A MESSAGE FROM THE GUILD PRESIDENT
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!!
Can’t say I am sad to see 2020 go. Probably everyone is glad to see it go. In with the new year is the hope that the vaccine will be successful and we can start seeing one another in “real time” instead of virtual. Even with that said we are still in for a long haul to get everyone vaccinated so PLEASE- SOCIAL DISTANCE and WEAR A MASK!!!!!
The year in review has been very sobering and I do not want to dwell on it, so I won’t! For me creatively it has been wonderful in that I have learned so many new things and this year I plan to focus on using those new abilities
OCTOBER 10, 2020 Meeting
Quote: “Mistakes are the part of the dues one pays for a full life” Sophia Loren
We had a book exchange that we had all been working on and the results were spectacular!!! This was co-chaired by Judy Theurel and Ginny VanderHey, thank you ladies for a job well done! We have such a talented and generous group. Below are a small portion of the slide show that we had at our meeting, I had about 100 slides of all the books!. So much fun!
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| Made by Sharon Esmont for Pat West |
NOVEMBER 7, 2020 Meeting
Quote: “True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, in writing what deserves to be read, and in so living as to make the world happier and better for our living in it”. Pliny the Elder.
Below is a sample of our Show and Tell for November.
DECEMBER 5, 2020
Quote: “Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboat.” Voltaire
We made our annual donations this Christmas $100.00 to Christ the King Lutheran Church, to thank them for their continued support of our guild and $200.00 to the Food Bank.
We had our bookplate exchange, chaired by Laura Fuderer. Thank you Laura for your ideas and work in putting this exchange together.
Here are the photos, unfortunately I misplaced my list of who received which one!
CALENDAR
January 2: Planning Meeting
February 6:
March: 6
April 3: Easter is April4
May 1:
June 5:
July 10:
August 7:
September 11 : Labor Day is Sept. 6
October 2:
November 6:
December 4:
THINGS OF INTEREST
These are websites from a previous post that I thought would be nice to re-run.
Heather Held - https://heathervictoriaheld.com/
Maria Helena Hoksch - https://calligraphybymariahelena.com/
European Pointed Pen Collective - https://www.pointedpencollective.com/
Harvest Crittenden – Acorn Arts - https://acornartsclasses.org/
Nina Tran - http://anintran.com/
Gemma Black- http://www.gemmablack.com/
Ardington Academy - https://www.ardingtonacademy.com/#/
Yukimi Annand - https://yukimiannand.com/
Yukimi’s website is currently under construction , but you can see some of her work.
Pen Dragons - https://www.pendragonscalligraphy.org/
Carol DuBosch - https://www.caroldubosch.com/
Joy Daniels - http://joydanielscalligraphy.co.uk/
Rachel Yallop - http://www.rachelyallop.co.uk/
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Amity Park- A Sharp Pencil and a Keen Eye -
P.O. BOX IN SOUTH BEND
Due to a lack of much mail at our Post Office box in South Bend we have suspended any mail sent to that address. If you have anything to send to the Michiana Calligraphy Guild, please send to Laurie Heyden, 18292 Courtland Dr., South Bend, Indiana 46637 or Renee Tuveson, 928 Finch Dr., South Bend, Indiana 46614.
POLICY FOR MCG
Our workshops seem to have people sign up and then decide not to attend. We have been very generous in returning monies paid for the workshop if someone decides not to attend at the last minute, but we are going to have a change in this policy. There will be a nominal fee if you drop out of a workshop. If there would be an emergency, for instance the birth of a grandchild, illness, etc., then the board will take this under advisement to decide on a course of action regarding a refund. Also, if the workshop is filled, and there is someone to take your place, that would also qualify for a refund. So please, if you want to sign up foe the workshop, make sure that you put that date on your calendar as a commitment. We have a small calligraphy group and we struggle to fill workshops at times. We need all of you to attend as many as possible so that we can continue to have quality instructors.
ARE YOU ON FACEBOOK?
If so, look up your favorite calligraphers, because they are on Facebook also. I like to look at Barbara Blose, Reggie Ezell, Julian Waters, John Stevens, Rachel Yallop, Pendragons, Capital City Scribes, Yukimi Annand, etc.. There are lots of beautiful
AMERICAN FRAME
Just a reminder that if you order from American Frame, please mention MCG, and they will give us a small stipend.
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP
Annual dues of $15 are due at the July meeting. Our annual dues have not changed in many years and are put to good use for supplies for our Make It/Take It at meetings and our annual raffle in August, and in December our donation to local charities. Please remember to bring your dues to the July meeting or send to Laurie Heyden, our treasurer at 18292 Courtland Dr., South Bend, Indiana 46637.
OFFICIERS
Renee Tuveson, President and Blog, rtuveson@hotmail.com
Marty Mitchell, Vice President, martyjmm@gmail.com
Laurie Heyden, Treasurer, silverbird323@jahoo.com
Judy Theurel, Secretary, judy@theurel.com
Sharon Esmont, Study Group sesmont@aol.com
