Modern pointed pen uncial with Patricia Moody
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Saturday 17 August 2024
10.00 am to 4.00 pm Primrose Park Art & Craft Centre, Cremorne $70 members/$90 non members The origins of the Uncial script go way back into history. One of the oldest known examples is the Codex Sinaiticus, a Greek M.S. written C 350 AD. The actual script didn’t change very much over the ensuing centuries, even though it passed into Roman, then eventually into English hands. From the 4th to the 9th C it was essentially church lettering which was slowly and laboriously written, and although no longer used for the church, uncial still has an important place in the modern world of lettering.
Happily for us, in the 21st century, along comes an American calligrapher called Mike Kecseg, who has taken this lovely script, and using a pointed pen, has brought it right up to date for today’s calligraphers. The historical script is still visible, but modifications make it a much freer script to write, which in turn gives it a very nice rhythm. If you have an understanding of the uncial script, this could be fun to play with. If you have not done uncial previously, a quick ‘how to’ of the script will allow you to join in. |
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“A living thing, which writing is, must grow, change, & be renewed if it is to stay alive“
Irene Wellington, English calligrapher.
Irene Wellington, English calligrapher.