Gaynor Goffe - Calligrapher Home | Image gallery | Workshops and News | Contact Information Gaynor Goffe is a well-known calligrapher and has taught many of today's prominent calligraphers. Her main areas of work are commissions, teaching workshops, running calligraphy correspondence courses and producing calligraphy for exhibition and sale. Biographical details: 1969-74 Taught in secondary school prior to starting calligraphy 74 Started calligraphy at Adult Education classes with Ann Hechle and David Williams 75-78 Studied calligraphy, illumination and heraldry at Reigate School of Art and Design with Anthony Wood (Surrey Diploma in Art & Design) 79-81 Assistant to Donald Jackson 81-97 Taught on the calligraphy courses at the Roehampton Institute 97-2000 Taught calligraphy on the HND Lettering course at Reigate School of Art & Design ( part of East Surrey College) She has taught on numerous courses since 1980 including students at Camberwell School of Art, Hampstead Garden Suburb Institute, West Dean College, Dartington Hall,Urchfont Manor, Flatford Mill. She has written two calligraphy books: 'Calligraphy Made Easy' Parragon/Robinson and 'Calligraphy Step-by-Step' ( with Anna Ravenscroft) HarperCollins (titled 'Calligraphy School ' overseas). A Fellow of the Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society and one of the examiners for the Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society's National Diplomas in Calligraphy. Commissions/work for sale: Commissions undertaken include design/inscribing certificates and diplomas, invitations, book jackets. There is usually a range of work for sale. The most recent works for sale are calligraphic collages, some of which are shown on this website. (details can be supplied on request). Group exhibitions: Work has been included in the following group exhibitions ( only post 1990 listed) 91 'Fine words Fine Books' SSI exhibition , St. Paul's Crypt, London 93 'Letters into Words' , The Gallery in Cork Street, London 94 'Sharpness, Unity & Freedom' Ditchling, Sussex 95 'Words, Words, Words' Devon Guild of Craftsmen 95 'Objects of Love' The Gallery in Cork Street, London 95 'Codes and Messages' Crafts Council Gallery, London 97 ' Literary Quotations' Wolseley Fine Arts, London 98 'L is for Lettering' Cornwall Crafts Association 02 'Living Letters' Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Society exhibition, Walton-on-Thames Publications: Work has appeared in the following: 'Applied Calligraphy & Lettering ' ( section) R. Sassoon 'Modern Scribes & Lettering Artists II 'The Calligrapher's Project Book' S. Haines (section) 'Calligraphy Today' ed. H. Child 'Practical Calligraphy' Nash & Fleuss 'Advanced Calligraphy Techniques' (section) D. Hoare 'A Book of Sample Scripts' J. Woodcock 'Calligraphy Masterclass' ed. P. Halliday (section) 'Calligraphy Art & Colour' P. Halliday 'The Calligraphers Companion' M. Noble & J. Mehigan (section) ' Kalligrafia' T.Heiskanen & L. Uusitalo Links: The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society ( CLAS ) Flatford Mill West Dean College Society of Scribes and Illuminators
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