Contact Details

Tel: 0412 688 296

E-mail gblack@pcug.org.au

W O R K S H O P S

 

 

Teaching has long been a passion of Gemma's life. Her teaching not only concentrates on traditional and contemporary letter forms but includes her other loves of collage, painting, bookbinding, paper & canvas surface decoration. Gemma has been teaching throughout Australia since 1986 and more recently in Canada, the USA and the UK. Gemma welcomes workshop enquiries and will design the workshop content specifically for your group as you require it.

Tutorials: for Australian or international participants, 4 module tutorials are available. These tutorials are suitable for calligraphers of all levels wishing to improve their own work or who are working towards a calligraphic goal.

All classes are held in a constructive and friendly atmosphere with emphasis on sound letter forms in an enjoyable learning environment. To design a workshop for your group please contact Gemma.

2009 Workshops & Classes

Australian National University CCE

Semester One 2009, 12 week classes February - June Canberra, Australia

Tuesday evening
The Illuminated Letter & Medieval Illumination
Beginners to Advanced, good fine motor skills an advantage.

Wednesday evening
Italic Calligraphy from traditional to modern
Intermediate

Thursday evening
Calligraphy an exploration of the calligraphic arts, traditional & contemporary
Beginners & Intermediates

McGregor Summer Schools USQ

7 - 17 January 2009 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Calligraphy - Classical to Contemporary

The Calligraphy Connection

20 - 27 June 2009 St John's University, Collegeville, Minesota USA

Looking Back to Look Forward - the Book of Kells & Beyond

Toscana Americana

22 - 29 August 2009 Cortona, Italy

An Italic Journey in Tuscany

Grafton Artsfest

6 - 11 October 2009 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

Calligraphy, Collage & Colour

 

Gemma has been invited to teach for:

Australian Societies
Australian Society of Calligraphers (ASC), Sydney, NSW
Calligraphers Guild of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Calligraphy Society of Victoria (CSV), Melbourne, Victoria
Calligraphy South Scribes (CSS), Sydney, NSW
Canberra Calligraphy Society (CCS), ACT
Coffs Calligraphers, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Coral Sea Calligraphers (CSC), Townsville, QLD
Gold Coast Calligraphy Society, QLD
New Lake Quills, Lake Macquarie, NSW

Australian Organisations
Canberra Institute of Technolgy, ACT
Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Crafts Council of the ACT
Sturt Craft Centre, Mittagong, NSW
McGregor Schools, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba
Regional and outback Adult Education Sector groups
Australian National University, CCE

International Conferences - Faculty
A Calligraphic Odyssey, Boston, USA 2001
Celebration, Columbus Ohio, USA 2003
CLAS Festival of Calligraphy, UK 2003
Island Magic, Vancouver Island, Canada, 2007

Letters Mingle Souls, Chicago 2008