PAST SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
Pen to Paper:
In the Spirit of Koch and Hammer
a lecture by
JANET LORENCE
Friday, 1 April 2005, 7:30 p.m.
Special Collections & Archives Department
Old King Library
— Free and Open to All —
A Calligraphy Workshop with Janet Lorence
Participants will view early manuscripts from the Rare Book Collection, work with forming letters in the styles of Rudolf Koch and Victor Hammer, and also experiment with calligraphic monograms such as those appearing in Koch's Book of Signs. See demonstrations and work with calligraphy exercises; discuss pens, papers, techniques, and resources. Bamboo and popsicle pens will be provided, and participants will receive a list of recommended supplies.
Continental breakfast will be provided with registration, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The workshop begins at 9:00 and continues through mid-afternoon.
The workshop is limited to twelve persons, who must register in advance. The workshop fee is $30, checks payable to The King Library Press and mail to King Library Press, Special Collections Department, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington, KY 40506-039. To reserve a place, call (859) 257-8408 or e-mail klijdb@uky.edu
JANET LORENCE is a calligrapher and papermaker working in New Harmony, Indiana. She studied calligraphy with Lloyd Reynolds and papermaking with Kathryn and Howard Clark.
A special interest of Ms. Lorence has been the pen work of Rudolf Koch, whose studio was in Offenbach, Germany, and also the uncial letterforms which Koch's friend, the Viennese artist Victor Hammer, transformed from manuscript into type.
Ms. Lorence has worked both as an educator and as an arts professional, carrying out specialized design projects for a variety of clients. Her work has appeared on educational television, on brochures, invitations, newsletters, maps, posters, awards, certificates, and even T-shirts.
She has taught many workshops and classes in calligraphy within Indiana at such sites as Indiana University; Indiana State University; the Evansville, Indiana Art Museum; the Indianapolis Art League; Lafayette, Indiana Art Museum; and numerous other sites. She is a member of the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, and the New Harmony Artist's Guild.
THE KING LIBRARY PRESS: Dr. Paul Evans Holbrook, Director, With Alex Brooks, David Elbon, John Johnson, and Frank Jones.