Portland's International Conference

Apparently Portland's enthusiasm for next year's international
calligraphy conference is catching on like wild-fire! If you're
thinking about coming to conference you should register soon, we're
nearing capacity and a wait-list is in our near future! You can find
the list of faculty and registration info on our website.

www.2012calligraphyconference.com


We're looking forward to welcoming you to Portlandia!

New Date for Back to Basics-Gothic

We've had to change the date for the next Back to Basics class to Saturday, June 25, same time, same place, Kathy Sullivan's house. Hope to see you there.

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Back 2 Basics Saturday Class on June 19th

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:  Uncial (April 23), Gothic (June 18), 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 third Back 2 Basics class on Saturday, June 18th is  Gothic taught by Kathy Sullivan.  

Registration will open on June  7th for this second class.  To reserve your spot, e-mail Sally Liverman at springsS_9@msn.com beginning on June 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 June 14th 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. 

Minutes from May

Meeting Minutes 10 May 2011
22 present

The meeting started at 7 pm after some “shopping time” spent looking at paper, mats, frames, books, and ribbon Lonnie had to part with. All donations were added to the guild funds, per Lonnie’s request. THANK YOU!! Lonnie!
Cecelia made a few quick announcements and asked for any additions from the members. *Kristen Doty is planning on coming out for our fall workshop.
*The next play date will be next Saturday the 21st at Cecelia’s where we’ll be stenciling her logo SUMMIT SCRIBES onto tee-shirts we bring washed from home.
*Pre-registration for the 2011 International Calligraphy Conference in Portland opens June 1st.
We had a time of show and tell from what we worked on last month (several Zentangle works of art!) Cheryl passed around her handouts from last month for those of us who weren’t able to make it.
Kay did a great job opening up the world of lettering on fabric to us. She brought washed muslin taped to boards for us to practice on and gave us tips and helpful hints along the way such as the best pens, pencils, and paints to use when writing on fabric. She told us the advantages of acrylic inks and paints and reminded us NOT to use them with our good brushes and to wash our nibs out right away! She encouraged us to look on line at textile printing or painting sites for more ideas.
THANK YOU, Kay!

Carl Rohrs Workshop Highlights

Carl Rohrs rolled into town for his 2nd of three workshops. The new camera and slide set up allows us to stay in our seats as he demonstrates, freeing us to follow along or take notes from our seats! It's a terrific teaching tool! Each workshop is a combination of demonstrations and show and tell, one on one help and guidance, and slides of work he has traveled the world to see in museum and private collections. He introduced us to paper cutwork last month and brought in more exampes for us to see up close.

Carl's cutwork "S"

One of Carl's many cutwork numbers

Kathy's cutwork

Another sample of Kathy's work

Working one on one

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