'Trumpet Lady', hand-coloured photograph by Jacqueline Gannie.
-Contributed photo
In 2003, Mr. Sanguinetti received a Musgrave Medal from the Institute of Jamaica for excellence in art and jewellery.
Currently, the head of applied arts and the department of jewellery at the EMCVPA, he is preparing future goldsmiths to use technology to develop jewellery and accessories for local and international markets.
HOWARD MOO YOUNG
Howard Moo Young will be conducting an introductory workshop in calligraphy
In his words: "As a young student attending kindergarten in Kingston Gardens, I was taught the basic foundation in the art of fine handwriting. My task was to copy each letter across the pages, which included both caps and lower case. I followed my teacher's every movement and direction in copying the placement of the letters within each confined space using pencil at first and moving on to pen and ink.
"I then moved on to Musgrave Preparatory School off Elletson Road, where I then realised that pen and ink were the normal tools used in writing composition, drawing maps in geography, and answering test questions. During those formative years, I developed the skill of drawing maps of the world, the Caribbean and Jamaica.
"The word calligraphy or 'scribe' was nowhere to be found in my vocabulary, all I know is that I really enjoyed writing as best as I could. I owe a great debt to my early teachers, who saw it as necessary to train us in the art of handwriting. This followed me through my years at Wolmer's Boys School and after leaving high school, Gerry Dunlop, creative director and head of Gerry Dunlop & Associates, took me under his wings and mentored me in the fundamentals of hand lettering, line illustrations, design and layouts of advertisements.
"All headlines had to be lettered by hand, every product had to be illustrated in line or halftone wash, and all layouts of advertisements, billboards, logos, etc. had to be rendered by hand using pencil, charcoal, gouache, or magic markers, which were being introduced at that time.
"But it was not until I was enrolled at the School of Visual Arts, New York, that I learned the rudiments of typography and hand lettering from Glachenhaus, a German typographer, and John Schaedler, one of the masters of hand lettering in the United States.
Typography is the study of typefaces and lettering forms throughout the centuries, which includes calligraphy. Hand lettering is the art of producing headlines, typefaces, logos, by hand.
"As I continued in my advertising and graphic design course, I realised the importance typography and calligraphy would play in the designing of advertisements, editorial layouts, packaging, record jackets, book covers, and logos. I now started to look at calligraphy as a creative outlet, something that I enjoy, and possibly an art that could allow me to bring in some extra income.
"On my return to Jamaica, more and more opportunities opened up to practice my calligraphy, and over the years, completed many citations to retiring CEOs, teachers, honourees, visiting dignitaries, and done many invitations, diplomas and certificates.
"Calligraphy, which means 'the art of beautiful writing', is not just the prerogative of scribes with many year's experience. Adults and even children can learn to write well-formed letters which delight the eye in a morning's course.
"Most people think of calligraphy as writing with a broad-edged nib, in fact, beautiful letters can be made with many different implements, not just what are traditionally accepted as pens sponge, brushes, balsa wood, fudge stick, twigs, among others.
"More than anything else, calligraphy is about enjoyment and pleasure. Sitting at the board, and feeling the pen make contact with parchment and even smell, the wet ink flowing from the nib, gives you a thrill with every stroke you make in creating your original masterpiece."
JACQUELINE GANNIE
Photographer Jacqueline Gannie will demonstrate the hand-colouring technique in photography. She has been working in black and white for the past 20 years, with her work published in brochures, magazines and calendars, and on display in group exhibitions. Her photographs are also displayed in several private collections locally and overseas, and have been the recipient of numerous awards in the National Photographic exhibition promoted by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). Born in Guyana, she moved to Jamaica in 1962 and studied with internationally renowned photographer, Maria La Yacona from 1981-87. Her works feature landscapes, retro-architecture, eroticism in nature and portraiture.
Ms. Gannie uses hand-colouring where colour is added to a black and white image, a method used prior to the advent of colour film. This makes her work remarkable with each photograph being a unique and collectible work of art.
In addition to black and white photography, Ms. Gannie is also an expert copy work and portrait photographer and a restorer of damaged and deteriorating black and white and colour photographs.
She also does talent shoots, product and other stills for advertising, and has been the official photographer for the Cathi Levy Players and Little People and Teen Players since 1979.PLANS ARE in high gear for the photograph and art festival scheduled to be held on Labour Day, May 24, at the Liguanea Plaza in St. Andrew.
The event will feature works by specially-invited artists and photographers, as well as demonstration sessions. Among the participants are Dawn Scott, Clovis Brown, Howard Moo-Young, Kay Sullivan, David and Allison Sinclair, Jacqueline Gannie, Garth Sanguinetti, Maria La Yacona, Phillip Henry, and Tony Wong.
The day's actvities will run from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. but, at designated times throughout the day, the participants will demonstrate their specialities in hands-on sessions with viewers. Featured sessions will include photography, calligraphy, jewellery making, tie and dye, drawing and portraiture, among others.
Also participating will be students from the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), members of the Photography Club of Jamaica, the UWI Camera Club and the Just Black and White Photography Club.
Today, The Sunday Gleaner features some of the artists who will be participating in the one-day festival.
GARTH SANGUINETTI
Garth Sanguinetti, artist, designer and master jeweller, will demonstate the art of jewellery-making. He was trained in Jamaica, Colombia, Mexico, Germany and England, and has received many gold awards in the areas of jewellery, fashion and costume design for over 18 years. In February 2002, he was commissioned to create a jewellery memento for Queen Elizabeth II of England to mark her 50th jubilee visit to Jamaica. Materials such as local marble, granite, platinium, and gold were combined with diamonds, rubies and sapphires to create an exquisite humming bird as a gift from the people of Jamaica.
