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Examples of work 2002-2006

Showing detailed examples of calligraphy and wedding stationery commissions, craft product creations and other artwork from earlier years, including a "Golden Jubilee" piece created in 2002 as a gift for H.M. the Queen.

Fiona Graham-Flynn - Scribe


How Do I Love You - Aug 2006 How Do I Love You? - August 2006
Commissioned by a client as a special birthday present for his wife. A 13th century styled piece consisting of a poetic dedication that also incorporates his wife's name in vertical red lettering. (Enlarge: 162kb). Executed in gothic script on 10"x8" vellum with How Do I Love You - detail - Aug 2006 raised and flat gilding (i.e. gold leaf), a fully decorated vine leaf border surround and traditional coloured pigment end-space line fillers. The second image shows the gilded letters and border decoration in more detail. (Enlarge: 138kb).


Family Tree Commission - April 2006 Family Tree Commission - April 2006
Created for a client as a 60th birthday present to his mother detailing a full seven generations of her family ancestors, descendants, siblings and cousins. The client provided the genealogical information and I co-designed the tree setting with a friend. Family Tree - detail - April 2006 Executed on A1-sized card for mounting and framing. (Enlarge: 63kb). The lettering is in 16th Century italic script with two family surnames (paternal and maternal) set large over, decorated in flat gilding and gouache. (Enlarge: 57kb).


Dandooshki Wedding Poem - April 2006 Dandooshki - A Poem - April 2006
Commissioned by the bride's father as a wedding day gift. Executed in italic script on parchment paper (size A3), with a decorated Dandooshki Wedding Poem - detail - April 2006 full column of curling vine. (Enlarge: 93kb). The second image (right) details the title decorated in gouache and the first three words fully gilded. (Enlarge: 87kb).


Zoomorphic Design - Winter 2005 Zoomorphic Design - Winter 2005
One of many pieces created for a new calligraphy book ("Get Started With Celtic Calligraphy"). The publishers commissioned me to write the section about Latin Scripts and how to create them, and to supply step-by-step illustrations. The examples include celtic lettering. Celtic scribes decorated their work with comic or fantastic animal designs which often had symbolic meaning. Zoomorphic Design - detail - Winter 2005 Their flourishes can be either geometric or zoomorphic (ie. animal-like), and can be part of the letters or additional decorations. This piece was created to show both types in combination, and has 11 creatures. (Enlarge: 70kb). The script is in Irish Half-Uncial capitals, decorated in gouache. (Enlarge: 98kb).


The Art Of Marriage - July 2005 The Art Of Marriage - July 2005
A poem commissioned by a husband as a surprise first wedding anniversary gift. Executed on A3 size card in The Art Of Marriage - detail - July 2005 Gothic script with a decorated full border in gouache colour and further illuminated with two inset figures (a knight and a princess). (Enlarge: 78kb). The second image shows the right-side princess in more detail. (Enlarge: 49kb). The piece also demonstrates how the same poem can be set in a variety of different ways, having been previously set in a 16th C. Italic (rather than Gothic) style in Feb. 2004 (see further below).


Gatwick Manor - Table Plan Detail - June 2005 Wedding Venue Illustrations in Miniature - June 2005
Table plans can be commissioned to include an illustration of the bridal couple's Bickleigh Castle - Table Plan Detail - June 2005 chosen wedding reception venue. Among table plans ordered for June 2005, two were designed to include miniature line drawings of (left) Gatwick Manor (Enlarge: 60kb) in West Sussex and (right) Bickleigh Castle (Enlarge: 64kb) near Tiverton in Devon.


Shakespeare's Henry V, Act IV Scene III - Dec. 2004 Shakespeare's Henry V, Act IV Scene III - Dec. 2004
Full text of the "St. Crispin's Day" speech given by Henry V before the battle of Agincourt in William Shakespeare's play. A commissioned gift piece in gothic script with illuminated W,N,T,T majiscules Shakespeare's Henry V, Act IV Scene III - detail - Dec. 2004. (capital letters), column vine decoration and gold leaf. Executed on mounted card, and photographed before framing. (Enlarge: 83kb). The second image (right) shows the text of the closing lines (".. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers .." etc.) in detail. (Enlarge: 71kb).


Heraldic Shields Themed Table Plan - June 2004 Heraldic Shields Themed Table Plan - June 2004
A framed wedding table plan on a theme of Heraldry, with each group of table guests listed Heraldic Shields Theme Table Plan - detail - June 2004. under ten different shields. Executed in Indian ink and gouache on size A1 card with gold coloured mounting. (Enlarge: 44kb). The names of the bride and groom are further decorated with interwoven trailing vines. (Enlarge: 46kb).


Greek and Irish Texts with Celtic Surround - Mar. 2004 Greek and Irish Texts with Celtic Surround - Mar. 2004
A commissioned gift for a Greek Orthodox Marriage couple. Showing two blessings (one a Homeric text written in ancient Greek, and the other a famous Irish blessing written in half-uncial script) all set in a pre-Raphaelite design (Celtic Knot border and Knot Greek and Irish Texts with Celtic Surround - detail - Mar. 2004. centre with couple's initials) on parchment, with raised gold leaf border and centre. (Enlarge: 48kb). The second image (right) shows the lettering and borderwork in more detail. (Enlarge: 95kb).


The Art Of Marriage - Feb 2004 The Art Of Marriage - Feb. 2004
A commissioned wedding gift, composed of a poem set with an illuminated The Art Of Marriage - detail - Feb 2004. medieval design capital "T" and a decorated left border. Executed on A2 size card in 16th Century Italic script, gouache colour and gold leaf. (Enlarge: 57kb). The second image shows the illuminated "T" in more detail. (Enlarge: 65kb).


'Lords & Ladies' Themed Wedding Table Plan - June 2003 Lords & Ladies Table Plan - June 2003
A framed wedding table plan on a theme of "Lords & Ladies", 'Lords & Ladies' Themed Wedding Table Plan - June 2003. illustrated with castles and dragons and detailing the table allocations for guests listed under Dukes, Knights, Jesters, Archers, Outlaws etc. (Enlarge: 51kb). The second image shows a detail of the bride's name with an initial capital letter "A" illuminated by a dragon. (Enlarge: 39kb).


Wedding Day Poem - May 2003 Wedding Day Poem - May 2003
Commissioned Wedding Day Initial Detail - May 2003 to commemorate a blessing used in a wedding service. The blessing is a poem by American writer Kelly Schwenk. Size A2, mounted and framed. (Enlarge: 75kb). The second image shows a detail of the illuminated initial capital "I" letter. (Enlarge: 52kb).


Fiona delivering a framed Jubilee 2002 gift piece Golden Jubilee 2002 Gift Piece
Fiona delivering a framed presentation gift to Buckingham Palace Fiona delivering a framed Jubilee 2002 gift piece (Enlarge: 62kb) in June 2002 on the occasion of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee. Executed on parchment and mounted on card behind glass, the wording incorporates gilded (ie. gold leaf) lettering while the central coat of arms consisted of flat gilding and gouache colour. (Enlarge: 49kb).


 

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