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Valley Calligraphy Guild Schedule of Meetings, Events and Projects

General Meetings All Valley Calligraphy Guild meetings will take place via Zoom until further notice. Members will receive invitations by email. Most general meetings will be open at 6:45 PM, Pacific Coast time with time for greetings and show & tell before the start of the evening program. All VCG members, everywhere in the known universe, have an opportunity to attend monthly meetings, see old friends and learn new techniques. A Zoom invitation will be sent out to all members before the meeting.

Valley Calligraphy Guild Membership See the Membership page for details and our new PayPal link.   Past programs currently available to VCG members Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting - January Program - Carole Sterry demonstrated Flat Brush Techniques using Winsor and Newton Cotman brushes sizes 10mm/ 3/8" and 6mm/ 1/4" Supplies Flat brushes (see above for the ones that Carole uses) a variety of inks for practice water container paper towel (for refreshing brushes) Download Brush Lettering Samples and lined papers to print See Book suggestions for flat brush techniques and samples Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting- Februrary Program: NEULAND with EMBELLISHMENTS with SUE GREENSETH Sue Greenseth is a professional calligrapher and graphic artist. She is an officer with the Portland Society of Calligraphy and teaches calligraphy workshops throughout the US. Her program will be teaching us her Neuland along with fun ways to embellish the script. Supplies 6mm Pilot Parallel Pen (inked up and ready to go!)  Paper: I prefer Gilbert Bond, but I'll leave it up to each individual to choose what they like best.  Guidelines: People can rule their own lines, or they can use the guide I've attached. We'll also talk about working at a very small 2 pen width X-height, but not spend much time there.  Optional materials: Pens: Glaze pens, glitter gel pens, Signo Uni-Ball Markers: thin black markers such as Pigma Micron 01, or Pilot Hi-Tec-C 03 (or whatever they have) Pencil for shading. Click to download Neuland exemplar and guidelines MARCH 2023 Challenge for March 2023 March is leprechauns and luck.  Dare to do something you’ve never done before with all those extra special lettering embellishments we just learned with Sue Greenseth! Prepare to present it on March 9th at our next VCG meeting so we can all see what you have created! Please take a photo of your creation and email it to Judy Black (dnjblack@comcast.net) for inclusion in the VCG Newsletter! Thanks for participating!  9 Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting Program: Carolingian demonstration by Yuki Tanaka Supply list • Nib — 3mm — nib like  Michell #1/ Speedball C-2,  pen holder & ink  or • Pilot Parallel Pen 3mm  • practice paper — layout bond or your favorite   click for exemplar, guidelines and samples by Sheila Waters from Under Milkwood APRIL 2023 APRIL CHALLENGE Spring means fresh and new, whether it’s bulbs, tender flowers or baby lambs. Use pastel colors to express yourself and create something you’ve never done before. Show us at the April 13th meeting. Please take a photo and email it to Judy Black for inclusion in the VCG Newsletter! Thanks for participating! 13 Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting   MAY 2023 11 Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting Program: The Magic of Mica with Suzie Beringer Who doesn’t like a little sparkle and shimmer? Come and learn why Suzie loves to work with mica. She will discuss some of the many things she does to make hers unique. Please be sure be bring pencil and paper for note taking. 27-28 Valley Calligraphy Guild Workshop One Stroke Letters with Decoration taught by Yukimi Annand 10am - 12pm and 1pm -3pm Cost $85. VCG & Capital Calligraphers members       $110. non members Click for flyer and registration information click for larger image JUNE 2023 3 Valley Calligraphy Guild Show & Share 9:30 AM - 12 PM TBA Valley Calligraphy Guild Workshop Copperplate Variations with Rachel Yallop

Special Information Check Workshops web page for upcoming events Send camera-ready submissions and holiday cards for the next issue of the Valley Calligraphy Guild Newsletter Please turn in items and information to the Newsletter Team Judy Black 2684 Chad Drive Eugene OR 97408 541 485-2336 dnjblack@comcast.net Edie Roberts 2366 Washington St. Eugene OR 97405 458-205-8164 edierobscribe10@gmail.com Index to Valley Calligraphy Guild Newsletter 1981-2012 click for pdf For information - contact Valley Calligraphy Guild Chairperson Cindy FitzGerald To report web page problems - click to contact Webmaster Reeva Kimble Page Updated - March 2023