Sandy Diamond
Sandy Diamond Calligraphy
703 U Street
Port Townsend, Washington 98368
Telephone: (360) 379-4119
sandydiamond@olympus.net
Calligraphy
Demonstration:
“Calligraphy” means “beautiful writing.” Its illustrious history is a bridge between literature and art, from passion to contemplation, a marriage – or at least an affair – between the quote and its lettered vision At the studio, a room hung ceiling to floor with scribal art written by Sandy and her teachers over her thirty years of study. Books on calligraphy. A display of San Francisco’s Friends of Calligraphy exquisite magazines from the 1980’s. We start with a quotation or poem and look for the “hand”/visual image that enhances the meaning of the words. The tools of the scribe – pens, inks, papers – will be demonstrated. Visitors may try their hand from delicate first century Roman Cursive to today’s bold letterforms. Originally a painter, Sandy sometimes incorporated gouache and /or collage into the picture. Collage materials will be available for guests who wish to go beyond words.
Directions to studio:
Follow signs to Fot Worden. From Cherry Street towards the Fort, turn right on “U” Street. One block on the right is 703 “U” Street; a blue house behind holly trees. Please park on road.
Artist statement:
“Sandy Diamond was awarded a BFA from Columbia University’s College of Painting & Sculpture as a Painting Fellow. She studied calligraphy with international lettering artists for ten years, experimenting with the fusion of various alphabets with collage and gouache. Since 1979 she has exhibited in galleries, juried arts and crafts fairs, spreading the love and power of letter- forms even into prisons, (like San Quentin), believing “The pen is mightier than the sword.”