Calligraphic Connections
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My name is Lyndell Dobbs and I am based in the National Capital of Australia. My blog is a record of my interests and work. I have a strong interest in calligraphy, bookbinding, book artistry, printing and photography. I am a member of both the Canberra Calligraphy Society and the Canberra Craft Bookbinders Guild.
Calligraphic Connections
2y ago
I recently took part in an online workshop run by Sally Penley. It put a new slant on scroll books. ..read more
Calligraphic Connections
2y ago
Some tiny drawings to go with the tiny books. The coin is a dollar coin to indicate the size of the drawings ..read more
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2y ago
Gyounghee calls this one 'sea urchin'. I made it from some of my eco-prints. Lovely structure ..read more
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2y ago
Tiny little books created in a workshop run by Gyounghee Lee. These are very tiny star shaped books. The covers are 4cm squared. The workshop was lots of fun. I still have to make the Turkish fold books ..read more
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3y ago
I attended (online) a wonderful workshop presented by Massimo Polello. It was called Break the Pattern. We made books from our patterns. My first book is very traditional.
The second book is trying to break the pattern. I made the covers longer by accident but I think that I like it ..read more
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3y ago
This is a poster/album cover for my son's new heavy metal band. Good luck guys ..read more
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3y ago
Celebration Community are the lovely people in Queanbeyan supporting my son. This is for them. It is a long time since I have done any gilding but it worked out just fine. The letter C is based on Folio 29 of the Grey FitzPayn Hours. The FitzPayn Hours is an illuminated book of hours produced in the English Midlands around 1300 to 1308 ..read more
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3y ago
Also during this year a workshop on Fabonacci was held by Gemma Black. What a great workshop. I made this card for my husband's birthday ..read more
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3y ago
I have been interested in map illustrations for some time. This time I incorporated a gift voucher for my son-in-law for his birthday. Lots of fun ..read more