"What would you like for your birthday?" my sister asked me.
C: 'I already have everything I need/want' (we're so lucky!)
'What is something that would be cool to have?'
'A skill?'
'A skill would be pretty cool!'
So I asked if I could attend a brush-script lettering class which was something I've wanted to do for ages!
I booked straight into a one-day brush-script lettering class at Old School New School in Abbotsford. On the day I was so excited! I wore all of my 'crafty human' clothes including my new polka-dot Gorman raincoat that I bought myself with a Gorman voucher I received for my birthday.
Abbotsford was absolutely beautiful and as soon as I parked my car, the atmosphere was incredible as there was a farmers market going on just next door to the typography school that I was attending. Veronica (our teacher) welcomed us all with an unlimited amount of tea, cakes and biscuits and we were quickly settled into the gorgeous exposed-brick studio.
We initially started learning how to use our brush-script pens, learning how to control upper and downward strokes, where to make lines ascend and descend to, how to grid our letters so they appear even and structured... I had honestly never thought that there was such focus and timing put into these amazing signs and hand-lettering techniques, but I loved every minute of it!
The whole day flew by so fast and it was so therapeutic focusing on every single stroke I was putting down on the page (as well as having some goodies from the Convent Bakery to satisfy my hunger)... and I honestly can not fault one second of the whole day. Veronica our teacher made the day so enjoyable, giving us useful tips, doing live examples of lettering, teaching us how to personalise our lettering and also by playing a little bit of Barbara Streissand to lighten up the mood (loved it!).
If there's one thing I would recommend, it's to ask for a class for your birthday. I have another three to look forward to in the next few months including: a weaving class in October, a two-day handmade holiday class in November and a cooking class at the South Melbourne market too. I cannot wait for all of these and there's nothing better than learning a skill to take on-board with you forever!
Old School New School also offer 5 day classes that teach brush-script lettering, copperplate calligraphy, fraktur and broad pen lettering, you can do most of these as one-day classes too. Check out their website to find out more:
-Christine
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