| UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS |
| SEPTEMBER 2023 |
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TWO CHALLENGES for SEPTEMBER
For those of you who knew Pat Brasch, our former Chairperson who passed away earlier this year, we challenge you to use a skill you learned from Pat to create a memory to put into a special section of our next VCG Newsletter.
Please take a photo of your creation and email it to Edie Roberts edierobscribe10@gmail.com for inclusion in the section honoring Pat Brasch! Thank you, and hurry: the deadline is September 30th.
Your second challenge is to think about what is special about Autumn, (for me, it’s the beautiful leaves), and find a way to express it in calligraphy, watercolor, colored pencils, anything. How about calligraphy on actual leaves? (Think of dried leaves as parchment!) It’s your chance to shine!
There will be time at the October Meeting for us to see what you created for your challenge!
Also, please take a photo of your creation and email it to Judy Black dnjblack@comcast.net for inclusion in the VCG Newsletter!
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Pat's Extensive Calligraphy & Craft Supplies Sale
Large assortment of calligraphy tools, pens, markers, cardstock, decorative papers, scrapbooking supplies, punches, stamps galore, laminator, storage containers, embellishments, calligraphy and craft books, etc. for sale.
10 AM- Noon - Saturday Sept. 30th
Emmaus Lutheran Church
1250 West 18th Ave.
Eugene, OR
All sales
cash or check only.
Proceeds will be donated to the Valley Calligraphy Guild |
| OCTOBER 2023 |
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Valley Calligraphy Guild - 2023 Annual Virtual Exhibit opens
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Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting
Program - Folk Art and More! A Pilot Parallel Pen class with Violet Smythe
See flyer
Click for Violet's blog |
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| NOVEMBER 2023 |
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Valley Calligraphy Guild Members Show
at Seize the Cafe
2465 Hilyard St, Eugene
Watch this space for details
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Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting
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| DECEMBER 2023 |
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Valley Calligraphy Guild Workshop
Rachel Yallop — Copperplate Variations
9 AM - 11:30 AM (Pacific Daylight Time) on Zoom
Cost $60 for members,
$85 for non-members
view more samples of Rachel's Copperplate variations
click for flyer
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VCG Sale at the 23rd Annual Authors & Artists Fair
10 AM - 5 PM
in the Atrium of the Lane County Events Center
796 West 13th Ave
Eugene, Oregon
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" and 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
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NOTE The deadline to drop off card donations, etc. is Thursday, November 30.
VOLUNTEERS 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
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Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting |
| JANUARY 2024 |
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Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting |
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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
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Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting - March
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
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Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting - April
PROGRAM - Embellishing Copperplate with Aries Manoff
Watch Aries as she adds simple embellishments and cartouches to Copperplate pointed pen lettering. See designs that would work with any pointed pen script and can be used to add extra pizzazz to an envelope or card.
Supply list
Practice paper – HP Premium 32lb or whatever you prefer to practice with
Blank card
Straight pen or Oblique pen
Sumi Ink
Walnut Ink
Fintec (Colorio) Watercolor
G Nib (more stiff)
Brause 66EF Nib (very flexible!!)
Watercup
Paper Towel
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Valley Calligraphy Guild General Meeting - May
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. |
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