Saturday, February 15th – Bastarda by Lee Sim
Once again, we ask you to come early to find a seat, look at books in our new library, and check out or add to the items in the Flea Market. Be sure to bring some cash to pay for items you buy. Please put your money in the Flea Market tin. We only accept cash—no checks or Venmo.
All proceeds will go toward the Christmas Compendium in November.
We will begin our meeting with Lee Sim teaching us about the Batarde alphabet. He will instruct us on how to letter out this elegant hand. “Batarde is the French equivalent of the English Secretary or the German Fraktur hands.” It originated in the late 13th century. PLEASE SEE HANDOUTS UNDER THE “HANDOUTS 2025” TAB ABOVE
After spending time lettering, and learning how to replicate Batarde and imagining just how we will use it for our own purposes, we will put down our pens and get ready for a break. After the break, we will once again focus on Lee as he teaches just how to construct the Astounding Scroll Box invented by Lee, himself.
Handouts for making the Scroll Box is above with the Batarde handouts.
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR BATARDE
- C2 speedball dip pen or equivalent
- Higgins Eternal ink or equivalent
- Pencil & eraser
- Cork backed metal ruler
- Drafting triangle (if you have one – optional)
- Slant board (if desired – optional)
- Two or three of sheets of good writing paper
- Printed pages:
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR SCROLL BOX
- X-acto knife and cutting mat
- Cork backed metal ruler
- Bone folder
- Masking tape
- Stick glue
- PVA white glue (like Elmers)
- Printed pages: