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November 2020 Newsletter
NOVEMBER ZOOM
MEETING
Saturday, November 7
10 AM to 1 PM
CARRIE IMAI: AKIM SCRIPT
Please see details on the
Carrie Imai following page.
Please
RSVP to
SANDY DOERR
at
LetterRtist@aol.com
or (714) 821-0784
by Wednesday, November 4, at 9 PM.
AKIM SCRIPT
Zoom Class with Carrie Imai
The Akim Script is a contemporary cursive hand designed by
noted German calligrapher, Hans-Joachim Burgert.
He became prominent in the mid-to-late 20th Century through
his work and his teaching. In a letter to his students and the
public at large, he posted a “Letter from Berlin” in which he
expressed his perception that letterforms should convey not only
a sense of the current time, but also of emotion. He was very
much a modern letter artist based in traditional lettering but not
hampered by it.
Akim is a monoline
cursive hand that is
multi-dimensional,
depending upon the
style and variety of
tools you use. It can
be stretched, com-
pressed and danced—
a very liberating
calligraphic hand that
you will use over and
over.
- Carrie Imai
CHRIS’S CORNER
OCSfC had a wonderful Zoom workshop wiith Nina Tran on
October 3 and 4. We had 34 attendees, including new mem-
bers from Washington, Illinois, New Jersey, Georgia, North
Carolina, Texas, Mumbai and Indonesia. Thank you all for
attending.
I would like to thank Sandy Doerr (OCSfC’s Program Chair)
for calligraphing all of the names on the SfC Appreciation
Certificates. I would also like to thank Jennifer Padilla (SfC
President) for mailing out each individual SfC Appreciation
Certificate to the recipients. It is good to give back by being
a part of SfC: Board of Governors, SfC Supporting Volunteers,
Regional and Chapter Boards, and their Supporting Volunteers.
There is always room for volunteers. If you want to help,
please feel free to contact me.
We are looking forward to seeing you at our free OCSfC pro-
gram on November 7 via Zoom. In order for you to be con-
firmed as an attendee and receive an e-mail with the Zoom ID
number and password, there is a lot of work to be done in
advance. PLEASE BE MINDFUL to RSVP to Sandy Doerr no
later than Wednesday, November 4, at 9 p.m.
Chris Ewen
OCSfC President
REPORT ON NINA TRAN’S
COPPERPLATE WORKSHOP
by Darshini Aithal
I was the lucky winner or a scholarship from the Orange County Society
for Calligraphy which allowed me to attend the two-day Copperplate
workshop with Nina Tran. The workshop was well-structured and had a
welcome video that outlined the upcoming course content. Nina gave
us printable guide sheets, a list of supplies, and an Introduction to
Copperplate handbook.
On the first day, we started with warm-ups, where we learned about
finger, wrist, forearm and combined movement, and a brief history of
the origins of Copperplate. The script that she taught us is based on
the Zanerian Manual. The majority of class time was dedicated to the
minuscules, where we learned about the structure of the alphabet,
including the ratio, angle, movement, and pressure, plus tine movement
and more. After understanding these guidelines, we delved into the
nuances of each alphabet, followed by drills and rules about spacing.
On the second day, we focused on the majuscules, with detailed explana-
tions about their intricacies and the techniques that they require. Nina
also shared some of her work as inspiration for the class. She has even
made recordings of the workshop available to us for the rest of October.
Holistically, it was an enriching and rewarding experience.
My journey with calligraphy started many years ago when I was in
college, but Copperplate was never part of the curriculum. Last year,
however, Barbara Close introduced me to the pointed pen and
Copperplate. Recently, I have been enamored by its delicate form.
This workshop was perfect for me! It was technical, interesting, and
informative. It explained all the fundamentals of Copperplate. I’m
looking forward to practicing and improving my skills, as well as
refining my script.
Nina’s website is http://anintran.com. You can follow her on Instagram
(@anintran), where you can see her work, watch her demos, and attend
Q&A sessions every Wednesday at 6:30 a.m.
FROM A NEW MEMBER
I live in New Jersey. I joined OCSfC to take Nina’s class, but I am also
interested in taking other classes as long as it’s through Zoom. That’s
the best thing that happened because of the pandemic. I only started
pointed pen calligraphy in February of this year. I have been so fortu-
nate to find many of my calligraphy friends through Instagram. I am still
learning (I guess learning never ends) and practicing. I am looking for-
ward to learning with this guild.
I had heard about Nina’s class being hosted by SfC through an Instagram
calligrafriend. I had tried to sign up for Nina’s bootcamp classes a few
time in the past, but her classes had been sold out literally within a few
seconds when it opened up for registration. So when I heard about SfC
hosting her class, I immediately contacted Gerry, whose name was on
the contact list on the website. Then Gerry helped me sign up for the
class and I joined this guild. Nina’s class was, as I imagined, fantastic! I
love her teaching style and her aesthetics so much. It was such a satis-
fying class.
I joined Kalli Camp Academy (kallicampacademy.com), as well, and
enjoyed every class. Below are examples of some of the things I did
with Kalli Camp.
Tico Kanzaki
Ornaments
Blank floral cards Wreaths
FOR SALE
Book by
Corita Kent
with posters
$100.
Yasutomo
watercolors
$100
From Barbara Close’s
Contact Elie Corrick at September OCSfC
Lawrencecorrick@gmail.com. Zoom class.
John Neal Books (enews@johnnealbooks.com) has a list-
BARBARA CLOSE:
ing of online calligraphy classes. They include:
Focus on Italics
Zoom class *Barbara Close: Focus on Italics (November 14 and15)
Cost: $110
Michael Ward: The Art of Movement Writing (Nov. 7, 14)
Saturday and
Sunday, Eleanor Winters: Gothicized Italic (November 14, 22, 29)
Nov. 14 and 15 Eleanor Winters: Copperplate Fourishing (November 28
9:30 am-4:30 pm and December 5 and 12)
Sponsor: Massimo Polello: Corsiva Romana - The Origin of Cursive
San Diego SfC (November 7, 14, 21)
Contact: Pat Blair: Casual Pointed Pen Lowercase (Nov. 12, 13)
Kristi Darwick Pat Blair: Casual Pointed Pen Uppercase (December 3,4)
(workshops@society
forcalligraphy.org) Check John Neal’s website (www.johnnealbooks.com) to
find out how to sign up for any of these classes.
Our study group, “Inspired
Artists,” started a new project.
Each artist picks a subject for a
book and selects the paper for
pages in the size they pick. Their
book goes from artist to artist,
each one creating a book page
inspired by the subject.
It’s been great seeing the differ-
ent interpretations and the
beautiful art each subject brings.
I’ve attached photos of a couple
I just did. One is for Chava
Gerber’s book on World Travel
and the other is for Joan Hawks,
whose subject is her garden.
- Carrie Imai
Jackie Doll, from
Edmonton, who is
a regular participant
at Letters, has been
busy taking Zoom Same
classes with Barbara class
Close (Copperplate in the
Garden), Marina evening
Soria (The Empty from
Space, Womb of 6 pm to
Shape), Carol
8 pm PST
DuBosch (Uncial
on
and Italic), Rachel
Dec. 2.
Yallop (Copperplate),
John Stevens (Italic),
and Gemma Black
(Art Deco and
Adolf Bernd).
Martha Reich wrote this
after taking Carol
DuBosch’s Zoom class on
Ben Shahn lettering.
Risa Gettler taught
Medieval Capitals
for SfC/San Diego
in October.
The Chicago
Calligraphy
Collective
has an impressive
virtual exhibit of their
All Members’ Show
on their website:
chicagocalligraphy.org
.
This wide variety
of work includes
traditional
and experimental
lettering by both Doug Boyd posted this photo on Facebook
beginners and and gave us permission to share it with
professionals. Orange Ink readers.
MINA TAYLOR’S
OCTOBER ZOOM
WORKSHOP
From Donna DeRemigis:
Thanks for a great workshop.
You are a great instructor.
Note to Mina Taylor from
Elizabeth Walsh:
Thanks so much for the class
today. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Well organized. Well paced. Nice
balance of lettering with water-
colors! You did a very fine job!
Good to see a few familiar faces
in the “zoomroom” and I learned
a few new tips, too, from you as
well as those who shared.
Risa Gettler
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