Julie Chaney

​CALLIGRAPHY • LETTERING • ILLUMINATION

Tuition

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Regular Workshops
at Ogilvie Hall
Wednesdays & Saturdays
fortnightly classes
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Copperplate Workshops
live via Zoom
All levels, regular
sessions fortnightly
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Illuminated Letter Workshops
​classroom & online
March & April
​limited spaces, book early

Recent work

Irish Blessing
I was commissioned to write an Irish Blessing and was so taken with the words that I took a line from it for my decorated Christmas message. This is Uncial script using watercolour and digitally added berries!

The original piece is shown below. Written in undecorated italic with sumi ink on Fabriano Accademia paper.

Imagination

IMAGINATION ENCIRCLES THE WORLD
(Albert Einstein)
2020
Walnut ink, gesso, gold leaf and metallic pencil on a stretched vellum disk.
Read about the making of this piece here.

Euphoria

EUPHORIA
2020
Painted lettering in gouache with gold leaf decoration on vellum.
SOLD

Goddess Sisters

Psamathe ​is the
​goddess of sandy beaches.
Exhibition piece, 2021, for the Simon Lewty & The Nereids exhibition Lettering Arts Trust in Suffolk. SOLD
Aktaia is the
​goddess of the seashore.
Exhibition piece, 2021, for The Nereids exhibition at Trinity House by Lettering Arts Trust for London Craft Week. SOLD
Watercolour, acrylic ink, pointed nib, witch pen, 
​masking fluid & pencil on Saunders Waterford paper for both. 

Persian Gold

A Persian design as a banner at the head of a poem.
Gold leaf, gouache and Fine-tec gold on Fabriano Artistico HP paper.

Beautiful poems

Illustrated four line verse by the Japanese poet, Dogen.
Birthday gift from a husband to his wife.
Copperplate style in chinese ink on Fabriano paper.  Blossom painted in watercolour.
Extract from a 43-line poem - "A New Child" by George Mackay Brown - commissioned by a father for his children.
Italic script, Chinese ink on Fabriano paper.

Personalised Vouchers

Order a Personalised Gift Voucher.
Choose any value.
Redeemable against all classes.

Decorated Letters

Fraktur styled capital R for child's
christening gift. Gold leaf and gouache
​on Fabriano Artistico paper.
A hand-painted initial is something lasting, a decorative object to be treasured, a thoughtful and individual gift.

​I'll help you select from an exciting array of historical or contemporary
letter styles and decorative elements to create your special illuminated letter.  

Favoured colours or themes can be incorporated to produce a beautiful and unique design.

​Gilding and vellum are optional.
 
​Monograms are also available.
​
Please enquire via my Contact page.
Lombardic Capital S taken from a C15th French pattern book. Gouache on Fabriano Artistico paper.
Gilded Letter E as a 90th birthday gift
Gold leaf & gouache on Saunders Waterford HP paper.

Family Circle

Picture
A circle of family names intertwined and embellished with gold hearts.
Gold leaf, gouache and pastel on Arches watercolour paper.

Please contact me if you would like
one created for your family or
​someone close to you.
Many lettering designs and colour combinations available.
must see...
about...
Julie is a calligrapher, lettering artist and illuminator living in the East Anglian countryside. Her starting point for calligraphy was a weekly adult education class at the City Lit in London. Following her move out of the city in 2005, Julie continued with her studies and trained under many prominent calligraphers, eventually progressing to a professional level. She accepts commissions and teaches regularly.  

Julie is a Lay Member and past Chairman of the Society of Scribes & Illuminators and is a graduate of the Society's Advanced Training Scheme. She is also a member of the Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Society and the Letter Exchange.
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