A quick little note: Due to a home relocation from Hobart Tasmania to Canberra Australian Capital Territory, classes and commissions are currently on hold until January 2023. Thank you for your patience.
"He who works with his hands is a labourer;
he who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman;
but he who works with his hands, his head and his heart is an artist".
attributed to St Francis of Assisi
G E M M A is an artist and calligraphic-designer based ngunnawal country Canberra having just relocated from ten years in lutruwita Tasmania, Australia. She travels to teach and work wherever she is needed and her works can be seen here in the Gallery. Gemma was a recipient of a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship to study in Europe that gave her the opportunity to research, observe and learn the practice of calligraphy. She is a Fellow of the prestigious Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Society, UK. For over 25 years Gemma has taught extensively for calligraphy, bookbinding, art & craft organisations around Australia including the Australian National University College.
Gemma has taught in Italy, Germany, Spain, South Africa, USA, Canada and the UK. Her work is housed in private and public collections including the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK, the European Parliament and Parliament House Canberra.
Her work involves mostly calligraphy, citations & documents, book structures, decorative paper techniques,
abstract watercolour painting and grounds for calligraphy.
In Conversation
Gemma is in conversation with Patricia Lovett
Heritage Crafts CIO UK
Filmed London October 26th, 2021
The Mark Maker
It is a great honour to be a part of
Women of the Island short video series.
TSO Interview
#dailydose
Here is a link to a recent conversation with Mitch Nissen about my work afterwhich
David Nuttall plays the hauntingly beautiful Yanada by Ross Edwards.
To contact Gemma please use the contact form.
And, if you would like to read about the day to day life of a lettering designer please visit Gemma's BLOG
Short YouTube interviews with Gemma:
Inspirations
Tough love
What and why I study
On commercial work and apprenticeships
On The Apology
What students can achieve
On calligraphy
My advice to students
"He who works with his hands is a labourer;
he who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman;
but he who works with his hands, his head and his heart is an artist".
attributed to St Francis of Assisi
G E M M A is an artist and calligraphic-designer based ngunnawal country Canberra having just relocated from ten years in lutruwita Tasmania, Australia. She travels to teach and work wherever she is needed and her works can be seen here in the Gallery. Gemma was a recipient of a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship to study in Europe that gave her the opportunity to research, observe and learn the practice of calligraphy. She is a Fellow of the prestigious Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Society, UK. For over 25 years Gemma has taught extensively for calligraphy, bookbinding, art & craft organisations around Australia including the Australian National University College.
Gemma has taught in Italy, Germany, Spain, South Africa, USA, Canada and the UK. Her work is housed in private and public collections including the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK, the European Parliament and Parliament House Canberra.
Her work involves mostly calligraphy, citations & documents, book structures, decorative paper techniques,
abstract watercolour painting and grounds for calligraphy.
In Conversation
Gemma is in conversation with Patricia Lovett
Heritage Crafts CIO UK
Filmed London October 26th, 2021
The Mark Maker
It is a great honour to be a part of
Women of the Island short video series.
TSO Interview
#dailydose
Here is a link to a recent conversation with Mitch Nissen about my work afterwhich
David Nuttall plays the hauntingly beautiful Yanada by Ross Edwards.
To contact Gemma please use the contact form.
And, if you would like to read about the day to day life of a lettering designer please visit Gemma's BLOG
Short YouTube interviews with Gemma:
Inspirations
Tough love
What and why I study
On commercial work and apprenticeships
On The Apology
What students can achieve
On calligraphy
My advice to students
Gemma Black's images are copyrighted. She is however, happy to speak with you regarding permission and information.
