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| October 2025 |
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Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting
Tune-Up Italic with Sue Greenseth
Join us on Zoom at 6:45 PM
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Calligraphy Exhibit at Mt. Angel Abbey - October 18 - November 15
Members of the Valley Calligraphy Guild, Capital Calligraphers, and the Portland Society for Calligraphy are invited to participate in this exhibit
Click for Information flyer
Guidelines for packaging/labeling artwork, etc.
Contact Heidi about dropping off your pieces to be delivered to Mt. Angel
1 - 4 PM Opening reception on Oct. 18, 2025
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| November 2025 |
| 13 |
Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting |
| December 2025 |
| 11 |
Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting |
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Authors and Artists Fair
10 AM-5 PM, in the Atrium of the Lane Events Center (Lane County Fairgrounds)
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DONATIONS Please create and donate cards and other calligraphy related items. Envelope sizes for cards should be 4 3/8" x 5 3/4" or 4 3/4" x 6 1/2". Please put them in clear cellophane sleeves if you have them.
Arrange to drop off your donations with Judith Bailey (541) 505-9926, bailey8860@comcast.net or Angela Miller (541) 515-0874, milleralou@gmail.com
DEADLINE to drop off card donations is December 10.
VOLUNTEER If you would like to volunteer to be a scribe or an elf on the day of the fair, please contact Angela Miller, (541) 515-0874. milleralou@gmail.com |
| January 2026 |
| 8 |
Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting |
| February 2026 |
| 12 |
Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting |
| March 2026 |
| 12 |
Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting
Program - Heather Barton - 100 Day Challenge
June 1, 2025,
I began my journey of doing 100 days of a creative task and posting it on Instagram for the #100daysprojectscotland2025!
Let me give you some of the behind the scenes decisions (or indecisions!) and share with you my finished results. It was a challenging journey but a rewarding one!
I look forward to sharing this with you and demonstrating what I can!
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| April 2026 |
| 9 |
Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting |
| May 2026 |
| 7 |
Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting |
| Summer 2026 |
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Recent VCG Programs
*recordings available to all VCG members |
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Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting - September 2025
Program : Betty Locke - demonstrating italic flourishes
click for Exemplar
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Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting - May 2025
With Sally Penley’s permission, Judy Black and Heidi Stolp will demonstrate how to make a Scroll Greeting Card.
Materials needed
- One 4 1/4” x 10 “ piece of text weight paper (Arches text wove or similar)
- Two pieces of card stock weight paper measuring 4 3/4” x 1 1/2” (can be decorative)
- 18” string
- Bits of coordinating paper for faux beads
Tools needed
- Bone folder
- Glue stick and/or craft glue
- Scotch tape
- 1/8” hole punch or awl
- 2 sheets of scrap paper for glue guards.
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Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting - April 2025
Monoline Lettering with Connie Furgason
Monoline lettering is not only the basis for understanding basic forms when learning a new alphabet but also a versatile “on- it’s-own” alphabet for journalling or as an addition to calligraphic pieces to provide contrast to broad-edged lettering. In this class we wil-l focus on ways to make our monoline crisp and clean as well as explore variations to make the alphabets/words design elements to add visual interest to pieces.
Link to exemplars
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Supplies
A variety of pencils: HB,2B and 3B; H, 2H, and 3H.
Note: You are free to experiment with any grade of pencil. To ensure seeing a contrast of results the above mentioned are helpful.
Fine liner such as Mars Staedtler Pigment liner or similar brand, size 0.2, 0. 0.3 0.5 and any other size that you would like to experiment with for contrast.
Paper: favourite practice paper White or gum eraser, pencil sharpener
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Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting - Borders for Calligraphy - March 2025
Members participatory meeting.
We will share border ideas for use on
the cards we will be making for the 2025 Authors and Artists Fair .
Make a border (any size or shape ) that you
can share along with the tool you used to make it. Have fun!
See everyone’s
ideas for borders.
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Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting - February 2025
Program - Color Chart Booklets
Angela Miller demonstrated how to make color chart booklets that are both artful and functional. She will use watercolor for this project, however the technique can be applied to other mediums as well.
Supply List
1 piece of paper 6" x 12". This will be used for the cover so it needs to be somewhat rigid, about the weight of a manila file folder.
1 piece of watercolor paper 6" x 8". 140 lb.is best, but whatever you have on hand will be fine.
1 piece of printer paper 4.5" x 6"
1 mini brad or whatever size you have on hand.
1 piece of string, 12"-18". Can be waxed linen, hemp, ribbon, etc. Whatever you have on hand.
12 different watercolors.
1 paint brush, round or flat, any medium size
palette for color mixing
ruler
pencil
x-acto knife
cutting mat
bone folder
glue stick or double stick tape
circle punch 1" diameter if you have one
water for rinsing your brushes
paper towels
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VCG General Meeting - January 2025
Program - Debra Ferreboeuf presented a Fun, Flirty and Playful Alphabet
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Fun, flirty, light hearted and playful is the tone of this delightful little alphabet. Using a pointed pen you will incorporate your own sense of style to this unstructured “whimsical” hand of calligraphy.
Because of its free wheeling nature, you will find that it is perfect to use for personal notes
and correspondence, quotations that want to dance around on a page or any time you are just feeling sassy. Little pen capitals are the perfect accompaniment for quick and easy addressing.
The only prerequisite is to know how to write! So yes, it is for everyone.
After some play time with the pointed pen we will follow a “guide” for minuscule and majuscule letters and numbers.Then it’s off to a full fun fest of just writing. There will be lots of examples and ideas on how to use your new found love for Valentine's Day!
Supplies
• Whimsy Exemplar sheets (click to access)
• Several brand new, squeaky clean “more flexible” pointed pen nibs of your choice
• Brause EF 66 and Rose nib are my personal favorites for this
• Oblique or straight pen holder
• Smooth blank paper, Canson Pro Marker Layout, Rhodia or ClairFontaine Triomphe pads are good suggestions
• Non-waterproof ink of your choice
• Higgins Eternal that has a few drops of gum arabic works well or walnut ink is good too
• Sharpened pencil
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VCG General Meeting - December 2024
Program - Origami Book
Angela Miller and Anne Krush demonstrated how to make a folded book with an insert of text pages.
SUPPLY LIST
Folded Cover
3-5 sheets of 8 1/2” x 11” regular weight paper (copy paper, decorated art, scrapbook. No cardstock.)
Ruler
Pencil
Bone folder
Interior text pages
4-6 sheets of plain paper measuring 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”
Bookbinding thread ( waxed linen or hemp)
Tapestry needle to fit thread
Awl
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VCG General Meeting - November 2024
Program - Betty Locke presents Just Give Me A Pen
See examples and exemplar
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VCG General Meeting - May 2024
Program - Have you ever wondered about Scribbled Lives?
Judy Black has been a participant in Carol DuBosch's Scribbled Lives group for years.
Judy, Betty Locke and Carol Sterry shared their experiences and showed many examples of the weekly challenges.
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VCG General Meeting - April 2024
Program - Letter and Turn with Melanie Payne
Supply list
- Black paper - Canson, Artagain, or Bee Paper (spiral bound jet-black charcoal/Pastel paper from Blick)
- White ink — I use a Molotow Acrylic Marker 1.5 mm or 2.00 mm - OR - Uniball Signo White
- Colored pencils - Any kind will do
- I recommend jewel tones as colors, but people are welcome to use what they have.
- I will demo with Prismacolor Premier and Koh-I-Noor Tri-Tone pencils
- Metallic Silver and/or Metallic Gold color pencil to add highlights
- Ruler
click to learn about Melanie and see samples of her work
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VCG General Meeting - March 2024
Program - TAG BOOK
Judy Black and Heidi Stolp demonstrated how to create a little tag book from either commercial mailing tags or tags made from the provided template and card stock or decorated papers from your own paper supply.
Add your own greeting, drawings or quote as a gift for any special occasion.
Many sample ideas will be shared.
SUPPLY LIST
• Commercial mailing tags or cardstock or like weighted paper
• ¼” hole punch
• Ribbon or twine – 8”
• Bone folder
• Ruler/pencil/scissors
Tag book template
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VCG General Meeting - February 2024
Laura Drager took us on a quick tour of Ireland and the exhibit of the Book of Kells.
Then she showed us how to make some easy celtic knots.
Warning - the knots become an addiction once you start.
Supply list - pencil and graph paper
examples below
Simple Celtic Knot
Trinity Knot
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