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Uncial with Marcy Robinson

Due to its popularity, the Uncial alphabet, a majuscule script (Capital Letters), appears in various versions, in the Byzantine, African, Italian, French, Spanish and English cultures, developing during the Fourth through the Eighth centuries from simple to more complex alphabets.

We will examine a simple alphabet in this one day class. The script is not as formal as Roman capitals. It is written faster, simpler and more free flowing, perhaps deriving from a roman cursive. There is very little pen manipulation or multiple pen angle adjustments. Uncials work well with Italic, Carolingian and Blackletter alphabets.

Date: Sunday, October 13, 2019
Time: 10:00 am–4:00 pm
Price: $80 members/$100 non-members
Level: Beginner and all levels
Location: SVA Annex, 214 E. 21st Street (between 2nd/3rd Ave), Room 703A

 
 
uncial calligraphy
 
 

MATERIALS LIST

  • Borden & Riley Paper or Gilbert Bond Paper - 11” by 14”

  • Mitchell broad Edge Nibs - sizes 0, 1, 1.5 or equivalent in Speedball or Brause with reservoir and Pen Holder. You may also bring smaller sizes 2 and 2.5

  • Higgins Eternal non-water proof ink or equivalent like Yasutomo Black Sumi ink

  • Ruler

  • Eraser

  • Pencil

  • Notebook

Calligraphy mail order suppliers have everything and are reliable and fast: Paper & Ink Arts or John Neal Books. Basic supplies can be found locally at Dick Blick and Da Vinci.

INSTRUCTOR

Marcy Robinson is an award-winning lettering artist residing in New Jersey. She has studied with Julian and Sheila Waters and has taken workshops with many other lettering and design artists. She was one of 12 professional artists featured in the “Alphabet”, Spring 2011 issue - The Journal of The Friends of Calligraphy. She also designed the “Alphabet” logo. She participated in “Conversations in Calligraphies” exhibitions in 2017 and 2018. Her work may be seen in “100 New York Calligraphers”/Cynthia Dantzic; “Manuale Calligraphicum”/Jerry Kelly; and “Morphing Monograms”/Barry Morentz and Marcia Friedman.