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Annie Cicale & Carol Pallesen
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Odyssey Conference Class Listing
A5: PAINTERS BOOKS
Annie Cicale Recommended Books
B2598. Watercolorist's Essential Notebook by Gordon MacKenzie.
B2855. Creating Textures in Watercolor by Cathy Johnson.
By Annie Cicale
B2811. The Art & Craft of Hand Lettering by Annie Cicale.
Annie will be taking part in the book signing session / social on Thursday evening.
For calligraphers who need help with design, Annie recommends two books. (Many calligraphers have come to this field via verbal rather than visual routes and may have had little or no design training.)
B3183. Design Language, Interpretive Edition by Tim McCreight.
B2856. DESIGN! A Lively Guide to Design Basics for Artists and Craftspeople by Steve Aimone. Annie: "I love Steve Aimone's Design book."
These are classics that help newer artists learn to understand what visual communication is about. Great for calligraphers who don't come from an art background.
B2313. Art and Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland.
B2857. The Shape of Content by Ben Shahn.
B1772. Free Play by Stephen Nachmanovitch.
B2052. The Art Spirit by Robert Henri.
Writing tools: favorite pens for drawing, writing and journaling; broad edged, rul¬ing (N22, N30), monoline, other favorites; pointed or flat brushes. Monoline pens such as Pigma Microns (M17), roller ball (M08, M54) and gel ball points. Bring tools you are comfortable with, as we will help you write, but won't be teaching calligraphy, per se. You don't have to bring all of these; we're just listing some options.
Ink: Your favorite black or walnut ink (I53), non-waterproof.
Tools: Pencils; sharpener; eraser (E09); T-square (S623, S692) or rolling ruler (S730); triangle (S464, S613) with metal edge if possible; metal non-slip straight edge 18" (S271); drafting tape (S145); bone folder (S308, S279); small cutting mat (S504); glue brush (inexpensive, with stiff bristles); X-acto knife with #11 (or #15) blades and/or snap-off knife (S621).
Color: Two or more color "systems," including gouache (WNGxxx) and/or watercolor (WNxxx). Others could include col¬ored pencils, pastels, oil pastels, etc. Acrylic paint will be part of your lab fee. A system is red, yellow, blue, plus black and white, and other pigments to broaden your color range.
Paper: Layout bond (P20), tracing paper (P43) and/or graph paper (P21) for planning, assorted art papers (both plain & decorated) for your book. You may want to buy paper at the conference supply store. Some papers will be part of your lab fee.
Misc: Watercolor brushes (BR26, BR27, BR28); pal¬ette (S679, S723); old brushes for mixing gouache; paint rags; apron; glue stick such as UHU (S391); scrap paper for gluing, such as an old phone book; Japanese screw punch (S348), we'll have ones to share but if you have one, it would be very handy; 2 water containers (S731), the larger the better; (beret?)
Note: If you are flying to the confer¬ence, you can skip the bigger items. We can borrow and share.
Materials Fee: $40
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ODYSSEY. Odyssey Conference Pre-Order: Free Shipping
Odyssey Conference Pre-Order: Free Shipping
All pre-orders for the Odyssey Conference receive 10% discount.
Pre-order for pick-up at the Odyssey Conference and pay $0.00 shipping.
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B2598. Watercolorist's Essential Notebook
Watercolorist's Essential Notebook
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B2855. Creating Texture in Watercolor / Johnson
Creating Textures in Watercolor: How to paint 83 textures from glass to fur. By Cathy Johnson. 1992. 136pp. 11"x 8.5" . Paper.
Johnson shows you how to create realistic watercolor textures through practical, easy-to-follow guidelines. Textures covered include paper surfaces, water textures, foliage, tree bark, earth, rocks, grasses, flowers, fruits & vegetables, fur, hair, skin, glass, metal, rust, fabrics and more.
Recommended by Judy Melvin for her Art & Techniques Improv Studio Class at Letters Mingle Souls, 2008.
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B2811. Art & Craft of Hand Lettering /Cicale
The Art & Craft of Hand Lettering by Annie Cicale. Revised 2011. 192pp. 10x10. Paper $19.95
To be available again October 2011, perhaps sooner. Place your order now. Your card will not be charged before the book ships.
Annie Cicale is well-known to calligraphers throughout the USA and Canada from the many workshops and classes she has taught for guilds and at many of the summer conferences. The new printing has the same fine alphabets and good instruction, but now with larger reproductions of the historical manuscripts. Exemplars include foundational, italic, Roman, black letter, uncial, italic handwriting, pointed pen, brush lettering and ruling pen alphabets. She covers design and includes a generous gallery. Color throughout. Our most highly recommended instructional book for broad-edged calligraphy. Great for classes or self-study.
Take a peek at the cover, title page, and table of contents of the new printing!
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B3183. Design Language HARDCOVER / Tim McCreight Hardcover
B3183. Design Language by Tim McCreight. 1996, 2005. 112pp. 3.75" x 7.25". Hardcover
This smaller format, text edition presents 100 keywords with background etymology and commentary. Helps you learn design by giving you the vocabulary to explore style, form, and composition. Recommended by Suzanne Moore.
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B2856. DESIGN! A Lively Guide to Design Basics
DESIGN! A Lively Guide to Design Basics for Artists and Craftspeople
By Steve Aimone. 2004. 176pp. 10.25"x10.25". Paper.
NEW IN PAPER! Covers the purpose and process of design, visual elements, rhythm, space, motifs, symmetrical and asymmetrical arrangements, and focal emphasis, with both text and glorious photos of art and fine crafts.
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B2313. Art & Fear/Bayles
Art & Fear
By David Bayles
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B2857. Shape of Content
The Shape of Content by Ben Shahn. 1957. 131pp. 5.5"x8.5". Paper.
Shahn's views on the practice and purposes of art interwoven with material about his own development. Chapters: Artists in Colleges, The Biography of a Painting, The Shape of Content, On Nonconformity, Modern Evaluations, The Education of an Artist. Illustrated with 35 line drawings.
Recommended by many calligraphy/lettering instructors.
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B1772. Free Play / Nachmanovitch
Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art
By Stephen Nachmanovitch. Paper
A book on the creative process recommended by many calligraphy instructors.
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B2052. Art Spirit,The/Henri,Robert
The Art Spirit: Notes, Articles, Fragments of Letters and Talks to Students, Bearing on the Concept and Technique of Picture Making, the Study of Art Generally, and on Appreciation.
By Robert Henri. (1923) 2007. 284pp. Paper
This collection of Robert Henri's words, teachings and letters is a must-read for all aspiring artists. It is a classic work is filled with valuable advice and wisdom about the place of art and artist in American society. Recommended by Ieuan Rees and others.
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