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IN THIS ISSUE
– Membership News
– Upcoming Classes
– Gretchen’s Gift Idea
– Zapf Scholarship
Call for Entries
– Gallery Space
– Holiday Cards
– Greetings from Estonia
– Graceful Envelope
Contest Call for Entries
I first met Brenda, entrepreneur, author, calligrapher, member of the Washington Calligraphers Guild, and then owner of Paper and Ink Arts, aka “Calligraphers’ Heaven,” in Woodsboro, Maryland. While it was a small challenge to find the front door, once inside I was afraid that I might never make it back home. I became so comfortable feeling and touching all the merchandise that I desired. I loved it all, and purchased many precious nibs and paper. I would soon share with another calligrapher that I spent too much money, had lots of fun, and concluded that calligraphers buy supplies (and paper) like knitters buy yarn. Little did I know at the time that she and I would become “like family.”
During the past two weeks, I have read with deep appreciation, and awe, the kind, heartfelt and touching words expressed by current Board and former Board members, and members and friends of the Washington Calligraphers Guild. In one email, it was remarked that Brenda was “like family.”
Like family, Brenda shared her knowledge of paper and inks through a pair of back-to-back workshops in 2013 entitled, “Writing Fluids and Fine Art Paper Choices” and “Tiny Watercolors and Black on Black Escapades.” In 2011, she taught a mini-workshop “Writing Fluids: Learn How to Swim-No Drowning!,” and taught “Parallel Pen for Beginners and Experts” at WCG’s 2010 CalligraFest. Like family, Brenda invested in the success of our Guild. Like family, she hosted in December 2010 a Holiday Open House at Calligraphers’ Heaven. Like family, I did RSVP. She responded with a thank you and “Someday we’ll do a weekend party!” She held another Open House in April 2011. Prior to my joining the Guild, Paper and Ink Arts was present at all three international conferences hosted by the Guild, as well as at every annual conference.
To Brenda’s real family, I join with the rest of the calligraphic community and, on behalf of the Washington Calligraphers Guild, express my deepest condolences for your loss. The Guild adored Brenda and we will miss her, her smile, her love for paper and ink, her teaching, and her creativity. Like family, we too mourn her passing. Thank you for sharing her with us.
Derrick Tabor, WCG President
L ike Family…
— artwork by Carol DuBosch
As we were going to press with this issue, we learned of the passing of our dear friend,
Brenda Broadbent. A loving tribute from Jennifer Allen, Executive Director of Paper and Ink Arts, has been posted to the WCG
Facebook page. Herein, we add a few words from our Guild President, Derrick Tabor.
brenda broadbent1950-2017
n o v / d e c 2017 b u l l e t i n
washington calligraphers guild— board of directors —
– officers –president: Derrick C. Tabor
[email protected] | 301-706-1123
vice president: Amy [email protected] | 202-905-8605
treasurer: Barbara [email protected] | 703-255-4678
secretary: Gilda [email protected] | 301-315-0330
member-at-large: Virginia [email protected] | 241.215.6379
registered agent: can you help?
– standing committees –audit: can you help?
budget & finance: Barbara [email protected] | 703-255-4678
bulletin liaison: Pamn [email protected] | 301-654-6049
education: Monica [email protected] | 301-926-6385
exhibits: Maureen [email protected]
fundraising | calligrafest co-chairs: can you help?
librarian | archivist: Lucinda Fitch [email protected]
mailings: Pat [email protected]
membership: Lee Ann [email protected] | 410-415-5846
nominating: appointed in January
programs: Monica [email protected] | 301-926-6385
publicity: Felecia [email protected] | 703-892-6262
scholarship: Marta [email protected] | 301-493-8907
scripsit liaison: Gretchen [email protected] | 703-591-5482
website: Martin [email protected] | 202-797-9718
workshops: Christine [email protected] | 301-745-4633
A very warm welcome to our newest and renewing members. We’re so very glad to have you! Kristen Abramowicz – McLean, Virginia Nancy Anderson – Maple Valley, Washington Kay Ballas – Reston, Virginia Jeff Berthold – Tigard, Oregon Tim Blair – Alexandria, Virginia Tracy Blithe – Gaithersburg, Maryland Irene Blumenthal – Trumbull, Connecticut Mari Boyle – Chantilly, Virginia Karen Brelsford – Ellicott City, Maryland Erin Cassidy – Alexandria, Virginia Stephanie Chao – Laguna Niguel, California Mwaka Chimuka – Fairfax, Virginia Anne Doyle – Baltimore, Maryland Kacie-Linn Engle – Charlottesville, Virginia Florin Florea – Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA Elizabeth Foster – Blacksburg, Virginia Maureen Gilardi – Mystic, Connecticut Maryanne Grebenstein – Marblehead, Massachusetts Marcia Gustafson – Burlington, Vermont John Hand – Washington, District of Columbia Michelle Hatim – Centreville, Virginia Ross Henry – Washington, District of Columbia Dawn Hill – Washington, District of Columbia Claire Hill – Ojai, California Carrie Hodapp – Salt Lake City, Utah Judy Hoyle – Millersville, Maryland Eddie Jackson – Villa Park, Illinois TaNeisha Jeanty – Capitol Heights, Maryland Janis Jeffers – Falls Church, Virginia Nancy Keane – Great Falls, Virginia Theresa Keeler – College Park, Maryland Joanne Kesten – Columbus, Ohio Kara Koppanyi – Timonium, Maryland Pamela D. Lee – Gulfport, Mississippi Yves Leterme – Sint-Kruis, BELGIUM Chaim Levinson – Rockville, Maryland LaVerne Magarian – Potomac, Maryland Sandra Marcaccio – Ancaster, Ontario Nathalie Marinoff – New City, New York Troy Martin – San Antonio, Texas Vivian Mungall – Orlando, Florida Maurice Palumbo - Greenbrae, Californina Vello Paluoja – Parnu, ESTONIA Amity Parks – Missoula, Montana Harry Resnick – Stony Brook, New York Jim Riehl – Alexandria, Virginia Nuria San-Mauro – Ashland, Oregon Alma Sanderson – Albuquerque, New Mexico Penny Schwan – Venice, Florida
membership news
— artwork by Ann Erickson
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The Bulletin of the Washington Calligraphers Guild is published four times per year from September - May with a special workshops issue in January.
The deadline for submissions for the February/March issue isJanuary 15, 2017. We welcome your contributions. Please send high quality digital files for text,
photos and artwork (reflecting all levels, from beginner to advanced) to [email protected]. Your submissions will be interpreted as permission to use in the Bulletin, unless otherwise specified. We
will use your submissions on a space-available basis and may reduce your artwork to accommodate available space. Mention in the Bulletin does not constitute endorsement by the
Washington Calligraphers Guild.
The Washington Calligraphers Guild, Inc. is a Virginia non-profit corporation, with an IRS tax designation of 501(c)(3). The guild’s mailing address is P.O. Box 3688, Merrifield, VA 22116-3688.
Membership renewals and inquiries can be sent to Lee Ann Clark, WCG MembershipP.O. Box 425, Stevenson, MD 21153-0425 or visit our website at www.calligraphersguild.org.
Leigh Ann Solometo – Fairfax, Virginia Barbara N. Steiner – Reston, Virginia Susan Super – Arlington, Virginia Anne Riley Taylor – Parsonsburg, Maryland Maria Turk – Suwanee, Georgia Mary Jo Vickoren – Great Falls, Montana Kathlyn Wade – Charleston, South Carolina Sharon Haz Watson – Great Falls, Virginia Mary Lou Werner – Gilbert, Arizona Catharina Widiarti – Arlington, Virginia
Our sincere thanks to the following Members who have renewed at the Sustaining, Patron and Supporting levels.We truly appreciate your generosity.
SUSTAINING
John J. Desaulniers – Milford, Delaware
PATRON
John F. Pfeiffer – Alexandria, Virginia Carlos Zarabozo – Washington, DC
SUPPORTING
Marilyn Aquilina – Bowie, Maryland Hana Barker – Chelmsford, Massachusetts Donna Cella – Butler, Pennsylvania Lee Ann Clark – Stevenson, Maryland Patricia Fagan – Laurel, Maryland Jordenne Ferrington – Boonsboro, Maryland Louise Harris – Columbia, Maryland Helen Lebowitz – San Diego, California Jan Lynn – Severna Park, Maryland Janet Marano – Reston, Virginia Leslie Mark – Mission Hills, Kansas Phawnda Moore – Rocklin, California Barry Morentz – New York City, New York Joan Pennington – Fairfax Station, Virginia Pauline “Mike” Ridgeway – Williamsburg, Virginia Betsy Rivers-Kennedy – Norfolk, Virginia Joan Schmitz – San Antonio, Texas Christine P. Tischer – Hagerstown, Maryland Sharon A. Zeller – Ashburn, Virginia
membership newscont’d...
WCG member Lubna Zahid is offering the following classes at McLean Community Center. For more information visit http://www.elzyart.com/https://www.facebook.com/elzy-art — Drawing & Painting Landscapes in Watercolor — Watercolor Studio— Easy Art Journal in Pen and Watercolor ...and these classes offered at the Reston Community Center: — Painting Vibrant Watercolor — Expressive Watercolor— Drawing 101
Lubna: I was part of the festival held on October 14 & 15. It was the reopening of the Smithsonian Sackler Gallery. The event was spectacular and I was asked to demonstrate the art of illumination in the museum gardens. Here (left) are some pictures of the event.
learningopportunities
T hezapf scholarship fund
2018 Call for Entries In 1988, at the first Letterforum Conference, Professor Hermann Zapf endowed a scholarship fund, the Hermann Zapf Education Fund (HZEF), for those who have been members of the Washington Calligraphers Guild for at least one year.
The scholarships are offered annually through the generosity of Gudrun Zapf von Hesse and the late Professor Hermann Zapf. Designed to assist promising students of calligraphy and its related arts with ongoing expenses to further their study of the historical hands using the broad-edged pen, the grants can be used for workshops, classes, books, conference fees, private studies, etc.
The awarded amount of money does not exceed $1,000 per session, and more than one recipient may be selected each time. A panel of three judges reviews applications (blind entries) and selects the successful candidates for a main award and possibly smaller awards.
Questions about eligibility and areas of study can be directed to Marta Legeckis at [email protected].
The deadline for applications for the 2018 Scholarship is February 26, 2018. Download the application form from the WCG website at: www.calligraphersguild.org.
-WCG members Marta Legeckis and Lee Ann Clark will be teaching Winter session classes at the Ripley Center in Washington, DC through the Smithsonian Associates.
Marta will be teaching the following:
— Calligraphy: Introduction to the Italic Hand— Introduction to Calligraphy: The Foundational HandLee Ann will be teaching:— Introduction to Pointed Pen Calligraphy— Continuing Pointed Pen CalligraphyMore information can be found athttp://smithsonianassociates.org.
There are an assortment of other classes that can be found on the WCG website. If you are teaching an upcoming class, please be sure to let us know.
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A GREAT GIFT
IDEA from
GRETCHENELSON
I n 2000, one of my sisters,
who is not a calligrapher, sent everyone in the family
a request: write what we appreciate about every other
person in our family and send to her. She compiled comments
on each person and wrote a poem about each of us and
created a gift for each of us.
Hopefully, we all remember to tell
those we love how much they mean
to us. This is just a simple (and tangible) way to express your appreciation for the people in your life.
A COUPLEfrom
CAROL DUBOSCH
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Top left: Mary Lou O’Brian.
Top right: Marcy Robinson “This piece is in the ‘Calligraphies in Conversation’ exhibition at the San Francisco Library until December 31, 2017. It is about
5"x 5" using white ink on black Arches Text Wove and an EF66 nib.”
Bottom right and left: Betsy Rivers-Kennedy “These are two pictures of one of my latest commissions. A grandfather commissioned me to write one letter of each of
his granddaughter’s name in these tiny books he provided me. The books are to go into the library of the elaborate doll house he is making for her. I gilded and
numbered the spines of each book so as to keep them in order of her name.”
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Top left: Phawnda Moore: “I designed the Christmas card from a rubber stamp of the cardinal, then drew the birches and painted it in watercolor.”Bottom left: “For the Wanderers verse, I used Ecoline liquid watercolor with a B-3 nib.”
Top right: Ann Erickson
Bottom right:Felecia McFail
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– Clockwise from top right: “Young Apple Tree, December” Sumi ink and watercolor; “Miller's Monogram,” watercolor. Both works by Joanne Wasserman.
“Joy to the World” by Ann Erickson; “Love and Joy” and “Enjoy” by Roger Williams;“Angel” by Martin Parker of Parquillian Design
– This design and others are available on Martin’s Zazzle site:https://www.zazzle.com/parquilliandesign/collections
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nonprofit org.u.s. postage
paidmerrifield vapermit no. 742
– Vello Paluoja is a WCG member who
lives in the resort town of Pärnu in
southwest Estonia on the Baltic Sea. As
a sculptor, painter, portrait artist, and
calligrapher, he has participated in the
restoration of historic buildings in Pärnu’s
Hanseatic Old Town. His considerable work for the city
includes commemo-ratory proclamations,
portraits of historic figures associated
with the region, and museum exhibits
on Pärnu's history.
2018 Contest Theme: Whatever The WeatherThere’s always something to say about the weather. From severe storms to sowing crops, to using the sun and wind for renewable energy, the weather affects everyone. Summon a brainstorm to
capture what’s outside your window—or outside the box—and design a winning envelope!
Transform an ordinary envelope into a work of art!
Winning artists will be listed online in early June 2018. Winners will receive certificates (no prizes will be awarded). Receipt of entries will not be acknowledged and entries will not be returned.
All winning envelopes will be displayed online. Adult winners are also exhibited at the National Association of Letter Carriers building in Washington, DC.
The 24th annual Graceful Envelope Contest is sponsored by the Washington, DC
Calligraphers Guild and the National Association of Letter Carriers.
For the complete Call for Entries and
to view last year’s winning envelopes, go to www.calligraphersguild.org.
Winners will be chosen based on artistic hand lettering, creative interpretation of the theme
and effective use of color and design, including incorporation of postage stamp(s).
There is no entry fee. Entries must be postmarked no later than Monday, March 26, 2018, and addressed artistically by hand to:
The Graceful Envelope Contest100 Indiana Ave. NWWashington, DC 20001
See www.calligraphersguild.org for complete rules.
Entries must be processed and delivered through the U.S. Postal Service as First Class Mail and may not be wrapped in a separate envelope or protective covering. You may enter only one envelope. Legibly print your name, mailing address and e-mail address on the BACK of the envelope. Students must also indicate their grade, because judges will consider entries in the following categories: * Adult * Grades 9-12 * Grades 5-8 * Grades 1-4
National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO www.nalc.org 202-662-2851
Deadline for entries: March 26, 2018
raceful EnvelopeContest
CALL FOR ENTRIES~please distribute and
share with schools~
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Three holiday cards: (top) detail of a larger card. Message translations: center – A joyous Christmas and successful
new year; bottom – A beautiful Christmas, festive year's end, and prosperous new year.
