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7:00 - Program starts
Presentation
By Reggie Ezell
Take a tour of the expressive ways calligraphers have used both traditional and contemporary gilding throughout the centuries. Reggie Ezell, a master gilder, makes the use of gold in art look easy. His extensive experience and attention to detail over the years, has made him a friend of the elusive perfect gilded surface. With Reggie guiding this tour, sharing more of his expertise and very practical information and insights, we will look at the various bases, metals, writing surfaces, materials and techniques employed to illuminate both text and spirit.
Join Reggie as he guides us through the gallery of gilding mastery and helps us understand the obstacles and miracles of using gold to illuminate our artwork.
Strangers & Angels
by Reggie Ezell
A Little About Reggie Ezell
Reggie is a teacher. Over the past four decades his year long course “26 Seeds: a Year to Grow” has been among the most highly regarded and sought after in the U.S. and Canada. For a decade before that he taught calligraphy at Loyola University and the Newberry Library of Chicago. The two other extended studies courses that he created and continues to carry into the future are “PRIMITIVE TO MODERN” and “Letterforms Inspired by the Saint John's Bible.” Examples of exciting works from these courses have been emailed out weekly since 2009 as “Pic of the Week.” All are archived on his website at www.reggieezell.com. His three dimensional works have been carved in stone, cast in bronze, and sandblasted into redwood and glass. His specialty is gilding on a variety of traditional and non-traditional mediums. His work has appeared in Letter Arts Review, Bound & Lettered, and numerous books and journals. His works have been exhibited around the United States and Canada including the Newberry Library in Chicago and the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. Facebook: reggieezellcalligraphy Instagram: @reggieezellcalligraphy