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Calligrapher Jane Ewing will give a PowerPoint presentation, The Fine Art of Calligraphy, to share their knowledge of and spark interest in the evolution and practice of calligraphy and to explain what distinguishes it from ordinary handwriting. The slides and Ewing’s narrative are an overview of writing systems and scripts from different cultures and periods throughout history from East Asian characters to Western alphabets, introduce the tools and materials found in a calligrapher’s studio, explore historical alphabets, and end with images of extraordinary lettering from contemporary, master calligraphers.
Ewing creates not only two-dimensional art but design and construct hand-lettered artist’s books in which nature is the topic for their text and images. The theme of Ewing’s recent books is in praise of water. Ewing swims in Lake Michigan twelve months of the year and reveres every aspect of a body of water. The scope of other books Ewing created ranges from the life of trees to the character of rocks and stones. Ewing will give a workshop demonstrating the process of making an artist’s book and guiding the participants to create their own. One format would be a concertina [accordion] book made from a paper strip which is folded in sections to make pages that can then be stacked over one another to create a foldout book. Each person will design and create an art book in which to document what is meaningful to them on Mackinac Island, identifying its natural wonders. All ages are welcome. This is a free program located in the Station 256 Conference Room, located above the Mackinac Island State Park Visitor’s Center.
