Engraving

Lettering artist Yvette Rutledge has developed her own ornamented initial designs for hand-engraved jewelry. The pieces shown are all one of a kind custom sterling silver originals, approximately one inch in diameter.

Hand-engraving tools are so precise that they encourage very fine details while requiring extreme patience and control.

Each metal object has particular qualities that affect engraving, like hardness, texture, etc. so that a steel handle on a hunting knife responds differently to the cutting tool than a cast gold ring

At the Center for the Lettering Arts we have begun to make engraved copper plates for printing, which have to be engraved backwards in order to be printed by the traditional intaglio method.

June 2012 Center News

§ Happy Summer §

Classes

The next full-length class will be "Roman Letters: Drawn and Painted" beginning in late September. We are now offering private tutoring sessions in handwriting for those who want to improve their penmanship. Sessions are 1.5 hrs. Please call for details: (504)525-4691

NOLA School of Art & Crafts

The New Orleans School of Arts and Crafts has a one-day class in Copperplate calligraphy taught by Eugenia Uhl on June 15. See www.NOLAArtandCraft.com for more info. The New Orleans School of Art and Craft offers classes in all styles of art-making. They can be reached directly at (504) 944-7900.

NOLAA

New Orleans Lettering Arts Association is taking their summer break and will resume monthly meetings in September. NOLAA is a non-profit organization whose monthly meetings are mini-workshops in a variety of calligraphy techniques, well worth the $25 per year membership fee. Meetings are held on the 2nd Saturday of the month. Visit www.neworleanscalligraphy.org for more info.

New Work by Claire Hassig

We are proud to have a new exhibit of Claire's photographs in the gallery. The images present the abandoned structures of the former Six Flags Amusement Park, altered through her unique perspective. Gallery hours are Tuesday thru Friday from 10am-5pm and Saturday from 10am-3pm.

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