Monthly Meetings

• Bring at least 5 or 6 addresses for envelopes. (I was reminded that family never writes back so choose accordingly)
• Pencil
• eraser
• bone folder
• ruler
• glue stick
• scissors
• A few (at least 8) sheets of copy paper
• Any good paper you bring needs to be 5×8 or bigger
• Brush pen
  • pigma FB or speedball M, crayola works too, heck anything works.
• micron pens
• Pointed pen nib, any ink.
• Broad edge (c4 or c3) nib
• Your favorite ways to color; markers, colored pencils, water color, pastels etc. (KISS)
• Doc Martins Bleedproof white ,with pen and nib, or white gel pen or marker.
• Some change if you want to buy pretty stamps.

Bring what you have. We are sharers. You are free to do things your way. I have acrylic markers to share that work on black if you don’t have white. It’s all just fun today!

For Carole’s presentation, bring a quote, 2 to 3 lines long (4-5 words per line)
Some paper that won’t bleed with your ink. Scraps you have of arches, mixed media, Cansón or Gilbert bond will work . An appropriate nib. It will save time if you have your paper pre-lined. For this experiment, you are going to write your quote quickly 4 times.
(Italic is suggested, not required)

Melissa is known for her decorative journals. You might have caught her posts she shares on social media. Learn how to make your own personalized keepsake journals with the help of Melissa. As she shares her tried and true tips and tricks you can learn these new skills to turn a basic journal into a treasure.

Here are the Supplies you’ll need to bring:

• Journal (the one made in UCA or something that can do some basic watercolor – Melissa has some Hanji notebooks available for purchase for anyone interested)
• Clear ruler – one that has a grid is best
• Pencil – any will do, but Melissa loves this light blue .5 lead
• Kneaded eraser
• Waterproof brush marker like the Pigma FB or Speedball M
• White gel pen
• Watercolors (any kind will do)
• Watercolor brushes (size 6 and size 10 round, but any size is fine)

With all this said, just bring what you have. Don’t feel pressure to purchase a bunch of new supplies for this class. It can be done simply with just loose leaf paper and a small brush pen and pencil.

An introduction to drawing Celtic knots using a step by step method developed by Ian Bain.

We will walk through and draw two different types of knots: one based on the “short curve” and one based on the “long curve”. Most Celtic knots are based on one of these two types.

Using the drawn knots, we will walk through the process for creating a woven paper Celtic knot and will complete one paper knot.

There will also be a discussion on the general principles of Celtic knots and how to apply the lesson content for drawing other Celtic knots shown in the handout.

SUPPLIES LIST
Handout (only need to print & bring the first 10 pages)
Several sheets of copy paper
Pencil (preferably hard lead)
Eraser
Ruler
Drafting triangle (optional)
Black pigma type pen
Colored pencils (four colors)
X-acto knife & cutting mat (this would be best) OR Scissors
Masking tape
Tweezers
Bone folder (optional)

Supplies List
1/8 Grid Pad
Flexible Pointed Nib – Niko G, Zebra, or similar
Straight Nib Holder
Calligraphy Ink – not too thick
Ruler
Pencil
A few sheets of copy paper
Exacto and Cutting Mat
Paper Towels
Handouts

Optional:
Gum Arabic
Distilled Water in a Dropper
Bone Folder

Basic Supplies

Handouts:

Start the year off right with Romans taught by Jane Hales

Supplies to bring:

Nib holder and Nibs: – Speedball B-4 or B-5, C-4, Mitchell 2 1/2 or 3 (optional, but may be useful)

Handouts, Grid pad, Pencil, Eraser, Plain paper, Soft lead colored pencil (optional), small size pigma pen (optional)

Hard surface (plexi-glass, masonite, or cutting board) to tape down a 10″ x 12.5″ paper

Blue painter’s tape 1″ wide

Scissors

Watercolors – Prang is fine

Brushes – 1″ or larger and a small size (4, 6, or 8 round)

Toothbrush for spattering

Exacto knife (optional)

Small spray bottle (optional)

Water Container

Paper Towels

Don’t forget to print your handouts and bring them with you!

Saturday, November 8th – Christmas Compendium

Supply List for Attendees

Weathergrams

1- Broad Edge Nibs for Italic

2- Waterproof Ink – Black and Red

Woven Together with Love

3- Glue Stick or Zig Glue Pen*

4- Fun Paper Scraps cut in about ¼” strips.

5- Also  several larger scraps about 4 to 5 inches square.  

(Christmas colors can be fun. Gold and silver too)

*highly recommended

Vintage Cookie Cutter Chains

Pencil

Scissors

---

Examples of what we’ll be making:

Sharing the Christmas Spirit with Handmade Cards

Along with creating Christmas Cards, we will make some cards to donate to a special Homeless Youth Center in the area for kids who might have never received a handmade Christmas Card. Please bring any excess homemade Christmas Cards you might have to add to what we donate. Cards can have uplifting messages. They don’t need to be signed, but if you do sign them, please use only your first name.

We will have a light lunch of soup, salad, and bread. 

Compendium is free for members.

Guests are $5 each. Ages 12 and up.

Saturday, October 18th – Legend (pronounced Leg-und) a modern black letter designed by Koch and presented by, our own, Faye Maxfield

Supplies List: C-2 nib, ink, a graph pad, scissors, ruler, pencil, blue stick or double stick tape, (must have) bone folder or plastic knife or table knife, X-acto (for picky people), and a white writing tool, maybe a Black marker too

Faye will bring everything for a little Halloween project. Not quite a card or a book.

Handouts: Legend letters –

Saturday, September 20th – Brush Lettering by Sylvia Bunker

Handouts:

• Brush Lettering Supplies
• Brush Lettering Sample

Saturday, June 21st – Chancery Script by Liz Margetts

Our very own Liz Margetts will be instructing us on Chancery script. It is also know as Italic Script. It is a popular and elegant style of calligraphy developed during the Italian Renaissance. Chancery Script is characterized by its slightly sloped, semi-cursive letterforms and is a great choice for beginners due to its beautiful simplicity and legibility. 

Liz has been lettering for over 40 years. She is a great instructor and has taught at the Community College, at our guild meetings and done individual instruction. We are very pleased to be able to learn from her.

If time permits, we will be making a booklet out of a file folder with several pages for taking notes or putting down ideas for an exhibit piece.

Supplies to bring: 

• Printed  Handouts –
• Speedball C-2 nib & holder
• ink
  • such as walnut ink or Higgins Eternal
• Pencil
• Eraser
• Paper towels
• water container
• apron

Saturday, May 17th – Modern Carolingian by Carole Taylor

Our own irrepressible Carole Taylor, will be our instructor. Carole will teach Carolingian (quite appropriate, I do believe). This is such a fun and very interesting hand, so come prepared to learn and have a great time. Carole will also show us how to make a fun book after our Carolingian lesson.

Please Bring:

• C-2 Speedball pen or equivalent
• Smaller nib–your choice
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Eraser
• Glue stick
• Ink – your choice, but make sure that it does not feather on the paper you use
• Paper – a grid pad (if ink doesn’t feather), or other paper that suits you.
  (remember that the paper is used to ‘learn’ the alphabet and need not be expensive, but in order to make fine entrance and exit strokes, be sure that it works well with your ink.)
• Scissors
• Apron
• Handouts

Handouts