Cecilia Boschi will be teaching our fall workshop via ZOOM . To register for this workshop please click on this highlighted link: Pretty Paisley Letters.

ECS – Pretty Paisley Letters with Cecilia Boschi (October 5 and 12, 2024)

In this two session workshop, create beautiful letters using paisley decoration from the 16th and 17th centuries.

Date and time

October 5 · 8:30am – October 12 · 11am PDT

Location

Online

About this event

What You’ll Learn and Do

In this two-part workshop, learn about the interesting design possibilities offered by a type of paisley decoration that was used in the 16th and 17th century.

These decorating elements, that look like a pattern, but are not, are particularly suitable to accompany the elegance of the magnificent Roman capitals used for monograms and drop caps at the beginning of a sentence or line.

We will observe the shapes used originally and make them contemporary by drawing them with pointed nibs, tempera, watercolors and metallic pigments.

Session 1 will be dedicated to the basic elements and shapes and to learning the general rules of a paisley design around a letter, compositions for separators or frames. In session 2 we will build a paisley design together and go through troubleshooting, tips and tricks of paisley designs.

When and Where

Dates

• Saturday, October 5, 2024 – Session 1
• Saturday, October 12, 2024 – Session 2

Time

• 9:30 am to 12:00 pm (Mountain Time) each day

Location

• This is an online workshop on Zoom
• Participants will receive the Zoom link via email a few days before the first session

All sessions will be recorded and available for participants until December 12, 2024.

Materials Recommended by Cecilia

• Layout / cartridge / Fabriano Accademia or your favourite paper (A4 size will be fine for pencil drafts, smaller sized paper to ink your final work)
• H pencil, sharpener, eraser
• Ruler (10cm or longer)
• Pen holder
• Pointed nib (medium flexible pointed nib, avoid the Gillott303 )
• Either ink or diluted gouache / watercolour paint (Pelikan 4001, Walnut ink, iron gall)
• Round, square or other shaped flat templates to create a design around your letter

If you are going to use thin / lightweight paper such as layout, then you can use the sample letters/designs provided with the handout. If not – it will save time to have a letter or two in Roman Capitals penciled, not taller than 1.5in (about 3cm).

Handouts will be provided to participants before the first session.

About Your Instructor – Cecilia Boschi

Cecilia lives in Italy; she graduated in foreign languages but has always held a special interest for visual arts. She started her calligraphy journey in 2013 specifically developing her eye for pointed pen styles. She has been a member of IAMPETH for several years and was awarded the IAMPETH Certificate of Proficiency in Engrossers (part of the new Master Penman Program) in April 2018 . She was one of the artists invited to do a demo at the 2022 IAMPETH Virtual Conference with Pointed Pen Roman Capitals. She runs classes and teaches private lessons for several calligraphic styles. Cecilia is the founder at CeciliaB Calligraphy offering her clients wedding and event calligraphy.