a pebble.
The patterns are inspired by those found in a 12th century manuscript and I will teach the construction of this kind of initials (but not on a pebble) in March 2023 in an online course in English that will be broadcasted by the gentle penman
Last chance to follow the first course on filigrees, it will be this weekend, it will be online, everything you want to know about it (schedule, registration,...) is to be found here.
We will study the unavoidable golf clubs along with some other patterns.
I am very happy to have been asked by IAMPETH for the second year in a row to participate to IAMPETH Virtual, a set of 12 one-hour demos, online and in English with 12 professionals from all over the world.
I'll be talking (again) about filigrees but this time about a rather special pattern, spirals!!!
If you want more information, or if you want to register for one of the demos (registration possible from November 1st), just follow this link.
This year, we celebrate the hundredth anniversary of Marcel Proust's death and the thirtieth anniversary of Peyo's.
As a tribute to these two great artists, I made this little lettering as a wink.
A first version gave this :
And, as I'm really fond of justified text columns, here is a second version :
These are drafts, there will probably be a third version, with decoration and color!!!
If you like this kind of lettering and composition exercise, there are still a few places left for the online course on September 3 & 4. Information and registration here. Beware ! It's in French !!
It's really been a very long time since I've inflicted one of my filigree lettering on you. Probably because I took a break and devoted myself to other elements of calligraphy.
So here is a two-tone V with filigrees (a little different from what I usually do) and my inevitable little gilded dots.
And I take this opportunity to remind you that there are only a few days left to register for the course on split versals & filigrees that will be hosted by the gentle penman platform.
I live in the country of Iroise, a small part of Brittany, France.
In Breton, it's written (probably) Hirwazh.
So here is a work in progress and a reminder for this weekend's lettering class (in English).
There are still a few places left, more info and registration here.
And if you don't speak English but are still interested, there will be a French version in September, information here
More and more in search of original shapes, I continue to experiment with lettering and distortions.
Here are two small compositions (there should be 4 in the end) with the alphabet and Arabic numerals which makes a total of 6² (easy to lay out).
As I already said, I will be giving online classes on my approach to lettering, basic shapes, mechanics, layout...
The English course will take place on July 9th and 10th 2022, info and booking here
The French version will be a little later in the season, on September 3rd and 4th. Registration is already open, info here.
Just a small note with a variation on the NEULAND, a script that I particularly like for its plastic qualities.
And as it is never enough, some filigrees to embellish the whole.
A little filigree
initial with a few gold dots to delight your eyes during this holiday season.
These filigrees will be the subject of my next online course in English on January 22 & 23.
If you are interested, you will find more information here.
It's that time of year so I'm sharing with you something quick made with liners, just to show that I'm thinking of you this time of year.
And if you don't find what you like under the tree, I've just updated the agenda with face-to-face classes as well as the list of online classes.
I had a leftover blue, so I took a piece of paper and filigree. The circle in the center is about 2.5cm in diameter.
And I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you that there are still a few places left for the online course on filigree that will take place this weekend. During this course we will discuss the elements present in this little realization.
Information and registration on this page.
Apart from some filigreed initials, I'm not doing much at the moment, except adding material for my online course about puzzle versals.
Here are some examples of letters I'll be talking about during this course.
If you are interested, there are still a few places left :-)
info and registration link on this page.
It is often difficult to find compositions to enhance a short sentence or a single word.
Luckily, there are solutions!
You are a star !
I'm offering a class on puzzle versals and how to use them for small compositions.
It will take place on November 13th & 14th, more information and registration on this page.
And don't forget, we are all stars!
There are a few seats left for the next online course in English about filigrees on September 25th and 26th.
Information & registration there
If you speak French, there's another course on October 9th & 10th.
i 'm doing a small series of filigree letters again, a little bigger than usual and with some gilded dots.
This is the occasion to announce 2 online courses on filigree.
The first one, in English, will take place on September 25 and 26, it is the first course of the series.
The second one, in French, will take place on October 9 and 10, 2021, it is called filigree 2 but can be taken without having done the first one, they are 2 courses of the same level.
You will find more information and links for registration on this page.
And I leave you with my last creations, have a nice sunday :-)
Well, here it is again.
2 small filigree initials to announce an upcoming online course on the subject.
It will be on August 21 & 22, 2021, online and in English.
Registration here.
The letters are 2cm high, the A is in walnut stain, the C in watercolor and the dots are gilded with gold leaf.
I was recently commissioned to do a street number in the Art Nouveau style and with my inevitable filigrees. I did the work on paper and with walnut ink, it will then be engraved, probably on metal by people with the necessary laser engraving equipment.
And while I'm on the subject of filigrees, I'd like to take this opportunity to announce a new (and final) online course in french on the subject on 22 & 23 May.
If you want to participate, you can register here.
I'm back to my obsession and present you with the latest one, a Payne grey initial I with a Prussian blue filigree and a few gold dots on the leaf.
And I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you that there are still a few places left for the Filigree 2 course in English on April 10th and 11th (registration and information here).
The letter is 3 centimetres high, a little bit more than my usual small initials.
I discovered calligraphy through the study of Celtic decoration more than 27 years ago.
I go back in time and propose you to discover these decorations with their construction methods in an online course.
The English version will take place on February 27 and 28, 2021.
the link for registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nSjvmKcpRg2XBcyCP6awWA
The French version will take place on February 20 and 21, 2021.
the link for registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b3V4Q0jSQiOLTHRxRSPR_A
Coming soon a new online course on knotwork construction techniques.
For more details...
french version here : https://cutt.ly/wj5OeXU
english version there : https://cutt.ly/Aj5I3RE
And a little video to make you want to assist to this course (or not) here
