Project Penway with Kate van Dyke |

April Challenge

We meet after each regular meeting. All are welcome to join. Bring your lunch and if you tackled the challenge, bring it to share. In keeping with the program last month, let's space out! Play with letter and/or line spacing in a piece with at least 5 lines of writing. Make the spacing between lines either larger or smaller than the traditional spacing for the hand you choose. OR Make the spaces between and inside your letters either wider or narrower than is traditional for the hand you choose. OR Change both the line and letter spacing.

Beautiful Carolingian with Jennifer Smiley

We explored historical samples of Carolingian using Edward Johnston’s 7 rules for analyzing.

Then we practiced Sheila Water’s version of Carolingian that she developed for a book she designed called Under Milk Wood (1961).

Project Penway with Kate van Dyke |
March Challenge

For March design a logo, any logo.

Below are a couple of websites about business logos, but I encourage you not to take this too seriously. Break the rules and have some fun!

What kind of enterprise might you imagine? Think about something you enjoy and create a "business" that puts it out there.

The basics are:

• A name

• A tagline

• An illustration or icon

• A frame around it

• Everything but the name is optional

  • https://selfmadedesigner.com/logo-parts-explained/

  • https://www.designer-daily.com/25-inspiring- handwritten-logo-designs-51115

Let’s Space Out

Presented by Kate Van Dyke

Let's take a little time to look at what isn't there–the negative space, the white paper around the black ink, the silence between the notes.

Supplies:

• Broad-edge pen, paper & ink

• Pencil

• Exemplar of any broad-edge hand you want to work with and guidelines for it

• Love beads & bell bottoms optional, but welcome! Kate will bring tracing paper.

Gothicized Italian Script with Luis Peña

Luis P. presented Gothicized Italic Script at our February program. Members learned the fundamentals of this style, with its unique flourishes and forms. Luis also focused on the minuscule letters, from ‘a’ to ‘z’, sharing the basic skills needed to create this beautiful hand.

Embossing on Paper and Making Stencils

Attendees learned to create stencils that can be used again and again. They learned to use hand lettering and embossing skills to transform calligraphy art. Adding an embossed initial or word gives your calligraphy art a new look.

Holiday Social and Card Exchange

Guild members enjoyed visiting with each other and sharing their plans for the holidays on this cold December day. The refreshment team decorated tables with holiday decor. You can tell by the photos, we enjoy our lettering buddies who share our love of calligraphy and art.

Those who chose to, participated in the annual handmade holiday card exchange. If you brought a card to the meeting—then you took home a card. Cards were placed into unmarked, generic envelopes to “hide” the identity of our calligraphers and artists. We drew names and members chose an envelope. View some of the cards exchanged under the tab—Gallery—on our website. And view photos of the 2024 December social under the tab—About Us.