ASOC Member: Patricia Moody
Location: Sutherland NSW
Email: pasumo167@gmail.com
Biography:
Patricia is a past Secretary , and now Vice President, of the Australian Society of Calligraphers, and is a past President – twice – of another Sydney based society, Calligraphy SouthScribes.
She regularly exhibits pieces and has commissioned works held in private collections in Australia and the United Kingdom.
A very experienced and popular tutor, she will tell you, if asked, that she loves every area of calligraphy in its 2,000 year history; that all of the scripts, the designs, decorations, paintings, and illumination all important: that there is real pleasure in seeing the end result of long hours of work, whether that work is traditional or modern or experimental, and that the pleasure increases a hundred fold when a student produces something lovely and special.
Her favourite script however is Italic, along with all of its wonderful variations.
Qualifications: / Experience.
Awards:
THE STEPHEN LARDNER AWARD for Excellence in Adult Teaching. (Sydney Community College).
Calligraphy Memberships:
Exhibitions:
Entries into the Royal Easter Show several years ago but nothing recently.
Entries into all the exhibitions hosted by both the ASC & Southscribes, with another major exhibition for the ASC to be held in September 2026.
Works held also privately in venues in the UK one of which is a 12thC Norman church.
Committees:
Workshop Co-ordinator ASC for about 2 / 3 years prior to 2010.
Continuously ASC since 2017 serving as Secretary & Vice President.
Two terms as President for SouthScribes from approx. 1992/93 then joint Editor approx. 2016
Calligraphy styles:
All historic scripts, with Italic overall favourite in both historic and modern styles.
Heraldry:
Done as an elective subject for the Diploma course. Loved it, but haven’t done much in recent years.
