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1 september 2018 Southern California society for calligraphy Post office box los angeles caifornia September , Saturday, Noon to 4pm OCSfC Program Barbara Steel Varied Versals Orange Count Memorial Med. Hospital Brookhurst, Fountain Valley Contact: Sandy Doerr FREE 9, Sunday, 4 to 8pm SGVR Social Home of Nancy Campbell, Glendale Contact: Nancy haustree@earthlink.net 15 & 16, Sat & Sun, 9:30am to 4:30pm SfC Workshop Heather Victoria Held Italian Hand: The Poetic Pen Orange County Fine Arts Studio 3851 S. Bear St, #B-15, Santa Ana 17 & 18, Mon & Tues, 9:30am to 4:30pm SfC Workshop Heather Victoria Held The Enchanted Letter Orange County Fine Arts Studio 3851 S. Bear St, #B-15, Santa Ana 29, Sat, 9:30-4:30pm Inland Empire Workshop Diane Reiter An Abundance of Books Pomona Valley Art Association 2031 Montclair Plaza Lane, Montclair Contact: Angie Elliott at inlandempire@societyforcalligraphy.org October & 7, Sat & Sun, 9:30am to 4:30pm OCSFC Workshop Sharon Hanse Metal Magic Michael Punke Studio, Newhope St, #I, Fountain Valley Contact: Gerry Phillips dangerphillips@gmail.com Calendar of Upcoming Events 21, Sun, 11am-1:30pm West Los Angeles Regional Mini-Workshop Jane Shibata Calligraphy Basics - Pointed Pen for Beginners & Brush-Ups Design Letters Studio 4032 Marcasel Ave, LA Contact: Barbara or Judy at CalligraphyWLA@aol.com 27, Sat, 9:30-4:30 Inland Empire Workshop Nina Tran Pointed Pen Flourishing Pomona Valley Art Association 2031 Montclair Plaza Lane, Montclair Contact: Angie Elliott at inlandempire@societyforcalligraphy.org November , Sat, Noon to 4pm OCSFC Program Marjorie Grace-Sayers Book Structures Orange County Memorial Med Hospital Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley Contact: Sandy Doerr LetterRtist@aol.com 15 & 16, Thurs & Friday, 9:30am to 4:30pm SfC Workshop Joke Boudens Concertina Book Pomona Valley Art Association 2031 Montclair Plaza, Montclair 17, Saturday, 9 to10am SFC Lecture Joke Boudens Born to Letter Cal State University, Long Beach 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach specialworkshops@societyforcalligraphy 17 & 18, Sat 10:30 to 5:30pm & Sun, 9:30 to 4:30pm SfC Workshop Joke Boudens Hand Drawn Lettering Cal State University, Long Beach 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach website: societyforcalligraphy.org December & 2, Sat 10am to 5pm, Sun 10am to 4pm SGVR Outreach Bookmarks table at McGroaty Arts Center s Chili Bowl Fest and Art Fair Contact: Jane Kim janekim426@gmail.com 9, Sun, 4 to 8pm SGVR Holiday Social home of Nancy Campbell, Glendale Contact: Nancy haustree@earthlink.net 16, Sun, 11 to 2pm SFV Regional Holiday Social at the home of Carol Hicks Contact: Jann Marks at callijann@aol.com February , Fri thru Mon Letters California Style 2019 Kellogg West Conference Center, CalPoly Pomona Contact: Carol Hicks at LettersCS2019@gmail.com (conference is FULL, taking wait list) 20 & 21, Weds & Thurs, 9:30-4:30 SFC Workshop Sherri Kiesel Thornton Word Play location TBA Board Meeting Schedule Sat, Sept 8, 2018 Sat, Nov 10, 2018 Your SfC board has meetings five times each year. All members are eligible to attend.

2 Board of Governors President Joan Bechtel Vice-President Sunny Ba Secretary Marjorie Grace-Sayers Treasurer Chava Gerber Workshops Rosana Ang Programs Chava Gerber Membership David Mark Outreach Jane Shibata (L.A. and west) societyforcalligraphy.org Publications/Communications open position - need volunteer publications@societyforcalligraphy.org Circulations Sylvia Kowal circulations@societyforcalligraphy.org Public Relations David Mark publicrelations@societyforcaligraphy.org Exhibits Jenny Allen jennytallen@gmail.com Regional Liaison Chris Ewen regionals@societyforcalligraphy.org Past President Kristi Darwick outreach@societyforcalligraphy.og SupportingVolunteers Bulletin Editor/E-Bulletin Editor Carol Hicks dhicks5@socal.rr.com Bulletin Co-Editor Karin Gable bulletin@societyforcalligraphy.org Calligraph Editor Joan Bechtel Graphics / Calligraph designer Linda Yoshida graphics@societyforcalligraphy.org Social Media Coordinator Sunny Ba hello@starrynightcalligraphy.com Archivist DeAnn Singh historian@societyforcalligraphy.org Webmaster Evan Ballinger service@societyforcallligraphy.org Audio/Video and Web Support CC Sadler cc.sadler@gmail.com Our website Dear Arrighi, I was wondering about the order of the ABC s. When did it come about and where did it start? Abecedary Inquirer Dear Abecedarian, I thought this would be an easy one but with some inquiries and a lot of research I find it to be an interesting and elusive question. I find the best and most detailed information in Donald M. Anderson s book, Calligraphy, The Art of Written Forms. The alphabet actually gets its name from the first two letters of the Greeks; alpha and beta. But we must go back to the Phoenicians who developed some of the first alphabetic script about 1800 B.C. An- This column may be reprinted by non-profit organizations without permission if credit is given to DeAnn Singh and SfC Bulletin. derson states that no one has actually found an ABC sequence of this period in any archeological find that was more than a few letters but we assume the order was formed for perhaps a mnemonic, (intended to assist the memory) or its been speculated that it had something to do with the importance of what the symbols represented. Although M or MEM is the symbol for water which is way down the line from B or BETH for throwing stick so I don t know! Another thought is that they were phonetically grouped.the Hebrew and Greek developed from the Phoenician and both had an established order; Aleph, Beth, Gimel------Alpha, Beta, Gamma --- A, B, C. David Diringer, in The Story of Aleph Beth, calls the whole subject a twilight between conjecture and certainty. WHY YOU SHOULD WALK AWAY FROM A COMMISSION Steff Metal, Emptyeasel As an artist, getting a request for a commission and working out the details with that potential client is one of life s biggest thrills. It s a justification that your work is worth something, and that you re skilled enough and professional enough to take on your own clients. But sometimes a commission isn t what you think it is. Sometimes what seems like an opportunity can be heartache in disguise. So how do you know when it s time to walk away? Here are 4 reasons you might want to say no to a commission: 1. It s too far outside your comfort zone: Often when commissioning an artist, a client will have in mind what they want, but will for whatever reason choose an artist that can t necessarily deliver. For example, your client may be asking you to create a huge abstract piece when you are a landscape painter. Of course you could produce such a work, but would it really be as good as the piece an abstract artist would create? Honesty is the best policy... just be upfront about what you can and can t do. Many collectors don t fully understand the artistic process, so use the opportunity to educate them and point them toward a friend who might be better suited to their tastes. 2. It s ethically wobbly: By ethically wobbly I mean work that doesn t sit well with your conscience. This could be for a number of reasons perhaps you have been asked to create a work glorifying a bloody war hero whose motives you disagree with, perhaps you ve been asked to create a sculpture for the office lobby of a company you know tests products on animals, or maybe you ve been asked to blatantly copy the work of another artist. The best thing to do is to step aside with dignity. It s OK to turn down a project without giving a lengthy reason (the company or individual will easily find another artist willing to take on the piece) but for your own peace of mind, it s best to keep your art business away from ethically wobbly work. 3. The client is haggling over price and details: While there is always an initial stage of hammering out the details of a project where the scope and size of the work might change, a client who constantly tries to get you to do more work for less money is not the kind of client you want to keep. It can be tempting to take the work because any money is better than no money, but working harder for less reward will leave you stressed out and resentful. If you work for less than you re worth once, you ll never be able to command that higher price. Better to sever ties now before you re over-committed. 4. You ve just got a bad feeling about it: Recently, I was talking to two potential clients via Skype. They had a project they wanted me to do, and I was invited to conference call with the interested parties. Most of the call involved the two of them talking over one another. I got the vibe that one of them really liked me, but the other one did not. The project was a really exciting one, and the money was very, very good, but I had such a bad feeling about working with these two that I turned it down. It s important to listen to your instincts. If something seems off, or if you feel as though the client will be difficult, then don t take the job. Just drop the client before you even start you ll save yourself time and stress, and you can use that time to work on (or find) commissions that are a good fit for you. Deadline for the December Bulletin is November 15, Please submit articles or questions to Carol Hicks at dhicks5@socal.rr.com 2

3 May SFC Board Meeting SFC Board Meeting, May 6, 2018 at the home of Joan Bechtel. In attendance: Sunny Ba, Marjorie Grace-Sayers, David Mark, Chava Gerber, Chris Ewen, Sylvia Kowal, Carrie Imai, Jann Marks, Linda Yoshida, Jenny Allen, Alice Jon, Joan Bechtel, Kristi Darwick, and Linda Renner. Excused: Karen Chapman, Karin Gable, Jane Shibata, Carol Hicks, Barbara Ratner, DeAnn Singh, Alisara Tareekes and Rosana Ang. Meeting Schedule: June 3 - Annual General Meeting, September 8, November 10. Meeting called to order at 10:15 am President - Joan Bechtel s Report Linda Yoshida and Alice Jon showed us some of the work in progress on the Black and White issue. It will be 36 pages. Jenny Allen suggested that we do an article on the Bowers exhibit inside the back cover. Karin needs the Calligraph by July 30 for the full membership mailing. Joan will get quotes from Typecraft and from a printer in Long Beach. Currently there are no volunteers for Treasurer. Chava will try contacting a retired bookkeeper association. There was a problem with Drop Box... the credit card information on file with them was no longer good. Since Karen Chapman is leaving office soon, we agreed to use my credit card number to keep the account active. Kristi suggested that we get a new Guild credit card. MOTION: Chava proposed that we obtain a new guild credit card. David seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously. Joan will ask Karen to get a credit card from our bank. Joan received an newsletter from the Nonprofit Insurance Alliance Group. Since we have insurance through them, we are eligible for discounts from all kinds of companies, such as FedEx, Sprint, Xerox, Staples, and National Car Rental. I ll pass the newsletter around if anyone is interested. Nobuko Kitamura has given me four of her framed calligraphy pieces and a few smaller items which we will sell at the AGM. Vice-President - Sunny Ba SfC OPEN HOUSES (newbie socials) - We had 10 people at Robbie Saslow s Open House on March 18th, which went very well. Working on setting up something for June. SOCIAL MEDIA - Currently 7,913 followers on Facebook and 3,129 on Instagram, both growing steadily. Jane Kim and Rosana Ang both have said posts seem to be effective for filling last-minute workshop spots. GOOGLE CALENDAR - Still maintaining this link ( which is also embedded on the events page on the website. Workshops - Rosana Ang Programs - Chava Gerber We need Certificates of Appreciation. Chris has collected names from each regional. Marjorie suggested that we keep an on-going page on the website so that we can keep track of those who help out during the year. Tony will bring a mike for DeAnn. Kristi brought up the need for a new projector. Exhibits - Jenny Allen The next exhibit will be at Muzeo in March Membership - David Mark All the membership renewals were mailed out. Already received about 50 renewals. Currently 472 members. Public Relations - David Mark Kerry Maller, from Inside Edition, filmed the students of Buena Park High School on Monday, April 30th as part of a segment talking about Megan Markle s calligraphy and any influence on the younger generation. Kristi and I were filmed and interviewed. The air date has not been determined. Kristi continues to teach modern calligraphy with the pointed brush pen at Buena Park HS. The last session is scheduled for May 7th. I started teaching at Glen Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights on April 24th. Two more workshops are scheduled for May 8th and May 15th. Linda Yoshida has a meet-up with 14 new SfC members on May 5th, in Santa Fe Springs - she shared Cora Pearl s chalkboard techniques. I had two meet-ups: at South Coast Plaza and Santa Anita Mall. I plan to expand the number of meet-ups to get new members to come and generate interest in local communities. Letters California Style - Carrie Imai Our 2019 faculty list follows. Georgia Angelopoulos has had to withdraw because of health issues. 1.Dan Mooney (Replacement for Georgia Angelopoulos) 2. Pat Blair - Dressed-up Copperplate Capitals and Flourishes 3. Kathy Milici - Modern Storybook Script 4. Peter Thornton - Beauty and the Beast 5. Sherri Thornton - Background/Foreground - the Pencil Playground 6. Jane Shibata - Contemporary Foundational 7. Barbara Close - Brushin Up 8. Peter Greco - Gothic Flourishing 9. Ginger Burrell - Stitched Bindings: Showcase Your Lettering in Handmade Books 10. Carol DuBosch - Exploring Folded Pen Lettering Motion: Chava made a motion to continue the practice of both SfC and Letters paying equal shares of the travel costs for out-of-town teachers after divided among all organizations. Seconded by Sunny. The motion is carried. We have invited teachers to send proposals for our 2020 faculty. Financial - Karen Chapman Taxes: Tax returns have to be filed by May Drafts pending from SfC external accountant. Budget: The budget development is in process. Unclaimed Property: The four packages submitted in October 2017 have been received by the State Controller s office. One response was received this week: A $100 cashier s check was found from one of our members. I will see if this can be recovered. PayPal: The account is currently frozen. I need to spend time to resolve this. Donations: La Casa de Maria s nonprofit type and tax ID are still unknown. On 3/14/2018, La Casa stated that they would provide this information. Their response is still pending. Regionals: Orange County - Chris Ewen - May 5 - Saturday Program with Susan Longerot: Watercolor Collage - May 15 and 17 - Barbara Close: Brush Lettering - June 2 - Program featuring Barbara Close: Magical Monoline - September 1 - Program featuring Barbara Steel: Varied Versals - November 3 - Program featuring Marjorie Grace- Sayers: Book Structures San Gabriel - Sylvia Kowal - April 28 and May 12 - workshop with Carrie Imai Dancing Pen. - June 10 - social at Nancy Campbell s - September 9 - social at Nancy Campbell s - I have mailed the 450 brushes to Seattletters and they received them last week. I will be mailing the banner. San Fernando - Jann Marks - April 29 - Robbie Saslow s workshop, More than Monoline, Our next workshop will be on - June 30 and July 1 with Dorothy Yuki Nature Makes an Impression - We are working on another workshop for the fall (possibly Robbie again in October). - The annual holiday program will be in December. - Possible Spring Workshop - Botanical Painting and Calligraphy Solar Nibs - Linda Renner - Scheduling the workshops for May and June West L.A. - Barbara Ratner - May 20 - Jane Shibata Calligraphy Basics: Pointed Pen for Beginners - August 19 - Jane Shibata Parallel Pen Creations Inland Empire - Kristi Darwick - March 24 - Nina Tran Spencerian Capitals Nina Tran taught Spencerian Capitals - IE/PV membership to 27 - July 14 - Nina Tran Spencerian - May 19 - Kristi Intro to Italic with a Calligraphy Marker at Hobby Lobby, Chino Hills. Outreach: - March 17, Kristi taught Intro to Brush Pen Lettering at the Workman Temple Museum - April Workman Temple Victorian Fair: Volunteers: Linda Yoshida, Celeste Wong, Rosana Ang, C.C. Sadler, Victoria Kibildis, Syeda Ullah, Kristi Darwick. - Classes are being scheduled for UC Riverside in the summer as part of a larger design series a different design topic each week. Communications/Publications - Karin Gable Karin reports she is still looking for a volunteer or team to replace her as Publications chair on the board. She will continue to make the needed flyers, etc., until she can find a replacement. She will be stepping down as the official Publication chair, however, and no longer a board member as of June 30, Outreach - Jane Shibata The International Printing Museum event, Kid s Kraft Day on March 24, was a success. I was assisted by Sylvia Kowal, C.C. Sadler, and Kay Kami. C.C. Sadler has an event at Long Beach City College for SfC Outreach that is scheduled for May 11 and 12. We still need volunteers. FUN UPCOMING SfC Outreach Event at Long Beach City College Horticulture Garden - May 11 & 12, Featuring: A WATERCOLOR FLOWERS WORKSHOP WITH BARBARA CLOSE on both days 10am to noon, bookmarks, demos, Kid s Art Table. Retreat - Ann Lawrence Twenty people are coming to the 43rd Annual SfC Spring Retreat this year. It is exciting to be experiencing a new venue, but it will never replace our beloved La Casa de Maria, which I am hoping we can return to in Kristi, Sylvia and I have seen the scriptorium, rooms and grounds at Westmont College and I think everyone will be very comfortable there. Technical - Chava Gerber/Evan Ballinger (Web Service) Calligraph - Joan Bechtel I met Jack Sweeney at Typecraft. He ran sample prints of some photos I had sent him. According to their quote, they will only provide digital proofs. I have not met Karl Widmaier at Design Print, but he did send me some samples of how some of the photos would look on the paper he proposed to use. I met with Tim Healey at Queen Beach Printers in Long Beach on May 1. They printed the last issue of the Calligraph. Tim said he would provide digital proofs and a final printed proof on both the McCoy Silk paper and the Accent Opaque paper. (Design Print offered a digital proof only and Typecraft offered a digital and print proof.) In order to meet the printing deadline, we will need to get everything to the printer by the end of June and get the final proofs by the 15th of July, so we will need to make a decision on what printer to use at this meeting. Karen Chapman and Rosana Ang both wanted the write-ups from the workshop instructors to be charged to the Calligraph, but we have no income to offset that expense and we do not pay anyone else to write articles for the Calligraph. (Also, Yves Leterme wasn t paid for the logo he did for our last issue.) Since the workshop report is included in the instructor s workshop agreement and Rosana is setting the amount of the payment, I feel that the payment should come out of the workshop budget. Nobody else is paid anything. Our budget only covers the printing cost. Can we take a vote on this? Contd on page 4 Deadline for the December Bulletin is November 15, Please submit articles or questions to Carol Hicks at dhicks5@socal.rr.com 3

4 Minutes continued from page 3... DISCUSSION: Do we need to pay teachers for their write-ups? (Need to set up budget first). Linda commented that the workshop report is vital to all members especially those that couldn t attend. Kristi commented that we now have many more workshops per year. Bylaws Update - Chava Gerber A PDF of the proposed revisions to the bylaws was ed to all Board members on May 1 for review so it could be discussed at this Board meeting. Chava, Chris, Karen and Joan met to go through and update the bylaws. Correction: Remove Section 6.03 re: standing committees. Motion: David proposed to approve the bylaws as amended by the committee. Seconded by Chris. The motion passed unanimously. New Business: Carrie received a thank you letter from Kensington Palace for her mailing to Meagan Markle. Meeting adjourned at 1:15. Respectfully submitted, Marjorie Grace-Sayers Kristina Virtue Elise Panneton Rita Foltz Diane Durdella Adrienne Lauer Jane Scholl Welcome to our New Members GF WLA GF OC WLA SG Brie Jung Lisa Lin Ellisa Vendiola Perla Gallegos Mai Tran Leslie Wynn SG SFV GF SFV OC GF We extend our warmest welcome and sincerest thanks for joining and supporting the guild. We look forward to seeing you in workshops and get togethers. I AM A CALLIGRAPHER I use pointed pen and ink... most of the time... but I have been known to use markers, fine tip pens, pencils, colored pencils, and reed pen... oh yes, I have a quill or two. Now, I'm having fun learning Chinese Calligraphy... I use a brush and ink ground from an ink stick! I've been known to use wide, flat nibs and old traditional Speedball nibs used them back in the old days in the 1960's "before markers" to do signs, word cards, charts, etc. for my classroom. If it makes a mark on a page, a calligrapher will use it! Did you know that ancient Chinese calligraphers wrote on wooden slats that were tied together with threads? They also cast characters into metal. Ancient middle eastern calligraphers used a stylus to make marks in clay. While we might have long debates over whether all of these are in someone's definition of calligraphy, it is probably all technical "hair splitting." Have some fun looking through Pen and Ink Arts and John Neal's catalogs and you'll see many delightful instruments of our art. Elsie February 15-18, 2019 Presidents Day Weekend Kellogg West Conference Center Cal Poly Pomona TEACHING STAFF FOR 2019 Pat Blair Dressed-up Copperplate Capitals and Flourishes Ginger Burrell Stitched Bindings: Showcase Your Lettering in Handmade Books Barbara Close Brushin Up Carol DuBosch Folded Pen Adventures Peter Greco Gothic Flourishing Kathy Milici Modern Storybook Script Dan Mooney Playing with 24K Gold Peter Thornton Beauty and the Beast Sherri Thornton Background/Foreground: The Pencil Playground Jane Shibata Contemporary Foundational Want to join the fun? contact Carol Hicks letterscs2019@gmail.com NEW ADDRESS In a world where you can be anything, be kind. TO JOIN THE SOCIETY FOR CALLIGRAPHY send a check payable to the Society for Calligraphy (or SfC), c/o David Mark, SfC Membership, 1536 Falling Star Lane, Chino Hills, CA Annual dues are $42; $60 for a family of two; $25 for full-time students; $25 introductory fee available for first time members only, January to June, one time only. For more information, write to address above or visit Yearly membership in the SfC starts July 1. Deadline for the December Bulletin is November 15, Please submit articles or questions to Carol Hicks at dhicks5@socal.rr.com 4

5 / Local Member Classes / West Los Angeles DeANN SINGH: 4032 Marcasel Ave. Los Angeles, CA Website: DeAnnSingh@me.com DeAnnSinghCalligraphy.blogspot.com Private Lessons available during the week days; Tues, Thurs, and Sat. for an appointment. Limited availability DESIGNING LETTERS STUDIO New Boutique Workshops developing at Bergamot Station Modern Script Calligraphy To be Announced in near future. Fun new workshop experiences. Sinai Temple: Wilshire Blvd, LA Register rbermanr@yahoo.com Subject to be determined. West Los Angeles SfC workshops Beginning Classes open to members and non-members taught by Judy Shibata, mentored by DeAnn Singh $25 with small material fee. Watch the blog for dates. 2.5 hrs each Saturday class. JANET MARTORELLO: Santa Monica College Emeritus Emeritus College 1227 Second Street Santa Monica Telephone: (310) emeritus@smc.edu SanFernando Valley CARRIE IMAI: Carrie Imai teaches private and semiprivate classes on lettering and related subjects in her Chatsworth home. Contact at carrieimai@ix.netcom.com UCLA Extension, Westwood Modern Calligraphy 11 Tuesdays, Sept 25 - Dec 4, 10am-1pm Info: Carrie at carrieimai@ix.netcom.com XANDRA Y. ZAMORA Individuals and small groups. Calligraphy and handwriting improvement, as well as book and paper arts. For further information xyz@xyzink.com Orange County BARBARA CLOSE: barbicl@aol.com Studio Calligraphy Classes 3851 Bear Street, Ste. B15 Session III: Italic/Copperplate August 15 - October 3 Wednesdays 6:30-9:00PM (space is limited - please rsvp) ABC Adult School Cabrillo Lane, Room 25, Cerritos, Subject: tba Wed: August 29 - October 31 8:30am-11:30am Registration - online: Barbara Close, Instructor VICTORIA KIBILDIS: Via Ambrosa Laguna Niguel, CA VKibildis@UCSD.edu Website: Instagram & YouTube Private or group lessons in Copperplate and Cursive handwriting to students of all ages. Flexible schedule weekdays, except Sat. We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box. Any SfC members wishing to advertise their classes for publication in the Bulletin are welcome to submit their information to me at dhicks5@socal.rr.com. art by Karin Gable Deadline for the December Bulletin is November 15, Please submit articles or questions to Carol Hicks at dhicks5@socal.rr.com 5

6 Regional News Questions and Contacts: Sylvia Kowal Questions and info contact: Chris Ewen, Upcoming Events: September 9, Sat, 4 to 8pm Fall Social at the home of Nancy Campbell, Glendale Contact Nancy at haustree@earthlink.net December 1 & 2, Sat & Sun, Outreach Program Bookmark table at McGroarty Arts Center s Chili Bowl Fest and Fair. Contact: Jane Kim janekim426@gmail.com December 9, Sun, 4 to 8pm Holiday Social at the home of Nancy Campbell, Glendale Contact Nancy at haustree@earthlink.net For more information on workshops, contact: Jane Kim at SGVWorkshops@societyforcalligraphy.org Upcoming Events Questions: Barbara or Debra at CalligraphyWLA@aol.com October 21, Sun, 11am - 1:30pm Jane Shibata Calligraphy Basics - Pointed Pen for Beginners and Brush-Ups Designing Letters Studio, 4032 Marcasel Ave, LA Upcoming Events: September 1, Sat, 12noon to 4pm Program with Barbara Steel Varied Versals Orange County Memorial Medical Hospital, Fountain Valley October 6 & 7, Sat & Sun, 9:30am to 4pm Sharon Hanse Metal Magic Michael Punke Studio, Fountain Valley Contact Jerry Phillips at dangerphillips@gmail.com November 3, Sat, Noon to 4pm Program Marjorie Grace-Sayers Book Structures Orange County Memorial Medical Hospital, Fountain Valley For more information programs, Sandy Doerr, LetterRtist@aol.com workshops, Barbara Close, barbicl@aol.com In order for the writing to be perfect, you need to let go of perfection and let it come from your spirit. This will result in more perfect lettering. Donald Jackson Inland Empire/Pomona Valley Upcoming Events: September 29, Sat, 9:30-4:30pm - Diane Reiter An Abundance of Books Pomona Valley Art Association, 2031 Montclair Plaza Lane, Montclair Upcoming Events: December 16, Sun, 11am to 2pm Holiday Social and Luncheon at the home of Carol Hicks for more information contact Jann Marks at callijann@aol.com October 27, Saturday, 9:30-4:30 Workshop with Nina Tran Pointed Pen Flourishing Pomona Valley Art Association, 2031 Montclair Plaza Lane, Montclair Contact Angie Elliott inlandempire@societyforcalligraphy.org or call Deadline for the December Bulletin is November 15, Please submit articles or questions to Carol Hicks at dhicks5@socal.rr.com 6

7 Q & A. Ok, try mixing either a little one drop at a time of either the gold or the Bronze spectralite.. to make it brighter.. I have done this with great success, but you also have to make sure that the Copper, Bronze, and Gold, is well mixed first, before you experiment, as I have found that in the bottle the best bits i.e. the pigment is still on the bottom of the jar, so really mix the inks individually first to make sure that the pigments are in the liquid you take out. Also clean out the droppers, as they sometimes don t pick up the mixed inks well. Collene in Oz.. GRUNGY NIBS Some of my nibs are getting very grungy and I was wondering if you have any recommendations for deep cleaning of nibs. Thank you! Cora. Joe Vitolo recommends to use tooth paste to prepare a nib before using, I heard that if you have an ultra sonic jewelry cleaner that it may work on your nibs. If you are cleaning pointed nibs, you can try a toothbrush on it, but if you are cleaning Brause nibs, you may want to take the reservoir off and try yo clean it that way, be careful not to bend it, the reservoir that is.. I usually sand lightly with 400 grit sandpaper under running water (nib and reservoir separately). That takes inks, acrylics and the beginnings of rust right off. An added bonus is that because this doesn't get to the ink/paint in the stamped text on the nibs, it becomes easier to read the nib size with dark(er) lettering against a clean metal surface. Jim Marie. I've heard various things. Some like a toothbrush, some Windex (or equivalent ammonia cleaner), some an ultrasonic cleaner like sold by John Neal, some don't mind a crusty nib and just get a new one when they get to grimy. Haley. Sudsy ammonia works great. If it's not available, mix regular ammonia with a little dishwashing liquid. (Ventilate for fumes. I do this in the bathroom with the fan on and the door closed). I soak just the nibs in sudsy ammonia for 10 minutes or more. Then rinse: to avoid getting it on my hands, I pour the nibs and solution through a little strainer under running water. Then I use a toothbrush to get any remaining crud off. Finally, I promise myself that I will faithfully clean my pen nibs after each and every use. Beth. WATERPROOF COPPER I'm looking for a recommendation for a waterproof copper ink that will be dense enough to be legible on dark grey envelopes. I have tried Spectralite and it's not as bright as I would like. This is a special bride so I don't want any mishaps in the mail! Sharon in RI. Have you tried adding PearlEx powder to the copper? Love spectralite, but you can add a little pearl ex it will make it dense and can be bright or darker with various shades without losing the permanence of this product. Reen. The best metallics I've found so far for lettering onto dark surfaces are the Winsor Newton metallic inks (the ones in the big jars, not the little teensy ones, which don't work as well for some reason), and the FineTec pearlescent "golds" series, which you can mix with some sepia and Winsor-Newton-Indian-red ink to create a copper. (Also, it does work to mix the FineTec colors with themselves.) The FineTec golds are surprisingly thick and opaque, and dry very nicely, resisting eraser well, so I think they would work well for envelopes, although I admit I haven't tried this yet. They come in a watercolor style format, so you need to apply to your nib with a brush. Jerise. ROSE GOLD Does anyone know a good formula to mix rose gold? The powder I have is very expensive for envelope addressing. Elaine. Have you tried PearlEx powder with gum arabic? They have a rose gold sold at John Neal Bookseller and it's not expensive. The FineTec pans also come in a rose gold but get a little pricier. Grace. I've used red ochre gouache to mix natural pinks, with white pearl gouache for a pink champagne color; I would try mixing it with a gold pearl gouache for a rose gold effect. Katherine. The Rose Gold is available in a 4 ounce container which is $13.99 and much less expensive than buying smaller containers, if you have a lot of addressing to do. John. I would try mixing Holbein Pearl Gold gouache (my favorite) with just a teensy hint of red gouache to give you that shimmer rose gold you're looking for. Lynn Deadline for the December Bulletin is November 15, Please submit articles or questions to Carol Hicks at dhicks5@socal.rr.com 7

8 THE GETTY CENTER 1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles, CA (310) HOURS: Tues Fri and Sun: 10am -5:30 pm Sat: 10 am 9 pm, Closed Mondays Admission is free. Parking is $15 per car June 26 thru October 28, 2018 Artists and Their Books/ Books and Their Artists. Artists books occupy a creative space between traditional and contemporary works of art, challenging what a book can be. This highly visual and experiential presentation of some of the most lively and surprising works from the Research Institute s extensive collections focuses on artists books that can be unpacked, unfolded, unfurled, or disassembled. They are made to be displayed on the wall or deployed as sculptures or installations. The exhibit seeks to provoke new inquiry into the nature of art and to highlight the essential role that books play in contemporary culture. THE SOCIETY FOR CALLIGRAPHY (SfC) is a non-profit educational organization which promotes the study, teaching and practice of calligraphy and related disciplines. It fosters the appreciation, understanding and acceptance of CALLIGRAPHY as a fine art. It also encourages fellowship and the exchange of ideas through its speakers, program meetings, workshops, exhibits, journal, bulletin, annual retreat and regional groups. We are funded by membership dues. Contributions are tax deductible. Yearly membership in the SfC starts July 1. TO JOIN send a check payable to the Society for Calligraphy (or SfC), c/o David Mark, SfC Membership, 1536 Falling Star Lane, Chino Hills, CA Annual dues are $42; $60 for a family of two; $25 for full-time students; and $25 Introductory Offer for 6 months Jan-June (first time members only). For more information, write to address above or visit our website, Download the membership form. BULLETIN PRODUCTION TEAM: Carol Hicks, Karin Gable, David Mark, Sylvia Kowal. Special thanks to our departed members for leaving us with the SfC logo (Lisa Engelbrecht); Ancestor & Connectivities Fonts (Teri Kahan); and the Bulletin logo (JoEllen Moline). The WebBulletin and workshop flyers are available online at EVENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY Letters Caifornia Style 2019 February 15-18, 2019, At Kellogg West Conference Center, Cal Poly Pomona. Questions and information contact our new registrar Carol Hicks at our new letterscs2019@gmail.com PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR COPY by November 15, 2018 FOR THE december 2018 EDITION SUBMISSIONS: Carol is in charge of the bulk of Bulletin information and Karin handles all workshop flyers and inserts, scanning art & photos and the printing process. So please send appropriate information to: Carol Hicks at ebulletin@societyforcalligraphy.org and Karin Gable at bulletin@societyforcalligraphy.org. Please note the deadlines for the Bulletin are listed on the bottom of each page and in a big black box on this page. An reminder will go out to board members and teachers to remind you that the deadline is approaching. Please submit your articles on time. We ve gone green! Bulletin is now available online. Please check the website for up-to-date information. Workshop flyers are available online - don t forget to sign up! We now have PayPal available for most online registrations. We are excited! Carol has redesigned the web Bulletin - it includes color photos and extra goodies not in the print version. Check it out! The link is ed to everyone on the list when each Bulletin issue is posted. The online calendar is constantly updated and we welcome your additions as they are available. We now publish Bulletin on a quarterly basis, and the Sept. and March issues will be mailed to the entire membership. The June and December bulletins are green and posted on the SfC website. Only those who do not have or have requested a hard copy will receive the green issues by mail. Thanks for your cooperation! Carol & Karin One in a Thousand... art by Lisbet Boudens Deadline for the December Bulletin is November 15, Please submit articles or questions to Carol Hicks at dhicks5@socal.rr.com 8