2007
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January 2007
08 Monday • 7-9 p.m. • PSC Monthly Meeting • St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church • Yearning for Black with Colleen Cavin • Black on Black (All Levels): In addition to the usual drama of light on dark, experience writing with different black inks and paints on a variety of black papers. Supplies: a favorite dip nib, either edged or pointed, favorite black ink, a favorite black gouache (W&N, Pelikan, Grumbacher, Schminke any kind... they will all be different). A soft drawing pencil might be good too.
13&14 Saturday & Sunday • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • Textured Letters with Barbara Close • PCC Sylvania Campus, CT Rm 113
February 2007
12 Monday • 7-9 p.m. • PSC Monthly Meeting • COPIC techniques • St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Ken O'Connell, Professor Emeritus of the University of Oregon and President of Imagination International /COPIC Markers will show us his sketchbooks and a number of techniques using the large line of COPIC Markers. He also wants the members to try out many of these materials and so please come ready to experiment. Bring your sketchbooks if you like. Ken has taught workshops in Sketchbooks in the USA and Italy. He will teach at SITKA Center near Lincoln City on the Oregon Coast and and is planning another Italy trip in the summer of 2008. Ken will be taking pre-orders of COPIC products for his visit. E-mail him at oconnell@uoregon.edu. You can see the markers and sketchbooks at www.copicmarker.com.
23-25 Friday, Saturday & Sunday •Annual Menucha Retreat • Jaki Svaren & Colleen Cavin
March 2007
3&4 Uncial Calligraphy • Patricia Edmonds • Accidental Bookmaker • Forest Grove, OR
10&11 Saturday & Sunday • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • Improv Studio with Judy Melvin from American Greetings • PCC Sylvania Campus, CT Rm 113
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Monday • 7-9 p.m. • PSC Monthly Meeting • St. Andrew's Presbyterian ChurchCANCELLED24&25 Saturday & Sunday • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • "Tortured Metals, Tangled Words" with Victoria Pittman • Capital Calligraphers Guild • Capital Manor Community Center, West Salem • Contact Penny White at 541.327.2141 for more details & supply list
April 2007
09 Monday • 7-9 p.m. • PSC Monthly Meeting • Annual meeting & elections; Decorated Envelopes & Graceful Envelopes • St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
12 Annual Open Show begins • Skylight Gallery • Sunnybrook Service Center in Clackamas County • runs through July 12
13 Friday • 7-9 p.m. • FREE lecture by Carol Rohrs about Modern Moves & 20th Century Masters • PCC Sylvania, CT 212
14&15 Saturday & Sunday • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • Modern Moves & 20th Century Masters with Carl Rohrs • PCC Sylvania Campus, CT 113
20-22 Newport Paper Arts Festival • Newport, OR
30 Deadline for the 13th annual Graceful Envelope Contest. This year's theme is "A Mailable Feast."
May 2007
"Guild Newsletter Bonanza!" Come browse our extensive collection of guild newsletters from around the United States. We have hundreds. Discover the gems of info and exemplar. We'll share our favorites and then every scribe for themselves. We'll have a photocopier available so you can capture your favorites. See you there!
May 2007
4&5 Letters of Joy 25th annual conference • Keynote Speaker: Ward Dunham • Edmonds Community Collage • Write On Calligraphers
14 Monday • 7-9 p.m. • PSC Monthly Meeting • Guild Letter Bonanza • St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
19&20 Saturday & Sunday • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • The return of Pastepaper Book Workshop with Rosie Kelly • PCC Sylvania Campus, CT Rm 113
June 2007
4 Monday • 6-8 p.m. • AOCC Committee Meeting
11 Monday • 7-9 p.m. • PSC Monthly Meeting • TBA • St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
18 Monday • 12-2 p.m. • PSC Board Meeting • Meri Taylor's
June 25-July 01 • Contemporary Decorated Letter • Nancy Culome • Ghost Ranch, NM
June 27-July 01 • Focus on Book Arts Conference (previously known as the Oregon Book Arts Guild Focus Conference) • Pacific University • Forest Grove, OR • 503-357-7263
July 2007
2 Monday • 6 p.m. • AOCC Committee Meeting
7&8 Saturday & Sunday • Pointed Brush with Carol DuBosch • PCC Sylvania Campus, CT Rm 113
12 Thursday • Annual Open Show ends • Skylight Gallery • Sunnybrook Service Center in Clackamas County
13-15 Saturday & Sunday • Portland Pen Show and International Society of Inkwell Collectors’ annual convention • Embassy Suites downtown and Red Lion in Vancouver
16&17 Monday & Tuesday • Monoline Meets Watercolor with Annie Cicale
21-28 Island Magic 2007 International Calligraphy Conference • Shawnigan Lake School • Vancouver Island, British Columbia
August 2007
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Saturday • 2-hour shifts from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • Fun In the Park community outreach[CANCELLED]6 Monday • 6 p.m. • AOCC Committee Meeting
9-12 Thursday-Sunday • American Philatelic Society Stamp Show • Oregon Convention Center • Admission is FREE and the public is welcome.
17 Friday • 7-9 p.m. • FREE Mike Gold lecture • PCC Sylvania, CT 21218&19 Saturday & Sunday • Contemporary Scripts: Lettering for the 21st Century with Mike Gold from American Greetings
23 Thursday • 6-8 p.m. • Angelina's Welcome Back salad potluck • Meri Taylor's (3245 NW 113th Place)
September 2007
2 Sunday • Volunteer at Portland triathlon • 5:30-7 a.m. • Hawthorne Bridge
8&9 Saturday & Sunday • Workshop • That Glazed Look with Colleen Cavin
10 Monday • 7-9 p.m. • PSC Monthly Meeting • "What I did on my Summer Vacation" & "A Calligraphic Recycling Sale" • St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church • Join us for an evening of round robin sharing by our members who attended workshop, classes and conferences. Our opportunity for vicarious calligraphy. Join us and bring something to share. AND Here is your chance to recycle calligraphy tools, books,
papers and other art supplies that are collecting dust in your studio.
We will use a silent auction format and each member will be responsible for collecting funds for his or her items. You may also bring items that you would just like to put on a free, give-it-away table.17 Monday • 12-2 p.m. • PSC Board Meeting • Meri Taylor's
October 2007
Annual Open Show: October 18-December 2 at the Central Library
8 Monday • 7-9 p.m. • PSC Monthly Meeting • Topic: Creating 4x4s for the AOCC exhibit • St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
18 Thursday • Annual Open Show opens at the Central Library
21 Sunday • 2-3:30 p.m. • Opening reception for the Annual Open Show at the Central Library
26 Friday • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • AOCC workshop: "Thick & Thin" with Gwen Weaver
27 Saturday • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • 26th Annual AOCC 2007 • Gwen Weaver, keynote address: "The Point Is…?" • Portland, OR • PCC Rock Creek Campus Event Center
28 Sunday • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • AOCC workshop: "Thick & Thin" with Gwen Weaver
29&30 Monday & Tuesday • PSC workshop: "Roman Caps & Beautiful Babies" with Gwen Weaver
November 2007
Annual Open Show: October 18-December 2 at the Central Library
12 Monday • 7-9 p.m. • PSC Monthly Meeting • Topic: Color mixing and "Navigating Color Space." • St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
December 2007
Annual Open Show: October 18-December 2 at the Central Library
2 Annual Open Show ends
10 Monday • No monthly meeting. Happy Holidays!
18 Tuesday • Lloyd Reynolds special collection tour • 3:30-5 p.m. • Reed College library • Special event: Though we don't have a regular meeting in December, we have arranged a special holiday treat for you! Join us at the Reed College library, where Gay Walker will show us highlights of the special collection featuring the books & art of Lloyd Reynolds. We'll begin by viewing his personal library and the notes he's written in the margins, but spend most of our time in the archives to look at his scribble books and examples of his work. This special event is on Tuesday, December 18, from 3:30-5 p.m.
31 Deadline to register for Letters Mingle Souls conference • July 19-26 • Naperville, Illinois