Calligraphy, Lettering & Illumination by Julie Chaney

Julie Chaney

CALLIGRAPHY • LETTERING • ILLUMINATION

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Regular Workshops
at Ogilvie Hall
Wednesdays & Saturdays
fortnightly classes

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live via Zoom
All levels, regular
sessions fortnightly

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Illuminated Letter Workshop
Fraktur with gilded ribboning
Sunday 31 August 2025
Ogilvie Hall, Essex

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Recent work

Illuminated Initial - Owen Jones Design

Illuminated initial 'V' - Owen Jones Design

Ormoline, gold leaf, gouache, watercolour, pigmented fineliner, 2023

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

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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.

Illuminated Letter S, gouache on Fabriano Artistico paper.

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

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.

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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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