Northeast Ohio Calligraphy
"More Powerful than all poetry, more pervasive than all science,
more profound than all philosophy are the letters of the alphabet,
twenty six pillars of strength upon which our culture rests."
Olaf Lagercrantz
The Western Reserve Calligraphers
Upcoming Meetings
Note: The University Heights - Cedar Road library branch has announced that it will be closed on Sundays. All meetings held at the University Heights Cedar Road branch will be on Saturdays.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
18700 Westwood Drive, Strongsville, OH 44136 ~ (440) 238-5530 map
Saturday, March 24, 2012
13866 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 441181 (216) 321-4700 map
Sunday, April 29, 2012
18700 Westwood Drive, Strongsville, OH 44136 ~ (440) 238-5530 map
Note: The University Heights - Cedar Road library branch has announced that it will be closed on Sundays. All meetings held at the University Heights Cedar Road branch will be on Saturdays.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
18700 Westwood Drive, Strongsville, OH 44136 ~ (440) 238-5530 map
- 1:00 pm Program: "Calligrapher for Hire - Working with Customers and the Web" by Jennifer Johnson. This is the first in our Calligrapher for Hire series. Jennifer will share ideas for working with customers, pricing your work, and advertising on the web. Calculator suggested.
- Larry Gabler will reprise his presentation on lettering the Veteran Time Capsule that he worked on in August 2011.
- Business Meeting / Refreshments to follow
Saturday, March 24, 2012
13866 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 441181 (216) 321-4700 map
- 1:00 pm Program: "Romans Revisited" by Myrlin von Glahn. A brief review of Roman capitals followed by ideas on how to change and extend letters and make them into a workable design. Please bring a favorite two line quote to build your design around. Additional supplies to bring: pencils, erasers, rulers, etc.
- Business Meeting / Refreshments to follow
Sunday, April 29, 2012
18700 Westwood Drive, Strongsville, OH 44136 ~ (440) 238-5530 map
- 1:00 pm Program - Part 1:
"Working with Alcohol Ink" by Larry Gabler .
- Program Part 2: Book Discussion. Please bring your favorite art books to share with the group. We'll discuss our favorite things about them and give others a chance to see books they might not know about.
- Business Meeting / Refreshments to follow
Recent Meetings
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December 4, 2011 Members of The Western Reserve Calligraphers shared samples of their Christmas card art with holiday fellowship. Pictured: Cindy Zuccaro showed samples of her Christmas card creations. Afterward, Larry Gabler discussed lettering on ornaments and a variety of other challenging surfaces. |
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January 28, 2012 Members of The Western Reserve Calligraphers got to enjoy samples of Barb Morgan's snowflake and card collection. Barb also shared materials and instructions as members created their own snowflake masterpieces. |