Alison
Several years ago I renewed a lifelong interest in calligraphy with a course held in Kensington Palace taking two full days per week. Because of the setting we couldn’t have phones there and as a result the days were filled with uninterrupted time to learn and practice. The first term was spent on Roman Caps alone. Later we progressed to Italics and Foundational. These pages are cut from some of the practice sheets I had kept around as well as sheets from later projects. They represent a lot of work but also the memory of a rare opportunity to work with no distraction.
Gill
.I tried to copy the book that Tamsin shared with us from her three books selection, I don’t know the name of the fold, or even if it has a name.
Isi
For the theme of Practice, I chose stitching – generally used to sew pages and book sections – to create instead narratives around the notion of practice and to be understood in a wider sense.
I wanted to play and use colourful embroidery threads to create some sort of children’s book with a little story about a young character, a musician, devils and monsters, a cat with a butterfly and their experience of listening to music.
I used paper and not fabric to stitch my way through this fun story of practice.
Joan
When I think of myself as a Book Artist and Printmaker, stitch and paper folding figure prominently in my work. This was a modest experiment with both, using left over prints cut into circles.
I’m not sure it has taken me anywhere but I enjoyed the challenge.
Patti
I used to teach ESOL, so was well used to making exercise handouts. I put these ones into the sort of practice book I had as a child. It was fun, but I couldn’t find a volunteer to practise them.
