West Virginia Calligraphy

CCG July Meeting

SuperSarah — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:06:23 +0000

We enjoyed a delicious lunch provided by Midge and Susan.

During the business meeting we discussed issues including
The upcoming exhibit in 2012 in conjunction with the Kanawha Valley Poets
HCG’s upcoming summer workshops including the one coming up “Oodle a Doodle”
Rhonda let us know about some upcoming workshops in the area.

Then, Jackie led us through some practice with Blackletter.
She even gave us some small project ideas.

HCG Workshop – Industrial Chic Bracelet

SuperSarah — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:55:31 +0000

The HCG held a 1 day workshop this past weekend. Industrial Chic Bracelets with Fonda & Wanda. The turnout was great, 15 people. It was a day full of instructions and playing. We got to make some really cool trinkets to add to our bracelets. We were given a nice diverse kit of charms and accessories to get our bracelet full of charm goodies. Hopefully we’ll get to see some of these papers on display at the upcoming meetings.

We all left with sore fingers and full wrists, jingling all the way home.

HCG June Meeting

SuperSarah — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:51:24 +0000

The June HCG Meeting was a great time.

The delicious refreshments were provided by Midge & Jackie.

The business meeting consisted of topics including the upcoming workshops, the re-scheduled Lion Club sale, the July Cookout/Picnic, and the 2012 Exhibit in conjunction with the CCG & Kanawha Valley Poets.

Judy led us through a cool new “Nature Letters” that was a nice fun letting style. She provided each of us with a nice exemplar she created and we all practiced these funky letters.

Then, Kathy demonstrated and let us play with a Tim Holtz technique layering acrylic dabbers and re-inkers with mica powders. We came out with some cool looking tags.

We were all asked to bring our paste papers to the July meeting.

CCG June Meeting

SuperSarah — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:22:30 +0000

The CCG meeting was an exciting one.

The refreshments were provided by Sara and her friend Linda. Thanks girls for a wonderful meal.

The business meeting included topics such as:
The upcoming exhibit in 2012 in conjunction with the Kanawha Valley Poets
The upcoming workshop with Letterista Lisa Englebrecht in October
The bookmark exchange we will be doing in August
and HCG’s upcoming summer workshops including the one coming up “Industrial Chic Bracelets”

Sarah & Denise lead us through our project that should end in a finished work of art. Hopefully all will bring these pieces back next month to show off.

HCG Workshop – Paste Paper

SuperSarah — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:35:20 +0000

The HCG held a 1 day workshop this past weekend. Paste Paper with Denise & Sarah. The turnout was great, 12 people. It was a day full of information and playing. We got to see some great colors and techniques. Some of us came with papers with writing and stamping and paintings on them just to see what would happen. Hopefully we’ll get to see some of these papers on display at the upcoming meetings.

Everyone was given some papers and some paste and after some basic instructions and lots of examples and information, we all went to play.

HCG May Meeting

SuperSarah — Sat, 21 May 2011 17:14:39 +0000

The HCG meeting was a fun night for everyone.

The refreshments were a pot luck. It was an egg theme for the most part but those wasabi chips had some kick.

The business meeting included topics such as:
Sharing about the previous month’s exchange meeting.
The upcoming workshops hosted by the guilds, including the paste paper workshop next weekend.

Mary lead us through the copperplate hand. We each received a card to complete and show off our calligraphy.

CCG May Meeting

SuperSarah — Sat, 14 May 2011 18:50:17 +0000

The CCG May meeting just wrapped up.

We had wonderful refreshments provided by Betsy and Becky. Fresh veggies and sandwiches and delicious brownies.

The John Neal sale items leftover from our April Exchange Meeting were set about for us to continue to shop.

Our business meeting included topics such as our yearly donation to the church, upcoming workshops, exhibits, the bookmark exchange and a new baby.

Our program this month was led by Sarah. She showed the project we’re aiming to finish at the end of the June meeting and did a quick overview of the italic hand. Then everyone set about practicing and creating a sheet of layered lettering to bring back in June.

Bookmark Exchange – August 2011

SuperSarah — Sat, 14 May 2011 00:50:46 +0000

Denise is issuing a call to join a Bookmark Exchange.

The rules are simple:
Create 1 bookmark for everyone that signs up
The body of the bookmark must be flat – so we don’t ruin any books

The exchange will take place at the August CCG Meeting.

If you want to sign up, please contact Denise (her info is in your guild directories) and she’ll add you to the list.

She will get in touch with everyone that signs up by July how many signed up and therefore exactly how many bookmarks you’ll be making.

Welcome

SuperSarah — Sat, 14 May 2011 00:44:05 +0000

The website’s been through a complete overhaul.
All of the information about the guilds, what we do, the benefits of membership, and the dues information is located on the About Us page

The information about meetings and workshops is located on the Upcoming page

Pictures of meetings, workshops, exchanges, and exhibits are located on the Gallery page

The final page, Members, is still under construction.