December 7th – Christmas Tea Social 2024

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Save the date for our Christmas Tea Social:
10:00am – 12:00pm
December 7, 2024
Location: Peace Church
Christmas Social 2024 - December 7th

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If you wish to participate in the optional Christmas Card Exchange, you may please sign up here by November 15, 2024.

This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the season with fellow calligraphy enthusiasts, share your love of lettering, and enjoy the warm atmosphere of the holidays. 

We look forward to celebrating with you all!

 

November 27, 2024 Zoom Meeting

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Please join us for our ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING at 6:45pm, followed by our program:

The Grid Game with Cindy Haller: VIA ZOOM

Cindy explores a variety of grid options to organize and group elements in a design for calligraphers. Whether the design is broadside or holiday card, Cindy provides time-tested solutions with historical references, along with reminders of the elements and principles of design. If time permits, a simple celtic knot may be incorporated into the program.

The Grid Game with Cindy Haller

November Meeting – The Grid Game with Cindy Haller

Basic Supplies: 

  • Pencil, Eraser, 12” ruler, 12 inch 45/90 Triangle 
  • Grid paper – suggestion: 8 squares/inch 
  • Layout paper thin enough to see guidelines underneath 
  • Two paper clips to clip layout paper to grid handouts 

Optional materials to Follow Along: 

  • Light pad 
  • Square template w/multiple square openings 
  • Colored pencils, regular or water soluble with a water brush 
  • Black Micron pen – 01, 02 or 03 
  • Colored gel pens 

October 23, 2024 Program: Hands-On Watermedia Workshop w/ Holbein, Legion Paper and General Pencil

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Postponed from September, this meeting is for members only**. The Holbein, Legion Paper, & General Pencil Brand Ambassador Workshop is a hands-on workshop for artists of all levels and experience from beginner to professional. Along with the instructor, these guided workshops are a learning experience where attendees have the opportunity to experiment with and learn about many different materials. This Watermedia Workshop will focus on Holbein Watercolor, Gouache, Acrylic Gouache, and Watercolor Mediums, as well as Legion’s Stonehenge Aqua and Yupo papers, and an assortment of General Pencil materials.

All Materials are provided!

What will you need to bring?

  • water container, paper towels, small palette for mixing
  • brushes – for watercolour media – 1 round and 1 flat; 1 brush for acrylic gouache – either flat or round, your choice, but note that you should not use your watercolour brushes for acrylics and vise versa
  • your choice of calligraphy pens/dip pens, like pointed pen, broad edge, etc.

**Your registration from the September meeting has been transferred to this meeting.

Library Opens 7 pm
Meeting starts 7:30 pm

April and May 2024 In-Person Meetings – Gothic Textura With Emmanuel Buron

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Our April and May meetings are in person!

April 24 – Gothic Textura – Minuscules
May 22 – Gothic Textura – Majuscules

Emmanuel Buron is a freelance calligrapher and graphic designer operating out of Studio Emmanuel Buron in
Delta, B.C. This talented calligrapher will help us to explore the captivating world of Gothic Textura – an elegant
and intricate script.

We will focus on minuscules in April and majuscules in May. These programs promise to be an enriching experience,
allowing us to immerse ourselves in the historical roots and
aesthetic beauty of Gothic Textura. As we delve into this
script, we will uncover its unique characteristics. We will
even have time to practice our minuscules before we tackle
the capitals next month.

 

Supply List

  • Please ensure that you have a broad-edged pen,
    such as Brause,Speedball, Automatic pens, or
    Pilot Parallel Pen, etc preferably in a larger size of
    ±3 mm.
  • A round pen holder if you have a Brause or Speedball nibs (facilitates smoother and more effortless pen movements).
  • Two pencils or a mechanical pencil will be necessary.
  • A pointed brush is needed for loading the nib with ink.
  • It is recommended to have layout paper preferably 11 by 17.
    ?Hahnemühle Bamboo sketch paper.
  • For the ink, please use a water-based ink that does not bleed. While colors are optional, it is preferable to use black ink, such as Pelikan 4001, as it complements the Blackletter style.
  • Having a ruler or a T-square will be beneficial for drawing quick guidelines.
  • Masking tape.
  • It is advisable to keep an old cloth or tissue papers nearby.
  • Using a guard sheet or cotton glove is entirely optional.

March 27, 2024 Zoom Meeting – Medieval Manuscripts Unchained

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Our MARCH 27 MEETING is via ZOOM!

The March program is a slide show and to help all members view it, we are using Zoom for this meeting. The program will be recorded and available to you for two months.

Join Merrilee Hughes on a virtual medieval manuscript road trip with stops along the way to exhibitions at the British Library and the Oxford Bodleian Library. Together, we also explore accessing closed stack collections. We will spend time examining a selection of manuscripts that Merrilee in Oxford including: an 11th century liturgical text used (and annotated) by nuns at Barking Abbey, examine the sumptuous details of the Apocalypse miniatures in a mid-12th century manuscript, and flip through a 15th century Book of Hours with pilgrim badges sewn into the pages.

Topic: WCS General Meeting – March 2024
Time: Mar 27, 2024 06:30 PM Vancouver

The meeting will start at 7 pm.

A tech check with Merrilee Hughes will happen prior to the meeting so please be patient. You will be allowed to enter once that has been done.