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Emmaus
Lutheran Church VCG General Meetings are on the 3rd Thursday of the month. |
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The VCG website has moved to http://valleycalligraphyguild.comPlease put that address in your bookmarks and visit often. |
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SEPTEMBER 2009 |
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VCG BUSINESS MEETING |
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VCG GENERAL MEETING 6:30 p.m. at Emmaus Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall 1250 West 18th Avenue, Eugene. POTLUCK: Bring a main dish, salad, or a dessert. Bread and plates, forks, napkins and cups will be provided. PROGRAM Guest Speaker Do Mi Stauber will present a program entitled A Taste of Colored Pencil. Visit Do Mi Stauber's website to view some of her art work http://www.domistauberart.com A copy of LETTER ARTS REVIEW and a copy of the John Neal Bookseller Catalog will be available for each member attending the meeting, compliments of John Neal. |
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VCG WORKSHOP: Card Extravaganza with Barbara Close. Click to download flyer | |
OCTOBER 2009 |
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VCG BUSINESS MEETING 7:00 p.m. at the home of Nichol Rauch, 149 West 21st Avenue, Eugene Phone (541) 345-0732. |
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VCG GENERAL MEETING The theme for the October calligraphic challenge project is “Fall”. PROGRAM REUSE TO REDUCE AND RECYCLE with Heidi Stolp. Heidi will share ideas about creative ways to "reuse" common materials to celebrate and care for our natural world. We will compile individual lists of ways each of us can make a difference in our environment, then use our lists as an inspirational base to create calligraphic artwork. BRING a quote or phrase to share about recycling, "going green", or the wonder of nature. Also bring a pencil and paper for note taking. |
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AOCC All Oregon Calligraphers Conference in Monmouth, OR (near Salem) www.capitalcalligraphers.org for all details including registration information Those who register early will have a better chance of getting into the afternoon class of their choice. We'll have a car pool sign up at the September meeting. |
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NOVEMBER 2009 |
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VCG BUSINESS MEETING 7:00 p.m. at the home of Heidi Stolp 638 Sunnyside Drive, Eugene Phone (541) 688-6733. |
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VCG GENERAL MEETING PROGRAM Kay Beckham will present: BLACK (& WHITE) MAGIC: GET CREATIVE WITH GESSO. Kay will demonstrate using white and black gesso for creating dynamic backgrounds for lettering.. BRING: a small container (the size of a film canister) to take home some gesso. |
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DECEMBER 2009 |
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VCG Holiday Party 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.; Cost: $10 to be paid by deadline of November 24 to Pat Brasch card exchange (a card for any special occasion); gift exchange (calligraphic , book arts or paper arts related) of $10 or less in value. |
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JANUARY 2010 |
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VCG BUSINESS MEETING 7:00 p.m. at the home of Susan Gunter 3590 Bardell Avenue, Eugene Phone (541) 302-0866. |
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VCG GENERAL MEETING 6:30 p.m. at the University of Oregon Knight Library. PROGRAM A Calligrapher's Evening at the Special Collections, University of Oregon Knight Library. VCG member and UO Manuscripts Assistant Marilyn Reaves will host members and guests at a special evening looking at historical manuscripts housed at library. Because this is after hours, be ready to enter between 6:25 and 6:35 pm. There will be lockers for you to secure your personal belongings. Only pencils and paper will be allowed into the collection. This is a great time to use a flat or carpenters pencil to make your notes on historical scripts that you see. Here's a peek http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/books/geste.html. BRING: paper and pencil. |
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News and Announcements Check Workshops web page for upcoming events Pots & Pens 4 order
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Calendar provided by Ardyth Brown, VCG secretary and Pat Brasch, VCG president To e-mail for information or to sign up for the e-mailing list contact VCG Chairperson Pat Brasch (Be sure to include VCG as the subject.) You can also call Pat at (541) 683-3712 To report web page problems click to contact Webmaster Reeva Kimble at reeva@valleycalligraphyguild.com Page updated August 2009 |
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