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February 27, 2027 Meeting: Romans and Fun Techniques with Veronica Philips on Zoom

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Saturday, February 27th, 2027
Romans and Fun Techniques with Veronica Philips on Zoom
Recorded and available for 60 days to members only

Join us for a journey into creativity, introspection, hand lettering and play. We will work on Arch-es Text Wove and will create spaces and areas to design our own unique art.

Romans and Fun Techniques with Veronica Philips

We will review and warm up with Casual Romans and variations. Playing with variations of our own handwriting and favourite calligraphic hands and art techniques will be explored. Handouts and supply list will be forwarded closer to the date.

You can see Veronica’s work at https://veronicaphillips.com/ and @azartist.

January 23, 2027 Meeting: Pretty Paisley Letters with Cecilia Boschi on Zoom

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Recorded and available for 60 days to members only

In this short program, we will learn about the interesting design possi-bilities offered by a type of paisley decoration that was used in the 16th and 17th century. These decorating elements, that look like a pattern, but are not, are particularly suitable to accompany the elegance of the magnificent Roman Capitals used for monograms and drop caps at the beginning of a sentence or line. We will start with the basic elements and shapes and learn the general rules of a paisley design around a letter, and in compo-sitions for separators or frames. We will then build a paisley design together and go through troubleshooting, tips and tricks of paisley designs.

Supply list and handouts to follow closer to the date.

Pretty Paisley Letters with Cecilia Boschi

Cecilia Boschi Cecilia lives in Italy; she graduated in foreign languages but has always held a special interest for visual arts. She started her calligraphy journey in 2013 specifically developing her eye for pointed pen styles. She has been a member of for several years and was awarded the IAMPETH Certificate of Proficiency in Engrossers (part of the new Master Penman Program) in April 2018 . She is the founder at CeciliaB Calligraphy offering her clients wedding and event calligraphy.

Find Cecilia online at Cecilia B Calligraphy and Instagram

September 23, 2026 Meeting: Come to the Dark Side! Presented by Violet Smythe and Wendy Cowley

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026
7:30 pm to 9pm at Peace Church
In person only – this will not be recorded

 

A fun session where you will experiment with a variety of mediums on a variety of black papers to create lettered pieces and other sample pieces that have that “wow” factor.

The session will be set up with a number of stations that you will rotate through. All timed, so you will have the chance to try your hand at a number of techniques.

You’ll get to try lettering with odourless gel bleach, working with gouache, gel pens, colour pencils, pastels, metallic paints (water soluble). We will have some dimensional paints on hand and some interesting tools for you to try!

Most of the supplies will be provided; however, there are a few that you will need to have:

  • Bring an apron or wear old clothes that you don’t mind getting messed up
  • Brushes for gouache and metallic paints (round (4, 5 or 6) or flat (1/2”)
  • Broad edge nib and nib holder and a small brush (cheap) for loading ? Folded pen, if you have one
  • Pen or pencil and a notepad for taking notes
  • Clean empty palette (small 6 well is plenty)

June 24, 2026 Meeting: LAVENDER HAZE EXHIBITION AND JUNE SOCIAL (In Person)

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WEDNESDAY,  JUNE 24,  2026
Peace Church at 659 East 52nd Ave.
Doors will open at 7pm and the meeting will begin at 7:30 pm.

LAVENDER HAZE EXHIBITION AND JUNE SOCIAL

 

How many Exhibition pieces will you be bringing to share. Remember our Exhibition is NOT juried and we want every member to participate. Every member is “good enough”. Whatever your level challenge yourself to complete a piece. It could simply be one word (or maybe even one letter) or a saying or … It is totally up to you. What you must do is have some lavender/purple shade in your work. It could be dominant or just a small part.

May 27, 2026 Meeting: Medieval Manuscript Marginalia with Lindsay McArthur (In-Person)

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Time: 7:30 to 9:00 pm
Location: Peace Church Peace Church, 659 52 AVE E, Vancouver, BC V5X 1G8.

May 28 update – FOR MEMBERS: The YouTube link to the program recording is now available on the WCS member portal. Please log in to your account to access program recordings.

Explore the whimsical world of creatures in the borders. Together, we’ll look at the forms these illustrations took, how they were used, and how they can be applied in a contemporary context. Come prepared to create!

Medieval Manuscript Marginalia

Supplies to bring :

  • Pencil, eraser, fine point Micron pen
  • Tracing paper
  • Smooth paper that will take water media (I like hot presswatercolour paper)
  • Calligraphy pen for the hand of your choosing
  • Selection of short quotes (I like them sassy to pair with the creatures)
  • Optional: grid tracing paper, saral paper, light box,gouache, small paint brushes (0 round and smaller),water pot, rag/paper towel