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2005 Officers

President - Marie Williams
Vice-President -Rudy Horst
Secretary - Terri Kruger
Corresponding Secretary - Joanne Carey
Treasurer - Marquita Hendrix
Webmaster - Kathryn Whitacre

P.O.Box 851 • Tacoma, Washington • 98401-0851

Tacoma Calligraphy Guild

February's Program TBA

Meeting date is February 21, time is 6:30.
Manitou Center at 4806 South 66th St in Tacoma.

Board Meeting will be at 5:30 on February 21, 2001

Also open for discussion is once again "where can we meet, if not at Manitou". The on again off again closure of our meeting place is on again. If you have good ideas, please check if your venue is available on the third Monday from 6:30 to around 9PM.

Dues are due. $20/yr. Make checks payable to the Tacoma Calligraphy Guild. Bring to the January meeting or mail to Marquita Hendricks

Rendezvous 2005 is March 11,12 & 13, 2005 at Miracle Ranch in Purdy, WA
Cost is $110 inclusive: meals & lodging
Optional Materials cost: $15, payable to Randi Kander

To register or get flyer click here.

"WE ARE THRILLED with the second book, Cards That Pop up, Flip & Slide, a colorful feast for the eyes. From pop-up trees to flip-flop leaves and sliding message panels, these cards with movable parts will dazzle friends and family. Every card is designed to fit a standard A-2 or #10 envelope." Judy and Michael Jacobs, authors

RELEASE DATE is January 25, 2005. Order an autographed copy now (see below).

RELEASE PARTY
Copies of Cards That Pop-up, Flip & Slide will be available for purchase at the release party on APRIL 9 from 6-9pm at Art Books Press, located at 4703 Ballard Ave NW in beautiful Ballard, Seattle. Michael will also be on hand to autograph your book(s). For details, call 206-285-2665. Find out more about this fabulous book store or sign up for a book arts class at artbookspress.com.

AUTOGRAPHED COPIES
Order your own autographed copy of Creative Correspondence or Cards That Pop Up, Flip & Slide right here. Think about it; these will be collector items one day (ha ha)! Just print out the BOOK ORDER FORM, fill in the blanks (legibly please) and follow the directions for payment. We'll send your copy to you via priority mail.

YOU CAN also buy Creative Correspondence and Cards That Pop-up, Flip & Slide at your local bookstore or specialty arts and crafts store, or order directly from North Light Books at 1-800-448-0915.

TO VISIT the website of Art Books Press, gracious host of the Book
Release Party and our favorite home of artist book exhibitions, click
here now <http://www.artbookspress.com>.

AND JUST SO'S YA KNOW--
Book #3, called Books Unbound, is scheduled for release in February
2006. HOOHAW!!!— Judy & Michael

Welcome to our website. We will be working on our site all the time. We hope to make it interesting and fun for all. If you have suggestions, please contact Kathryn Whitacre, our over-worked-under-paid-volunteer web administrator. She'll do her best to help.

Send information on: exhibits you know about; events you've heard or read about -- even if not local; interesting tips or tricks; Magazine articles that could be of interest. If submitting photos, please have them in the jpg, gif or png format and send a description of what you used to make the piece: eg. guache on 90# hot press or w/n watercolors on cold press, etc. Maybe tell about the pitfalls or success that were encountered in doing the piece. Where did the inspiration come from?

Remember the website is only as good as the information it contains.

This site was updated August 1, 2005