Minutes from September

Meeting Minutes 13 Sept 2011
19 present

Welcome & Announcements:
**Cecelia welcomed everyone with a special note that former member Cindy Huwee, who is currently living in Germany , was back with us.
**No new information was shared from the floor. The FREE table was full and our homework/project drawing went to Leslie!
**Our next workshop will be November 5/6 with Krisitin Doty. All skill levels are welcomed to learn more about drawing for calligraphers.

Presentation:
**Candy presented a fun and easy way to create sturdy book covers using Tyvek fabric that can be purchased in small amounts at local kite shops. She passed out large, white Tyvek envelopes to each of us, thanks to Compassion Int., and asked us to open them up at the seam and lay them flat. (We could choose to crinkle them if we wanted added texture.) With several colors of acrylic paint on paper plates, we were instructed to coat our piece of Tyvek with water and paint away in any combination/pattern we chose.

Back 2 Basics upcoming classes

To inspire you, our Guild is now offering Back 2 Basics classes.  Back 2 Basics  is a continuing series of classes that will be offered six times this year  Upcoming classes include:  Pointed Pen (Oct. 15) and Carolingian (Nov. 19).  Classes will run from 9 a.m. to noon.

All Guild members are invited to participate.  Registration is first-come, first-served, up to eight people per class.  The cost is $5 per class.  When you attend a class, paper, nib, nib holder & ink will be available for in-class use.  Catalogs for ordering your own supplies will be available.

The fifth Back 2 Basics class on Saturday, October 15th is  Italic taught by Candy Entingh.  

Registration will open on October 7th for this fifth class.  To reserve your spot, e-mail Sally Liverman at springsS_9@msn.com beginning on October 7th.  Only e-mails received on the 7th or after will be considered for registration.  Cost is only $5 and you’ll need to pay your $5 at the Guild meeting on October 11th or at the class. 

If you are one of the first eight to register, you’ll receive a confirmation e-mail and the location of the class.  Each class will meet at one of the teacher’s homes, giving you the opportunity to see their workspace and tools. 

Back 2 Basics Italic Class

This class on August 20th is now full with eight participants.  Look for the next class in October!

Photos from our August meeting

Thanks for the tri-fold card demonstration, Cecelia, and all the time you put into making our meeting a success! Here is a glimpse of what some of our members have been working on. Cheryl Cary brought a beautiful charcoal portrait of her grandson Finn and I am so sorry I didn't get a picture of that (but I'll post it if someone else did!)

Minutes from August

Meeting Minutes 9 August 2011
26 present
6:50 PM start

Intro:
**We began with an extended time of show and tell and since we had a number of visitors, we also did introductions--telling a little bit about ourselves and why we like calligraphy. We took a few minutes and asked those who attended the IAMPETH to share something about the conference
Books from the book fair were on the table for perusal and purchase.

Business:
**Our next workshop will be November 5/6 with Krisitin Doty. All skill levels are welcomed to learn more about drawing for calligraphers.

Presentation:
**Cecelia showed us how to make a great tri-fold card using a fun monoline alphabet she modeled with a B3/B4 nib. After passing out clear templates for us to cut at home, lined paper to practice at our seats, and an exemplar, she showed us how to use the nib making sure the rounded end was flat on the paper. Again, the overhead camera/projector came in handy. She went around the room to make sure we all understood where to cut and how to fold. We look forward to see what everyone has created next month!

Article on the necessity of calligraphy

Here's an article written about a calligrapher from California you might find interesting.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-calligraphy-20110809,0,2269586.story

BTW, what a wonderful guild meeting last night. Thanks to all who attended and who made our five newbies feel welcome.

Back 2 Basics Saturday Class on August 20th

To inspire you, our Guild is now offering Back 2 Basics classes.  Back 2 Basics  is a continuing series of classes that will be offered six times this year  Upcoming classes include:  Italic (Aug. 20), Pointed Pen (Oct. 15) and Carolingian (Nov. 19).  Classes will run from 9 a.m. to noon.

All Guild members are invited to participate.  Registration is first-come, first-served, up to eight people per class.  The cost is $5 per class.  When you attend a class, paper, nib, nib holder & ink will be available for in-class use.  Catalogs for ordering your own supplies will be available.

The fourth Back 2 Basics class on Saturday, August 20th is  Italic taught by Cheryl Cary.  

Registration will open on August 5th for this fourth class.  To reserve your spot, e-mail Sally Liverman at springsS_9@msn.com beginning on August 5th.  Only e-mails received on the 5th or after will be considered for registration.  Cost is only $5 and you’ll need to pay your $5 at the Guild meeting on August 9th or at the class. 

If you are one of the first eight to register, you’ll receive a confirmation e-mail and the location of the class.  Each class will meet at one of the teacher’s homes, giving you the opportunity to see their workspace and tools.