The Art of Calligraphy

Through the month of August the Carmelite Library and the Carmelite Centre celebrate the arts of handwriting, calligraphy, manuscript illumination and other kinds of graphic lettering. In conjunction with the Calligraphy Society of Victoria there is an Exhibition in the Library showcasing the work of Melbourne’s contemporary calligraphers, together with a selection of pieces created by some of today’s most influential international calligraphers. The Library also presents an Exhibition of books on the history and practice of Calligraphy.

Then on the evening of Tuesday the 13^th of August calligrapher Sally Diserio gives a lecture on the Saint John’s Bible. This is the first commissioned, illuminated Bible since the Reformation, completed in 2011. It is the result of the vision of the Benedictine Community at St John’s Abbey in Minnesota. Sally will talk about the traditional materials and methods for making such a work, then study some of the images in depth. The event goes 6-8.30 pm, at a cost of $20. On the same evening three of Sally’s fellow calligraphers volunteer to give a free calligraphic demonstration in the Library, starting at 5 pm. All welcome.

Here listed are the twenty-four works in the August Exhibition.

Works on Loan from the collection of the Calligraphy Society of Victoria:

1.     Dave Wood (Australia)      The Moving Finger

2.     Denis Brown (Ireland)      Otter

3.     Kristoffel Boudens  (Belgium)   Finnegans Wake

4.     Denis Brown (Ireland)      Ignem Veni

5.     Ann Hechle     (England)    Forever Singing

6.     Thomas Ingmire (USA)         Branches

7.     Vernon Cole   (Australia) Amen

8.     Thomas Ingmire (USA)         Versals

9.     Graeme McArthur   (Australia)  Other Planets

10.        Yves Leterme (Belgium)           You Cannot

11.       Janet Mehigan (England)          Colour and Texture

12.        Thomas Ingmire (USA) Souls

Calligraphy Society of Victoria Members Pieces:

13.       Margaret Schmidt                  Heaven

14.       Murray Vagg   On Thought

15.       Gyounghee Lee     Remember Me

16.        Sally Diserio                      First Time- Last Time

17.        Jenene Cuttriss     Solitude

18.        Margaret McIntyre         Luna Park

19.        Sally Diserio                      Blowing in the Wind

20.        Rhonda Walker   Stillness

21.       Margaret Burgess              A New Day

22.        Jenene Cuttriss     Yourself

23.        Patricia Barth       Friends are Angels

24.        Margaret Schmidt                       Overtones