2022 - 2023 Meetings
The Fort Worth Calligraphers Guild meets on the second Sunday of each month from September to May
except when coinciding with a National Holiday, in which case it will be moved to the first or third Sunday.
Our next meeting will be held on Sunday, March 12. 2023, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
at our NEW meeting location- Central Arts of Bedford
located in the shopping center behind Twisted Root Burger at the corner of Harwood and Central.
Central Arts of Bedford
2816 Central Drive #140
Bedford, TX 76021
The meeting will be broadcasted via Zoom -- look for login details in your email news blast
1:30pm - 2:00pm Setup
2:00pm - 2:45pm Business Meeting and 3x3’s (T-X)
2:45pm - 4:00pm Program
map to our new location
March Program:
Mono Line It Up – program presenter, Kimberly Ylitalo
This program will focus on drawing a basic majuscule monoline alphabet, designed by Kimberly, but inspired by a fellow calligrapher’s hand lettered envelope. Using your favorite monoline drawing tool (pencil, B nibs-with sumi or bister or gouache-, Pigma Graphite 1, or ZIG writer bullet point 2 mm), you’ll learn the letter forms of this basic alphabet. Once you’ve drawn the letters a few times, we’ll look at a fun way to ‘highlight some of these letters’ using a fine line Micron pen and gold uniball, perfect for adding a little pizzazz on your next envelope.
A little about our Presenter Kimberly Ylitalo:
Kimberly Ylitalo: A lover of card making since she was very young, paper arts just seemed a natural expression of Kimberly’s creativity. As she grew older, there was no stopping her interest in all kinds of mediums to include drawing, photography, quilting, crochet, theatre, choir, stenciling, embossing, font making, calligraphy, and painting. After running a graphic design business from home for 25 years, Kimberly has come full circle and spends much of her retirement making cards, with a renewed interest in Calligraphy. Grateful for Zoom and the opportunity to be a participant and presenter, Kimberly’s favorite thing to do is to pass along some of the fun things she has learned from so many other gifted artists.
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Photos of cards from the Valentine's meeting are shown below:
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Hope you have been enjoying our 3x3 artist's challenge for the last two years.
In March we will show our pieces for the word YES! Bring your pieces to the meeting or email them to Mary to show and post on our FACEBOOK page. |
Past words include: Wild, Vibe, Unique, Trick or Treat, Spicy, Rich, Quiet, Play, Odd, Magic, Layer, Knot, Journal or Jumble, Ink or Ice, Hope, Glow, Fun, Edgy, Dainty, Chaos, Bold, Abstract
Don't forget we have a LIBRARY of wonderful books that can be checked out. See the directory for a list of available titles, or go to www.librarything.com, enter FWCG in the name field and Letters26 as the password.
2022-2023 Calligraphy Workshops
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A special thanks to everyone, especially organizer Sharon Schmidt and her team, for making our 40th Anniversary Celebration at great success! We especially thank our donors, listed below, for the wonderful door prizes they provided for the festivities. Check out our tribute page for more photos and be sure to visit the donors (click on logo) when you start running out of ink...or paper...or ultramarine blue anything.
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