C O V E R A R T I S T
Mary Bowman
C O V E R A R T I S T
Mary
Bowman
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MMO It's Finally Autumn!!! From the moment we
began at 6:30 with the display of Timothy Botts' work, our October
meeting was sheer magic! Bonnie Houser and her crew (thanks to both!)
had all the book orders ready for us -- what organization! -- We did have an abbreviated meeting, at which we: 4 > Please read in this newsletter about the proposal for cost of Saturday Specials in the future. We hopefully will vote on it in November. The next Saturday Special is 1 December -- "Holiday Books". I'll see you at our next mini -- "Fantasy Flowers" with Pauline. See you there!! I gained 2 lbs from the yummy meeting cookies! Maggie |
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November Activities EARLY BIRD
SPECIAL Bump and Grind PROGRAM Oriental Brush Painting The November program will feature Mary Bowman discussing and demonstrating oriental brush painting. Simplicity, concentration, and focusing are the very core of this ancient art form. Each painting is evocative of the inner person. The program will center on understanding and enjoying the complexities of the brush strokes. Mary will show the peculiarities of the equipment. Enhancement of the work vs. fixing the piece will be discussed. Mary will execute complete paintings. There will be time for questions. Mary Bowman has been teaching Oriental brush painting since 1966 and has been a member of SACG since 1991. She is a fine Arts graduate of Antioch College in Ohio and has studied in Japan numerous times. She is a member of the Japan-America Society and has exhibited and demonstrated with this group as well as other groups. This fall Mary will teach classes privately as well as at the Academy of Learning in Retirement at the Institute of Texan Cultures. She plans another trip to Japan in March. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to see Mary kneeling on a table, making those beautiful strokes with her Japanese brushes MINI WORKSHOP Decorated Letters The November Mini Workshop is full at the time of this writing, but we always have last minute cancellations, so check with Gail Venticinque if you have any questions.
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Thank you to the October Hospitality Committee – Luz Llera, Mary Bowman, Loni Carlson, Pam Braha, Angie Murray, Jo Pacelli, Keith Cheshire, and Jane Fair – for the delicious refreshments .The Association for the Calligraphic Arts (ACA) is pleased to announce the opening of an International Calligraphy Conference Scholarship for 2002. This is a single scholarship that will provide a 50% grant for the tuition, room and board fees for the 2002 International Calligraphy Conference, “The Calligraphy Connection,” to be held in Collegeville, Minnesota, June 22-29, 2002. All applicants must be a current individual member of the ACA. International members are all eligible. This scholarship is based on both need and merit, and it is directed towards individuals who cannot attend the conference without partial financial help. Application packets may be requested by calling the ACA office at 219-233-6233. Additional information is available on the website at http://CalligraphicArts.org/scholarship.html . Call for Entries Calligraphers Engagement Calendar The 2003 theme is MUSIC.You may select from a broad range of texts which relate directly or indirectly to music or musical terminology. The format is 7"x9" vertical with a maximum artwork area of 5"x6-1/2". Please request (can be sent via mail or fax) a full size template or visit the website at www.JohnNealBooks.com . The Northeast Independent School District Community Education Department needs someone to teach calligraphy, particularly italic, for the Spring session. Location choices are Alamo Heights High School, MacArthur High School, or Ronald Reagan High School. For additional information contact Pauline Sager or apply to NEISD, 657-8866, Mary Fisher, by November 27. Congratulations to our door prize winners: Francene Smith, who won a book hand made by Angie Murray, Vicki Belcher, who won a memorial pin made by Rosemary Rodriguez, and Angie Murray, who won decorative paper made by Melanie Capps. In January 2002, our program will be presented by two attorneys who specialize in intellectual property law. This includes copyright, patent, and trademark law, and hey will discuss these regulations in relation to calligraphers. If you have any specific question you would like them to address, please contact Melanie Capps and she will make sure your questions are answered during the January program. We are searching for a chairperson for Calendar 2003. Contact Maggie Gillikin if you feel inspired. Calendar 2002 has been a tremendous success. At last count there were only 50 calendars left! Welcome to our new members. We are now 102 members strong. If you have any donations for the new member packets, please contact Maggie Gillikin. See page 5 for directory additions. In November, we will vote on acceptance of the clarifications of the Spring Exhibit Guidelines. Please remember to review the guidelines printed in the October newsletter and come prepared to discuss these issues and vote on them. The Exhibit Committee spent a long time discussing these issues, and we are so pleased to see that the latest issue of Letter Arts Review has a foreword by Jackie Ivy which validates our conclusions. This was a gorgeous issue – it is the catalog of the Guilford Handcrafters Guild exhibit. If you haven’t yet seen it, go out and get one. You’ll love it. |
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SATURDAY SPECIAL December 1 ⋲ 9:30-4:30 HOLIDAY BOOKS The next Saturday Special will take place on December 1, 2001, . Maggie Gillikin will be our teacher, and here’s what she has to say: As I wait for Halloween and Thanksgiving, it hardly seems possible that I need to think about December – 1 December, to be exact! Here’s the plan, guys! We will make three very different holiday books: 1. Ornament Book - small, quarter leather binding, multi-section text block – fun and traditional. 2. Special One-photo Album Card (or book) - square format with an interior pop-up that will be perfect for that special photo. 3. Painted Box/Book that opens to reveal four signatures – acrylic paints on Aquarius II paper – special folding and sewing in four folios inside a “box” of a book – the book and the box are one. I promise you’ll use all these supplies: - bone folder; pencil; 12” ruler with cork backing;
scissors; cutting mat; X-acto knife with #11 blade |
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The Tim Botts Program – An Inspiration To Us All The slide show and demonstration by Timothy Botts at our October meeting was an event we shall never forget. As he showed the slides of his work, Tim told us of his inspiration for each and how he attempts to make the words “look like what they say.” Many of the slides were his word pictures from The Holy Bible, which has a total of 360 calligraphed pieces. The demonstration of designing a text with beautiful letter forms and colors was thrilling to watch. He worked on a 6’ square piece of white butcher paper taped to the wall, using various colored markers. As he worked, he gave us a good explanation of his thought process for lettering and flourishing a broadside.Tim’s very low key, gentle, and humble personality
makes him easy to talk with and inspiring to watch. It is easy to see
why he is one of the country’s foremost calligraphers.
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In Memoriam Memory Card by Bill Waddington
“Nine-Eleven-Two Thousand One” This note card is designed for an individual to express his or her outrage and horror at the terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. It may be kept as a personal reminder or may be used to share thoughts with family and friends.Designed by Bill Waddington, the card is available for purchase, at $5.00 each, through Bill or through the Mini Mansions Book Store on Broadway. All proceeds from the sale of these cards will be donated to the disaster victims and to the recovery efforts .Anyone who wishes can send a hand made card or one of Bill’s cards to families of victims at the following address: New York City Fire Department
PRODUCT SALE Friday, November 9, 9-5 300 Broadway Discounts up to 50% off! Meet the vendors and check out new products. Thank you to Sally Gooze for volunteering
to head up the Secret Pal
Committee 2002. This select group has some wonderful ideas, and they are
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2002 CalendarsThe 2002 Calendars are available and ready for purchase. The creamy background is accentuated with deep purple ink and outstanding artwork from contributing guild members. Kate Bergquist created a beautiful cover for us. The Guild calendars always make great gifts for family and friends. Check with Darla Peek or Janice Anabtawi to get your 2002 calendars, they will sell for $5.00 including tax. Call Darla Peek at 210-736-3942 or e-mail: peekr2@juno.com About the Calendar Since 1977, the San Antonio Calligraphers' Guild ahs produced a calendar. It was a natural combination -- an annual fundraiser that featured guild members' calligraphy saluting a special theme for the year. It's a mini calligraphy exhibit to grace the wall and keep track of time as it marches on. It also represents a labor of love for the calendar committee and the contributing calligraphers/artists. Each year the Guild members vote on the calendar theme and then members interpret the theme into a single page. Fourteen scribes contributed their time and talent this year -- form the cover by Kate Bergquist (see below), then each month through January 2003. The calendar committee admired all the wonderful pieces and then selected the artwork that corresponded with each month -- some of the pieces could have been atop the grid of any month, others seemed to have a special place, we believe we gave all of them a happy home. The 2002 calendar features female poets and their work -- we wanted a variety and our scribes rose to the challenge. You will find on the calendar pages a wonderful assortment of female poets -- young, old and ancient; from all walks of life; ethnically diverse; and a wide range of subjects. Calligraphers and poets LOVE words. Calligraphers use the "art of beautiful writing" to capture and interpret the poet's written word. The poet captures and interprets a subject into words, also setting it down on paper. Calligraphy and poetry are two natural combinations. Please enjoy these complimentary artforms merged on the months to follow. Best regards, Janice Anabtawi, Darla Peek, Camille Storment & This calendar is dedicated in memory of L. Patrick Peek, one of the Guild's enthusiastic supporters. He truly admired and appreciated all things calligraphy -- especially the Guild calendars, the Spring Exhibits and the "prizes" from the Summer Secret Pals.
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November Birthdays
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Web Sites of Interest Cynthia Garinther, Montreal, has set up the site and hosts connections to calligraphers all over the world.www.cecilia-letteringart.com Cecilia Sharpley, Australia, hosts works in calligraphy, letter arts, and book arts, by many talented Australian artists. www.writeoncalligraphers.homestead.com/loj.html www.angelfire.com/il/izcalligraphy www.graffiti.org Cutting bamboo pens, gothic alphabet www.talasonline.com Book arts, archival and conservation materials |
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The San Antonio Calligraphers Guild is honored to present A Contemporary Illuminated Bible Calligraphic Dreams Do Come True a lecture and slide show by and most recently The Holy Bible, New living Translation, is a world renowned calligrapher and senior art director at Tyndale House Publishers. He has published many beautiful books which have won numerous secular and religious awards. He states that his combined education in graphic design and calligraphy has given him a unique ability to “be a scribe who goes beyond mere decoration to visually express the meaning of text.” October 4, 2001 - 8 –9 PMopen to the public admission is free - only one autograph per person please Christ Episcopal Church Family Ministry Center510 Belknap Place San Antonio, Texas |
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Photos on the Web If you have access to
the Internet, go to the Flourishes
website and admire the photos: *** |
November 2001 Flourishes'
Web Page is proudly sponsored by
Sandee's Sewing Shop in Seguin, TX USA - whose web site is:
http://www.axs4u.net/home/riptron
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Web design by RIPTRON
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