Calligraphy Workshops in London

Posted on 11th March 202218th November 2022 by Bev

Looking for creative things to do with like-minded people? We're delighted to welcome you to Mellor & Rose - we're a family business who are passionate about sharing the joys of calligraphy along with all the beautiful and mindful things it brings. Fancy joining us on a Workshop? Take a look around our website along with our socials to see what we get up to - if you find a Workshop date which sounds like a bit of you, simply get in touch with Lucy Mellor to book your spot on one of our upcoming Calligraphy Workshops in London at Cass Art Islington or Daylesford Organic Notting Hill. Looking forward to seeing you on a Workshop soon!

ABOUT MELLOR & ROSE

We're Mellor & Rose Calligraphy; Calligraphers and Lettering Artists based in Lytham St Annes, North West of England. Made up of Beverley Mellor, Polly Mellor and Lucy Mellor - Mellor & Rose is a family business who are passionate about sharing the Joys of Calligraphy and all the wonderful and creative benefits it brings. In 2022, we will be hosting our Workshops in Lancashire, Liverpool, Manchester, Cheshire, Cumbria, Yorkshire, London, Leicestershire, Cotswolds and Gloucestershire.

We have the total joy of hosting our Modern Calligraphy Workshops, Brush Lettering Workshops and Chalk Lettering Workshops at beautiful venues and spaces across the UK. Alongside our Workshops, we offer Calligraphy Writing Services for Private Events such as Weddings and Parties along with Branding work and Live Event Calligraphy. Clients and venues include H&M, Chanel, Daylesford Organic, Neptune, David M Robinson, Cass Art, Thyme England, Tatcha, Booths Supermarkets and GHOST Fragrances.

If you fancy joining us on an upcoming Workshop and have an event coming up, please simply get in touch with Lucy Mellor at mellorandrose@icloud.com or @mellorandrose on Instagram/ Facebook.

Christmas Calligraphy Workshops at Daylesford Organic near Oxfordshire

Posted on 10th March 202210th March 2022 by Bev

Looking for creative things to do with like-minded people? We're delighted to welcome you to Mellor & Rose - we're a family business who are passionate about sharing the joys of calligraphy along with all the beautiful and mindful things it brings. Fancy joining us on a Workshop? Take a look around our website along with our socials to see what we get up to - if you find a Workshop date which sounds like a bit of you, simply get in touch with Lucy Mellor to book your spot on one of our upcoming Christmas Calligraphy Workshops near Oxfordshire at Daylesford Organic in the beautiful Cotswolds. Looking forward to seeing you on a Workshop soon!

Join Beverley, Polly and Lucy Mellor on one of our Modern Calligraphy Workshops in 2022!

Mellor & Rose's friendly Workshops bring together groups of likeminded people who want to try their hand at this super on-trend lettering style.

Whether you are already familiar with a dip pen or looking to try your hand at Calligraphy for the first time, we host Workshops for all abilities. We recommend starting off your Calligraphy journey with our Complete Beginners Modern Calligraphy Workshop, which starts from the very beginning covering the fundamentals of the super on-trend and incredibly versatile lettering style. With a minimum of 2 tutors each workshop and comprehensive materials provided, you will be well on your way to creating those letters we so longingly desire. If you have joined us before and keen to delve deeper looking at more designs, templates, styles and illustrative elements of Calligraphy please browse our Intermediate Modern Calligraphy Workshop. We are also delighted to be hosting our Mindful Calligraphy Workshops along with Corporate Workshops for large groups.

This festive season from mid October 2022 till early December 2022, Mellor & Rose are thrilled to host our mindful and creative Christmas Calligraphy Workshop near Oxfordshire to Daylesford Organic, Cotswolds in October, November and December. Book your spot on our upcoming Christmas Calligraphy Workshop by getting in touch with Daylesford directly. We look forward to seeing you soon for some festive fun!

Can't make this date? Browse all our upcoming Christmas Calligraphy Workshop dates across the UK!

Christmas Calligraphy Workshops at Daylesford Organic, Cotswolds 2022

Posted on 1st March 20229th March 2022 by Bev

Looking for creative things to do with like-minded people? We're delighted to welcome you to Mellor & Rose - we're a family business who are passionate about sharing the joys of calligraphy along with all the beautiful and mindful things it brings. Fancy joining us on a Workshop? Take a look around our website along with our socials to see what we get up to - if you find a Workshop date which sounds like a bit of you, simply get in touch with Lucy Mellor to book your spot on one of our upcoming Christmas Calligraphy Workshops at Daylesford Organic in the beautiful Cotswolds. Looking forward to seeing you on a Workshop soon!

Join Beverley, Polly and Lucy Mellor on one of our Modern Calligraphy Workshops in 2022!

Mellor & Rose's friendly Workshops bring together groups of likeminded people who want to try their hand at this super on-trend lettering style.

Modern Calligraphy Workshop at Lytham Hall

Posted on 30th December 202127th February 2022 by Bev

Join Beverley, Polly and Lucy Mellor on one of our Modern Calligraphy Workshops in 2022!

Mellor & Rose's friendly Workshops bring together groups of likeminded people who want to try their hand at this super on-trend lettering style.

Mindful Calligraphy Workshop at Daylesford Organic

Posted on 30th December 202130th December 2021 by Bev

Join Beverley, Polly and Lucy Mellor on one of our Modern Calligraphy Workshops in 2022!

Mellor & Rose's friendly Workshops bring together groups of likeminded people who want to try their hand at this super on-trend lettering style.

Handlettered Mirrors and Chalkboards in Lancashire

Posted on 13th September 202113th September 2021 by Bev

We're Mellor & Rose, a family of handlettering artists who enjoy the simple act of sharing the joys of Calligraphy. We host Calligraphy and Lettering Workshops and we host in-person Workshops with groups of people all looking do something rather lovely and creative with a group of like minded people - that in itself is wonderful when you think about it and something we’re incredibly excited to get back to. During our Workshops, we were kept being told how therapeutic and relaxing our Workshops were - being in the Workshop gave us permission to slow down and take us down a notch or 2. Mindful Calligraphy is certainly something we want to promote and continue to share with everyone. If there was something which was bothering us or something lingering in the back of our minds, it gradually faded away for an hour or so as we fully immersed ourselves in the world of calligraphy and creativity. When you think about it, whenever we concentrate on something, we gain focus and other things drift away in our minds. If you fancy joining us on one our of upcoming Modern Calligraphy Workshops at Daylesford, please simply get in touch and we'd love to see you there.

The Joy of Mindful Modern Calligraphy with Mellor & Rose

Posted on 7th May 20217th May 2021 by Bev

We host Calligraphy and Lettering Workshops and up until the Coronavirus, we hosted in-person Workshops with groups of people all looking do something rather lovely and creative with a group of like minded people - that in itself is wonderful when you think about it and something we’re incredibly excited to get back to. During our Workshops, we were kept being told how therapeutic and relaxing our Workshops were - being in the Workshop gave us permission to slow down and take us down a notch or 2. Mindful Calligraphy is certainly something we want to promote and continue to share with everyone. If there was something which was bothering us or something lingering in the back of our minds, it gradually faded away for an hour or so as we fully immersed ourselves in the world of calligraphy and creativity. When you think about it, whenever we concentrate on something, we gain focus and other things drift away in our minds.

Mindful Calligraphy with Lucy Mellor

Posted on 23rd February 202123rd February 2021 by Bev

Today we’re talking about Calligraphy and the world of Mindfulness. Mindfulness is something of a buzz word and has been for the past few years, it's something which may have seemed fluffy and intangible a while ago - something a little like meditation but not exactly…

Self care and self worth have massively been at the forefront of recent social change - taking time for ourselves and acknowledging our feelings. Mindfulness has been part of all of this from the very beginning. Mindfulness can come in a huge variety of forms, some are formal and the type of meditation we image with legs crossed and looking for that inner zen. Mindfulness can also be in any form we fancy, it can be simply putting on our favourite music and going for a stroll with the dog - far from the ancient meditation we see on films with monks. I kind of think this is why, mindfulness is so popular. We may even be doing it and not even realise, it’s nice in that sense because it all happens organically.

For us, as Calligraphers and a family who enjoys living in the moment, Mindfulness works well. Over the past few years, we have been looking into the world of Mindfulness, not only for our own personal use and benefit but also understanding how it all works, what it’s all about and if it may just be some sort of fad - which it most definitely isn’t. Living in a world of kale salad and fad diets, we’re all a little sceptic of things like this. However, when we take a look and have a go ourselves, we learn something new and something which can do us some good - I’m all for that!

To provide a this a little context… we host Calligraphy and Lettering Workshops and up until the Coronavirus, we hosted in-person Workshops with groups of people all looking do something rather lovely and creative with a group of like minded people - that in itself is wonderful when you think about it and something we’re incredibly excited to get back to.

During our Workshops, we were kept being told how therapeutic and relaxing our Workshops were - being in the Workshop gave us permission to slow down and take us down a notch or 2. Mindful Calligraphy is certainly something we want to promote and continue to share with everyone.

If there was something which was bothering us or something lingering in the back of our minds, it gradually faded away for an hour or so as we fully immersed ourselves in the world of calligraphy and creativity. When you think about it, whenever we concentrate on something, we gain focus and other things drift away in our minds. Having a hobby or learning a new skill is wonderful for make sure we have enough me time and also gives a bit of perspective. Mindful Calligraphy may be your practice of Mindfulness and if it is, that's wonderful. For me personally, practising Mindful Calligraphy here and there does me a world of good and if this has a chance of doing the same for you, then we're smiling!

Journal: 5 Steps to Mindful Calligraphy

Posted on 31st January 202031st January 2020 by Bev

1. Comfort

Sitting comfortably? Good lighting and plenty of elbow space is a great starting point - possibly a warming drink close by and some music playing melodically in the background. When getting starting, have a good vantage point of the paper - making it all the more easier on yourself:) Begin to steady our breathe, gradually slowing us down to a consistent and calming rhythm. We always letter better when we’re calmer, no winner for finishing first here!

2. Plan your goals

It sounds incredibly zen and mindful to begin with nothing; a blank piece of paper and inspiriting plucked from the sky. However, all in reality it can be a little difficult - so we simply have a couple of phrases or ideas already noted down. No need to load any pressure on ourselves - especially if you’ve seen something online which you’re fond of! With some ideas already whirling around, we’ll start with a plank clean piece of paper, pen in hand and a rough sketch of the layout so then we only need to concentrate on the lettering itself rather than the whole design all at once:)

3. In the now

Be in the now - take in your surroundings and simply enjoy the simple act of taking time for you. Taking yourself out of your usual routine and making time for you then doing something rather pleasant. If you find your mind wandering - bring yourself back to the now. A small nudge to bring you back. When we’re in this calm mindset, we can plan ahead - plan what we we’re thinking of lettering up next, how we can incorporate different styles - simply feeling happily engrossed in the activity.

4. Confidence + challenges

Begin to create your own designs - pushing the boat out. If you have elements you’re interested in - just go for it. Introduce colour, illustration - don’t be afraid of it looking different to what you may have imagined - calligraphy is completely hand rendered, it’s all personal. As with most things, practice brings confidence and this open mindset brings the willingness to try new techniques and styles. Picking up your dip pen more often in the week, you’re accuracy and precision will organically improve without worrying about that shaky hand on those light upstrokes. As one of the ways of practicing mindfulness; challenging oneself. Seeing yourself achieve a challenge you’ve set yourself - that self-satisfaction.

Journal: How Calligraphy combats Stress – let’s take a look

Posted on 30th July 201911th October 2019 by Bev

Today, we’re talking about stress. Stress, mindfulness and calligraphy - how can mindful calligraphy combats stress.

Mindfulness has to the capability and research evidence to ‘combat’ stress - whether to reduce your levels of distress or to switch up your negative emotions (distress) into eustress; our more positive form of stress. In the world of mindfulness, there are practises we use to feel balanced - there are activities we can do; either in a more formal setting (legs crossed) or on-the-go/ more relaxed environments.

Today, we’re talking about stress. Stress, mindfulness and calligraphy - how can mindful calligraphy combats stress.

This is where calligraphy comes in - the art of calligraphy possess naturally mindful qualities, ones we needn't consciously acknowledge when sitting down with our pen in hand as the core elements of mindfulness occur organically; such as slowing our breathe, appreciating ourselves and self-satisfaction in what we accomplish, allowing us time for ourselves, focusing on one thing at a time to give us space from the everyday.

For a little more context; in calligraphy, we slow down to achieve those dense, consistent and SUPER satisfying strokes on the page, our hand needs to take the pace off and get into the rhythm of things. Calligraphy gives us all permission to take it down a notch - we gradually let go of whatever we have whirling around and begin to focus on one thing at a time. If our pressure strokes are too quick, the nib scratches along the page resulting in a broken stroke - if we start to slow down, the ink flows naturally without us forces anything.

Is stress always bad?

Not always. Stress usually has a negative connotation attached to it and something we may identity easily however stress can always be this unknown thing we can’t see nor feel. The magnitude varies from person and person along with the way we ‘deal’ with it. We experience both distress and eustress - eustress is the more ‘positive’ form of stress - the type of stress where we feel challenged - challenged in a way where we feel relatively confident of the outcome (school exam), or a task at hand of value (job promotion). Our even one where we’re more anxious but excited but also nervous - a total mixture of emotions! (your wedding day!).

How to combat stress: Make more time for your interests and hobbies

Things which may help (according to the NHS, link down below): • share your problems with family or friends • make more time for your interests and hobbies • take a break or holiday. Hobbies, interests and generally things which bring you joy - all lead to reduced stress, according to studies. They all provide us with perspective - looking in from the outside - giving us space to think. Taking time from your day - or maybe making time to enjoy those things can bring you some perspective and in a nutshell - take you mind off things or allow you to come at it from another angle. That one thing (or even multiple things) bothering you, may not be as big as we first thought. We find there genuinely is a way around it, you’re not stuck, there’s a way out and you can figure it out.

What is calligraphy?

Calligraphy is much more than having traditional ‘neat’ handwriting. Instead being more like drawing in the sense that there is an element of movement and precision in each letter. There are 2 main pen styles we teach; the modern calligraphy style with a metallic dip pen and a pot of ink which creates delicate but incredibly versatile hand lettering. A second style is a looser and bolder style with brush pens which can go much larger (a great one for wall art) where we use Tombow ABT pens in our workshops to get that brilliant characteristic thick and thin dense stroke.

What is mindfulness?

Mindfulness is the practice is acknowledging yourself; slowing down, showing kindness to yourself and others whilst passing no judgment. We can practice mindfulness in a more formal setting; on the go, as a group or in own space. There isn't necessarily a rulebook - there’s a core goal and with a few suggestions, one or even a couple of activities could be your own way of practising mindfulness. All without fully acknowledging or focusing too much attention of getting to that place of solitude. This article could give you a couple of ideas and calligraphy may be your casual and relaxed version of mindfulness - so let’s dive in!

How does it work?

Whether in a formal setting (crossed legged, sat on the floor - more like mediation we all know of) or in a casual setting/ on the go type practice, which is what we’ll be talking about. One way of combatting stress is by practising mindfulness and our more specific activity is calligraphy. Practicing more frequently is suggested by multiple sources as this develops our everyday routine, integrating new activities more easily, to include some more time for ourselves - heck, that’s not a bad thing.

Mindfulness has been shown to have an effect on our levels of stress and we've started to delve into how mindful calligraphy combats stress. One way of practising mindfulness can be calligraphy - quite literally practising your calligraphy skills every once in a while. Getting out your materials and dedicating some time out of your day to take care of yourself. Even if you feel you’re having an absolutely brilliant day, consistency and greater frequency all lead to new routines being developed much more seamlessly.

Here's a scenario...

We’ve had a big day - lots of things going on, some thing’s have gone our way and others… not so much. It’s been ‘one of those days’ - yep, they come around a lot but they never have to get the better of us. Find a space your comfortable in; home, coffee shop, pals house, wherever - grab a drink (of your choice) and pick up a pen. Dedicate an amount of time and keep that time for calligraphy - bring back our wandering mind if we notice if drifting off to the laundry etc.

We start from the very beginning; choosing our pen, sitting comfortably, plant both feet on the floor, feel the ground pushing against you - you’re stable. Sit up straight keep a good posture, don't let our head sag forwards, get a good perspective of the page - nice birds eye view, elbow on the table, keep that lower arm stable. Stable. Start steady with a couple of light upstrokes and thicker downstrokes - aim to get each the same width to give a relaxed goal - a little challenge keeps us motivated and mind focused. Now, go wild. Have a go with a couple of letters if you please then delve into words - try scaling them up or down - stretch each letter or condense - mix up lettering styles, bring some colour to the page - try a block shadow or blending to get a gorgeous flow of colour.

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CHRISTMAS CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOPS IN LONDON

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Christmas Calligraphy Workshops at Daylesford Organic near Oxfordshire

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Christmas Calligraphy Workshops near Oxfordshire at Daylesford Organic, Cotswolds.

WHERE?

DAYLESFORD ORGANIC, MORETON-IN-MARSH, GL56 0YG

WHEN?

OCTOBER 15TH + NOVEMBER 22ND + DECEMBER 11TH

HOW MUCH?

CHRISTMAS CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP IS 3 HOURS AND INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS ALONG WITH CALLIGRAPHY WORKBOOK + STATIONERY GIFT BAG WITH 2 WORKSHOP TUTORS PRICED AT £125.

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CHRISTMAS 2022

Christmas Calligraphy Workshops at Daylesford Organic

WORKSHOPS WITH MELLOR & ROSE

Christmas Calligraphy Workshops at Daylesford Organic, Cotswolds in Gloucestershire.

WHERE?

DAYLESFORD ORGANIC, MORETON-IN-MARSH, GL56 0YG

WHEN?

OCTOBER 15TH + NOVEMBER 22ND + DECEMBER 11TH

HOW MUCH?

CHRISTMAS CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP IS 3 HOURS AND INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS ALONG WITH CALLIGRAPHY WORKBOOK + STATIONERY GIFT BAG WITH 2 WORKSHOP TUTORS PRICED AT £125.

MINDFUL ART AND MINDFUL CALLIGRAPHY

WITH MELLOR & ROSE CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOPS

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£125

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Modern Calligraphy Workshop at Lytham Hall

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by Lucy Mellor

30.12.2021

We're saying hello to Lytham Hall in 2022!

WHAT'S ON AT LYTHAM HALL

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Modern Calligraphy Workshop

£65

LYTHAM HALL, LANCASHIRE

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Mindful Calligraphy Workshop at Daylesford Organic

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30.12.2021

Mindful Calligraphy Workshop with Mellor & Rose at Daylesford Organic in 2022

MODERN CALLIGRAPHY MASTERCLASSES AT DAYLESFORD ORGANIC

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Mindful Calligraphy Workshop

£125

DAYLESFORD ORGANIC, KINGHAM

29.01.22 - 10AM TILL 1PM

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