october BULLETIN 2005 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 - 7:30 PM TABLE OF CONTENTS CONCORD-ST. ANDREWS CHURCH SOCIAL HALL 2 LETTERS TO THE MEMBERSHIP: 5910 GOLDSBORO ROAD, BETHESDA, MD From Tamara Stoneburner & Gretchen Elson 3 IAMPETH HONORS MASTER PENMAN: Pat Blair of Ashburn, Virginia 4 LETTERFORUM 2006 PRE-REGISTRATION FORM REMINDER FOR NEXT LETTERFORUM MEETING 5 LETTERFORUM FACULTY BIO’S 6 MEMBERSHIP WELCOME & RENEWALS 6 EXHIBIT NOTICE: Rose Folsom at Strathmore Hall 6 CALLIGRAFLEA UPDATE & APPEAL 7 MEMBER GALLERY: Michael Noyes of Colonial Heights, VA 8 HOBBS & TOLLEY STUDIO EMPLOYMENT OPP. 9 FALL/WINTER ZAPF SCHOLARSHIP ENTRY CALL 10-11 CALLIGRAFEST LIVE AUCTION INFO & FEATURES Kathleen McCann Scribner: 12 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Perspectives on being a BULLETIN SPECS & NOVEMBER DEADLINE Washington, DC metropolitan area calligrapher DIRECTIONS TO PROGRAM MEETING SITE: Concord-St. Andrew’s United Methodist Join us this evening as we introduce you to Kathleen Church sits on a hill at the intersection of McCann Scribner, one of WCG’s members who has River and Goldsboro Roads in Bethesda, MD. made a career in serving the Washington, DC area. A former White House Staff calligrapher, Kathleen presents • Take the Beltway to River Road (exit #39) towards us with her many anecdotes about the “daily grind” of Washington. being a calligrapher, and offers sage advice from her • Turn left onto Goldsboro Road. experiences in being involved with clients ranging from weddings to government. • The entrance to the church is almost immediately to the right within a matter of several yards. Please visit her webpage located at http://www.mcscribe.com/, • The entrance to the Social Hall is the first door on the and her freelance calligrapher listing on the WCG site: left side of the church as you’re facing it from the front. http://www.calligraphersguild.org/ It is with a fair amount of bitter sweetness that I announce my stepping down in mid-term as President of WCG. Early last spring I was granted a three-year commission from a private client in Wisconsin to illuminate, illustrate and calligraph a collection of poems and prose into a 110-page manuscript onto vellum. This type of project involves elements that I have never had the opportunity to acquaint myself with; I would be remiss in not pursuing what I would consider a once-in-a-lifetime endeavor. What I have discovered thus far is that setting up the contract, producing preliminary designs and layout, and communication have As I hope you all have learned, Tamara Stoneburner become a completely immersive experience. In short, it is time has been offered a wonderful professional opportunity for me to realize my first loves of painting and illustration and is unable to devote the time necessary to continue as President of the Guild. I would like to extend thanks and become a full-time artist again. to Tamara for the many, many hours of work she has My nearly 5 ½-year stewardship to the Guild has taught me devoted to you, me and the Guild at large during her two-year tenure. Her selflessness is to be more than I knew to ask about or expect. It has brought me commended. She has given more to the Guild than we into direct contact with many of its members that I now value should have expected and I am certain you will join me as friends and peers. in wishing her good luck on her new endeavor. She assures me she will remain active in WCG. And, it leaves me to properly thank the following people: Gretchen Elson, for taking the baton without question and The year ahead is an important one for the Guild with deftly finishing out the term; Lorraine Swerdloff, for her CalligraFest less than a month away, a planned 30th extraordinary contribution to the website and behind-the- anniversary juried exhibit and, most importantly, scenes involvement that threads together the activities of this Letterforum. We have several major chairmanships guild (her faith and willing nature have kept me in check all open as well as other support jobs and, since there are this time); Michael Clark, for his sense of exquisite design many of you that I do not know, I implore you to put aside modesty and get in touch with me if you are and editorship in producing many of the Guild’s Scripsits willing to help. We have jobs for all levels of (you are truly a gifted man); Sheila and Julian Waters, calligraphers and can fit tasks to your available time for their underpinning support and expertise in the field; and talent. As with all volunteer organizations, I am Professor Hermann Zapf and his wife, Gudrun Zapf certain you will find that you gain much more from the von Hesse, for their continuing financial and emotional service than you give. buttressing of the Guild; Brenda Broadbent, for being an uber-supplier and frank counselor; Pat Blair and Marta Thank you in advance for your help and support this Legeckis, for pulling off a phenomenal effort with year. I look forward to seeing you at the October 28th Letterforum 2006 and for being consummate and elegant meeting; but hopefully, I will be hearing from many of artists; Bob Flory, for his logic and analytic advice; Sue you before that. Flory, for being the ultimate definition of a deeply attentive member and gentle spirit in being our Membership Chair; - Gretchen Elson Ann Pope, for quietly supporting me when I didn’t deserve it Acting President (thank God she suffers fools!); Esther Washington, for asking first, and convincing me secondly that perhaps I was the person after all to be “at this place, at this time;” Bill Pitcher, for providing his personal sense of humor and tracking the goings-on of the Guild in being its Secretary; Good things are happening! Karen Daly and Louise Harris, for being the Workshop We’d also like to welcome Board newcomers: Chairs and enabling all of us to progress as students; Iris Anderson, for being the guardian and organizer of the Ann Dorsey, for taking up the Hospitality and Guild’s rapidly increasing Library collection; Pamn Publicity positions Klinedinst, for handling WCG’s complex finances all these years; Cynthia Campbell, for being our Cultural Liaison Terri Anne Barber, for proceeding in the and having such a refreshing, sharing manner; Phyllis capacity of Bulletin Editor & Designer Ingram, for her superb and thorough handling of the Guild’s various mailings and outreach; Jim Huttlinger, for being Lee Ann Clark, for heading off WCG’s upcoming 30th Anniversary Juried Exhibition our Archivist and preserving this Guild’s 30-year history; (more on this in November’s Bulletin!) John Stackpole and Paul J. Siegel, for being advisories and having knowledge of Robert’s Rules of Order and WCG’s Parliamentary procedures; Jim Rotchford, for being our Educational Chair; and Eunice Carwile, for being our Fundraising Chair. As for you, Members . Thank you ever so much. Stay in touch, consult your directories and always visit our website, http://www.calligraphersguild.org/. - T.M. Stoneburner IAMPETH honors PAT BLAIR as a MASTER PENMAN at this summer’s convention in New Orleans, Louisiana 1949, the International Association of Master Penman, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting was established to uphold the traditions of historic illumination and engrossing, pointed pen and broad pen text lettering, and penmanship. The organization continues today with an international membership of over 400. Its archives of the work of past masters is the richest and most comprehensive collection of American penmanship in the world. Continuing with tradition, the organization recognizes members who have achieved an exceptional level of excellence in these areas. A high degree of proficiency in two of the disciplines is required for consideration – Engrosser’s Script (copperplate), Spencerian and Ornamental Script, Engrossing and Illumination, Offhand Flourishing and Text Lettering. Pat Blair joins seven other calligraphers who have been recognized with this distinction since the program was re- established in 2001, Michael Sull, Michael Kecseg, Brian Walker (England) , Richard Muffler, Rosemary Buczek, Vivian Mungall (Ziller Studios) and John DeCollibus. Master Penman inductees are required to produce their own certificate as proof of their ability. The wording of the Master Penman certificate reflects IAMPETH’s philosophy on the achievement: “For superior achievement in the fine art of Penmanship and in keeping with the tradition of the great Master Penmen of the past whose skill set the standards by which all future penmen would be judged. This certificate, executed by him/her, is signed and sealed on this __________day of _______, two thousand ______ in the City of_________, State.” Hi Everyone! Registrations for Letterforum are coming in at a steady pace. This is a reminder that if you have not registered yet, please do so before the Oct. 31 deadline. We can only guarantee the discounted tuition to those who have registered prior to this date. For those of you who register after Oct. 31, the tuition cost will be about $100 more. Keep your eyes open for the Letterforum pages in each Bulletin. We are starting a new feature where we will be giving short bio’s of the faculty members for Letterforum (in alphabetical order!). Our thanks to all of you, Marta and Pat Next Letterforum Meeting Reminder! The time has rolled around again to have another group meeting. It is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22 at 10:30 am at Gretchen Elson’s house (see directions below). By that time, we will have selected our faculty and will be ready to go on to other things: i.e., Exhibits, the Peanut Gallery (Scribes Store), Goody Bags, etc.