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Jilly Hazeldine

FELLOWS’ GALLERIES » JILLY HAZELDINE

Honorary Freedom for the City of York. Ink, gouache and shell gold on Arches HP paper.
Begin Anywherere. Text by John Cage. Pencil and gouache on Japanese tissue wrapped round board. 21cm x 19.5cm
Christmas Card
In Flanders Fields. Commissioned work: A5 postcard
Eros. One of two pieces made for the SSI’s Divine Inspiration exhibition. Pencil and bronze powder on Lokta paper wrapped round board. Approx. 27cm x 12cm
Dreaming of You. One of two pieces made for the SSI’s Divine Inspiration exhibition. Pencil and bronze powder on Lokta paper wrapped round board. Approx. 27cm x 12cm
Delphinium Days. Text by Derek Jarman. Painted letters on Japanese tissue wrapped round board. Approx. 30cm x 13cm
Numerals. Made for a Letter Exchange Yearbook page. Pencil letters printed onto good paper. 27cm x 20.5cm
Sit in Reverie. Text by Longfellow. Gouache on paper. Each line is a slightly different mix of the same two colours. 23cm x 17.5cm

Originally trained as a graphic designer, Jilly worked as an art director in advertising before discovering calligraphy in 1986. She has been a Fellow of the SSI for 26 years.

She was a tutor on the ATS for 17 years and for ten of those, until 2016, was Convenor of the scheme. She now teaches the Writing & Design course.  She is administrator for and a tutor on the Correspondence Course.

Her book ‘Contemporary Calligraphy’ was published in 2011 and it is currently being reprinted.

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