Julie Chaney

​CALLIGRAPHY • LETTERING • ILLUMINATION

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.

E is for Eileen

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.

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.

Getting married

Work in progress

Illuminated Letters

LOMBARDIC INITIAL LETTER S FROM
​A FRENCH PATTERN BOOK, 15TH CENTURY
Gouache on Fabriano Artistico paper.
GOTHIC STYLE LETTER R
Original design
Gold leaf on Fabriano Accademia paper

ORDER A PERSONAL DECORATED INITIAL


​A hand-painted decorated initial is something lasting, something 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 personal illuminated letter.  

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

​Gilding and vellum are optional.
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Please enquire via my Contact page.

Tuition

REGULAR
CALLIGRAPHY CLASSES
Mistley Quay Workshops
Mistley, Essex


Unfortunately, all classes
have been suspended
​for the time being.

One-Day Workshops

BASIC BOOKMAKING
Saturday 22 February 2020 • 10-4 • £50
ONLY ONE PLACE LEFT

Personalised Vouchers

Order a Personalised Gift Voucher.
Choose any value.
Redeemable against any of my classes.
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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 currently 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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