NEXT MEETING: AGM
Tuesday 7th June

The AGM is happening next Tuesday 7th June.
Please come along and help make the society what you would like it to be.

WHERE: Gifford Gallery, 27a Poronui St, Mt Eden
DATE: Tuesday 7th June
TIME:  6:30pm start

We would love to see you all at the New Zealand Calligraphers AGM on Tuesday 7th June.

We will be starting at 6:30pm and there will be food and a lucky dip after the business side 
of the meeting.

If you have been working on a collaborative book please finish it, bind it 
and bring it along for a show and tell. 
There is also a book plate competition and we will be judging the winners at the AGM.

If you have any books out from the NZ Calligraphers Library please bring them along to the AGM.

THANK YOU JAN LEONARD!

At the New Zealand Calligraphers AGM in June we sadly saw Jan Leonard step down from her role as President. Jan has spent the last two years as President, and many before that on the committee, and has done such an amazing job organising our committee and keeping our society going.

A presentation was made to Jan in appreciation of her contribution to the society.  This included a life membership certificate created by Glenice Martin, Chocolates from Kowhai Arts and a cyclamen plant with a bottle of wine.  Barbara made her a beautiful card.  

Jan joined the society in 1996 and we can't thank her enough for everything she has done!

Jan Leonard with her life membership certificate - thank you Jan!

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

A last reminder for this year's meeting to come along and contribute to your group, to have a say in how things are run, and how you think we could improve, or get your questions answered. It will be a busy evening, as your committee have quite a few things planed to get through. Please bring a plate to share after the business side of things and we will socialise over an excellent supper.

NOTICE OF THE NEW ZEALAND 

CALLIGRAPHERS 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

10th June, 6pm - 9pm at the Gifford Gallery, 27a Poronui Street, Mt Eden.

Artwork and Calligraphy Jan Leonard

Come along and see us on Tuesday evening and catch up with what we have been up to over the past year. We will be running a lucky door prize, competitions, short workshop reports, a continuous raffle, a photo display and if everyone brings a plate there will be a superb supper. We would love to see you one and all.

One member's view of the AGM: 

What a pleasant surprise to walk into a full room of people poised for the start of the AGM meeting, way ahead of time (no, I wasn't late), all the tables were set up and the chairs down. More than a baker's dozen which was a great improvement on last year, well done members. A healthy contingency from Warkworth had made the trip down in the dark and the rain, we really appreciated their effort. There was food covering the table down the back and with a few hot drinks we settled into the business. These are not the minutes by the way! All business on the agenda was discussed, new officers elected with more volunteers for the committee. Ideas and solutions were bought forward. After the meeting there was a social chat over a hot drink and the food. Good to see everyone willing and eager. The gilding video started running and I had to leave, with confidence that there was an interesting year planned. Hillary Barnes

The back row

Annual General Meeting

NEW ZEALAND CALLIGRAPHERS
To be held on Tuesday 4 June 2013 6pm at 48 Windmill Road Mt Eden.

Agenda

1. Choosing of Officers for 2013

2. Keeping out of town members in the loop. We would like a discussion about how out of town members could keep in touch better. In the past the liaison person would receive an agenda and minutes of committee meetings. The agenda would allow us to make comment on items coming up and the minutes kept us in touch with decisions made, and up coming events. Today the committee seems to be working more informally as there don’t seem to be agendas or minutes. From the Waikato Group

3. The blog is a great help to us, but not always sufficient. For example Deidre’s visit seemed to have been organised at short notice and we became aware of it on the blogsite only the night before the workshop took place. None of us was able to make the trip to Auckland at such short notice. We had expressed interest in be involved when Deidre came and were disappointed not to be there. While we wouldn’t want to travel to Auckland for an evening regularly, it is not impossible and members have done it in the past. We think it would help if someone on the committee was responsible for keeping in more direct contact with the liaison people. Or do you have any other ideas about how the links could be made stronger for NZCalligrapher members who are not in Auckland. From the Waikato Group

4. Review of Posting News Letters

5.

6.

7.

8. General Business

Please contact us by email if you wish to add any items to the agenda.

The Committee are looking forward to seeing you there.

The minutes from last years meeting have been posted here to give members planing to attend this year an opportunity to read them before the meeting on the 4.6.13. There are no attachments.

NEW ZEALAND CALLIGRAPHERS 
Annual General Meeting – Changed to a Committee Meeting as not enough for a quorum

Held on Saturday 24 June 2012. 2.25p.m. 

The Tindell Room, Lake House, Takapuna, Auckland.

Presidents welcome and report. Dale-Cormack Pearson

Present: Glenice Martin, Gill Carlsson, Mary Starr, Jan Leonard, Hillary Barnes

Apologies: Ann Cooper, Roselda Stevens, Tom Smith, Theresa Cashmore, Pam Fricker, Merryl Houghton, Margaret Smith, Hilary Lewis, Bevan Holmes.

Confirmation of the minutes of the previous AGM held on 18 June 2011. Typing error made to the constitution in regard to quorum. Not able to hold an AGM at this time until clarification made, need to contact Tom Smith, Dale to do. 
*Added to minutes after clarification with Tom Smith : 5/8^th of the committee members need to present to make a quorum, this is to be added to the constitution before being printed and sent to all current members.
Moved Gill Carlsson seconded Glenice Martin

Presidents Report: 
Read by Dale Cormack-Pearson, copy attached.
Moved: Gill Carlsson 
Seconded: Jan Leonard

Treasure’s Report:
Presented and read by Glenice Martin, copy attached.
Moved: Jan Leonard
Seconded:  Gill Carlsson

Editor Report:  
Moved: Gill Carlsson
Seconded: Jan Leonard

Librarian Report: 
Moved: Glenice Martin
Seconded: Hillary Barnes

Far North Liaison Officer: No report available. To be looked into for future.

Northland Liaison Officer:  No report available. To be looked into for future.

Wellington Liaison Officer:  Maggie Salter to continue in this role. All present agreed.- report read out 

Waikato and Area Liaison Officer:  Pam Fricker to continue in this role. All present agreed  - 
report read out

Warkworth Liaison Officer  Gill Carlsson
All present agreed - report read out

Election of Officers to the committee of the Society;    These members have been co-opted in to these roles. Mary Starr, Hilary Barnes, Jan Leonard, Tom Smith, Roselda Stevens.
Hillary Barnes has been co-opted to be blog editor.
Jan Leonard, Glenice Martin and Dale-Cormack Pearson will assist with workshop arrangements for the time being. Future workshops to be looked into  Dominic Hurly – Spenserian, Deirdre Hassed ?
General Business
Rooms still needed for classes and group meetings in the evenings during the week  Dale to check out Embroiderer's Gild in Mt Eden.
Request from Gill for use of the library for her group up in Warkworth so some of the available books will be moved there for the time being.

Archivist: Barbara Ellis
All agreed

As unable to run an AGM all roles have remained the same for the time being.

Meeting closed at 3.40pm.

Afternoon tea and discussion about making Victorian items for Lake House Exhibition later in the year.

NOTICE OF THE NEW ZEALAND CALLIGRAPHERS 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Our Annual General Meeting will be held at 6.30pm. on the 4th June 2013 at 48 Windmill Road, Mt Eden. We look forward to catching up with all our members, and we value your input and ideas. This is your group and we want you to participate. After the meeting we plan to show a gilding Video. (Viewing should take under an hour). Tea and coffee will be served, please bring a plate to share. There is no charge for this evening. 

Italics: 

Our April workshop with Jan Leonard is approaching, if you have missed the previous two do not worry, bring along a quotation you like and discover how to arrange it, view the various options and choose the one that you prefer. Start time 6.30pm on April 2nd at Windmill Road, Epsom.

Coming up next month is Brush Bash with Tom Smith, keep the 7th May free. Watch this space for more details.

Members

Our A.G.M. is being held on the 4th June, at Windmill Road. Keep this time free please and do come and make sure your society is run in the best way for all members. We need your input, you count.

Our group met here at Lake House, Takapuna on 24th June. The rain came down and the sun shone - a bit like the meeting. It was the place to remember this past year, our successes, the busy times, to air our grievances, to plan our program and  to improve for next year. 

We are considering participating with Lake House, who are planing a display of Victorian paraphernalia which they will hold towards the end of the year. After the meeting we gathered round the main table which was filled with ideas. We made thaumatropes, discussed vovelles, and how we could apply calligraphy to other everyday victorian items.  Finishing off with the legendary home baked afternoon tea.