Morning Afternoon Evening Embrace your inner hippie and explore

Full Day
Morning
9:00 – 9:30
9:30 – 12:30
Registration and Welcome
Collection of Goody Bags
Morning Workshops
Afternoon
12:30 – 1:30
1:30 – 4:30
Lunch
Afternoon Workshops
HCG & Royal City Members
$95.00
Non-members
$120.00
Half Day
(1 meal included)
Evening
5:30 – 6:15
6:30 – 8:30
(2 meals included)
Dinner
London’s Picadilly Circus
Embrace your inner hippie and
explore the swinging London nightlife
Just “Letter B”.
Grab your headband, your tie-dyed shirt, and
your bell-bottoms and stroll through the
rows of vendors. Go sightseeing at:
 Participant’s Exhibit – an opportunity to
view students’ work from the workshops
throughout the day
 Mixed Media – supplies for paper arts
enthusiasts
 Phidon Pens – pens and inks
 Penny Lane Post Office
 Paddington Station – the scribe’s store
will have lots of wonderful things to
splurge on
 Silent Auction and Raffles
 Demonstrations – make and take
 25th Anniversary Jollification
 Much more!
Admission: $5 for non-participants
HCG & Royal City Members
$60.00
Non-members
$75.00
All fees include a goody bag and entrance
to the evening program.
Twist and Shout – Mark Lurz
The name is Lurz.
Mark Lurz, and he’s
Licensed to Quill.
Mark will take you
through a step-by-step
approach to
contemporary letters. They are heavily
manipulated and arranged as if dancing into
tightly knit headers and logos. The morning
class concentrates on learning the lower and
upper case letters.
Strawberry Fields Forever
– Debbie Thompson Wilson
Paint and gild a medieval-style miniature that
includes strawberries. Watercolour paper, gold
leaf and misc. supplied - $5 supply fee
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Any questions regarding the
may be directed to:
vickie.peart@gmail.com
kolkina_44@hotmail.com
More details at:
www.hamiltoncalligraphyguild.com
Thank you Mary Louise Camposilvan for
the groovy logo design.
Flourish and Blotts – Heather Held
Unleash the magic of the pointed pen in this
intriguing workshop. We will start with simple
strokes that magically transform into graceful
and ornate cartouches. These delicate designs
are embellished with simple florals and accent
strokes. Bring your imagination and sense of
play to discover this delightful art.
Hold Me Closer, Tiny Writer
– Jan Cegnar
Join Jan for some fun
with Tiny Lettering. We
will start with a simple
monoline italic then
move onto clothesline
caps with a dash of
colour in between our
letters. You will design
your own tiny piece of art or card with the
clothesline caps. $5-6 supply fee
(With Love) From Me to You - Aline Chan
Aline will guide you through making a variety of
creative cards for all occasions. You will make
six cards: two sets of 3 unique cards that will be
as much fun to make as to give away. You can
personalize them with your own calligraphic
greeting or you can use 'word' stamps.
Everything will be provided.
Tea, Crumpets and Jelly – Karen Ellis
The monotype
printing process is
always surprising - you
never know what
you're going to get.
The new, inexpensive
product called "Gelli Plate" allows you to create
beautiful monotypes without a press, using
materials we all have in our studios. Karen will
guide you through the Gelli printing process,
and show you how to make prints perfect for
backgrounds, book pages and covers.
Come Together – Mark Lurz
Calligraphers always need HELP! with layout
and design. Our resident James Bond will
make your short texts COME TOGETHER.
Knowledge of at least one script is required.
Take a Walk on the Wild Side – Lily Yee
Let's strip lettering back to the bare essentials.
Black ink, white paper. Pencil. Maybe white ink,
black paper. Walnut ink splashed in reckless
abandon. Gestural marks. Dancing...maybe with
a partner. Handwriting for the calligraphic
virgins. Traditional
hands for you pros. Go
spontaneous. See where
passion leads when
there is no plan. Head
home with 1) an
accordion book showcasing your body of work
in the centrefold and 2) memories of a wild
wanton escapade. Remember, what happens in
Hamilton, stays in Hamilton! Supply fee $7
I Want to Hold Your Hand
...Foundational that is... – Lynn Lefler
Edward Johnston, of the Underground logo
fame, would be amazed by the wide variety of
Foundational variations. Explore different ways
to add funk to basic Foundational.
Tea, Crumpets and Jelly – Karen Ellis
The monotype printing
process is always
surprising - you never
know what you're
going to get. The new,
inexpensive product
called "Gelli Plate" allows you to create
beautiful monotypes without a press, using
materials we all have in our studios. Karen will
guide you through the Gelli printing process,
and show you how to make prints perfect for
backgrounds, book pages and covers.
Please Mr. Postman – Suzy Podrebarac
Create envelopes your friends and family will be
waiting by the mailbox to receive. Explore a
variety of layouts, designs and lettering styles to
create unique envelopes ready to post. Lots of
mail art examples will be displayed to spark
your creativity. Supply fee – $5 max
Paperback Binder – Karen Hewson
We will be making two
soft cover, no-sew,
reverse piano hinge
books. One will use a
ribbon binding;
then, we will change it
up and make the second one with an accordion
hinge. Supply fee: one metal found object
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All aboard! Participants of the Magical
Calligraphy Tour are invited to sell calligraphic
or related merchandise during the event. These
items can range from cards, framed works and
calendars, to papers, supplies, books, etc.
The Hamilton Calligraphy Guild
presents a
The Hamilton Calligraphy Guild will retain a
commission of 10% of sales from the
Paddington Station store. Payment will be
made at the end of the event.
If you are interested in participating in this sales
opportunity, please fill out the inventory sheet
that will accompany your registration
confirmation. This sheet must accompany your
merchandise on the day of the conference.
All merchandise must be individually priced and
delivered by 8:30 a.m. on the day of the event
so that the bear-y nice people at Paddington
Station can get it inventoried and displayed.
Any remaining items must be picked up
immediately following the event. If you would
like to make special arrangements for delivery,
please contact Deb Ross at (905) 899-0065.
Paddington Station will be open from:
12:30–1:30; 5:30–6:15; 7:00–8:00 p.m.
LET’S START A REVOLUTION!
COME TOGETHER AND BUY A
TICKET TO RIDE ON THE
MAGICAL CALLIGRAPHY TOUR.
JOIN YOUR FELLOW DAY
TRIPPERS AND SPEND A DAY IN
THE LIFE WITH US. TAKE THE
LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO
PENNY LANE, AND WITH A
LITTLE HELP FROM YOUR
FRIENDS, YOU’LL BE GLAD ALL
OVER BECAUSE THERE REALLY
IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Olivet United Church
40 Empress Avenue
Hamilton, ON