ABC WAYZGOOSE 2015

It’s time to mark your calendar again! 

Wayzgoose = Christmas, Friendship, Lunch. 

But food shouldn’t be the only reason you go to Wayzgoose. It’s really nice to get together with people from all three groups, the Printers, Calligraphers and Bookbinders and talk about new projects and things achieved during the year. Meet other creative people and let us meet you! 

Maybe you’re in Auckland that weekend! We’d love to meet members from other chapters. 

Outwit your friends in the QUIZ! 

Check out the usual table of things for free or for sale. 

Win a raffle! 

Sign the visitor’s book. 

Bring a friend if you want to. 

Have a great time! 

Enter your book/s in the competition. * 

Come to the Horticultural Centre, 990 Great North Road, (just opposite Motions Rd). 

Sunday, 22 November, 2015 Time: 11am – 3.30pm 

There’s parking for 40 cars onsite. (There may be parking at the restaurant next door (eastern side) also.) 

Please bring a ‘plate’. The ABC will provide Punch and some wine, but BYO if you want to. 

We also ask for a $5 contribution to the event. 

*Start preparing now for the competition. 

For the event we will again have a competition to make a small children’s book, maximum size A6, 

which will be judged on the day. You may enter more than one. 

It is your decision what you put in it, eg blank, printed, pop-up, drawn, origami etc . 

It must be suitable for a child. 

Use the different skills you have as Bookbinders, Printers, Calligraphers, and Artists. 

After the Wayzgoose and with your permission, the books will again be donated to the children in Starship Hospital. 

34 International Calligraphy Conference

Over in California an amazing get together is being held at Sonoma State University. It's the 34th International Calligraphy Conference July 25th to August 1st. Here is the link http://www.thepassionatepen.org You will find all the information you need on the website. As I read through the tutors I ohh and ahh at each one, all well known people who's work is so amazing. I recommend you go have a cup of tea (or two) as you look through their work. The campus is flat, with accommodation on site, there is a cafe, there will be calligraphy gear outlets, bookshops, and tutors and students work for sale etc. Mobility wheels for those who need them, everything is within half a mile of each other through pleasant leafy walks.  

Barbara and Jan

Barbara and Jan's exhibition at the Steel Gallery in Pukekohe. In case you were not able to attend - it is open until the 13th of March, so you still have time to visit. The room was filled, and there were lots of people eager to wait their turn to see the exhibition. Patrons were looked after with dainty sandwhiches, savouries and cool drinks. 

Top row, some of the smaller pieces. Middle row, larger works, bottom row, the introductions, after the initial rush, and discussions with the artist.

Massimo Polello Workshop

For more information please contact a member of the committee by email. This workshop is already oversubscribed and we have started a waiting list. Massimo is very particular about the number of people attending his workshop, normally it is set at 15. 

The James Wallace Arts Trust

Ink wash and Calligraphy

Mr Lee, master calligrapher will be demonstrating Calligraphy and Ink Wash later this month on the 21st August. The demonstration will run from 10.30 am onwards. Jan was out and about and spotted this, contacted the Trust and handed on the information for your interest.

For more information:-

Organised by the Education and Public Programmes, 

of the The James Wallace Arts Trust, P O BOX 24657 Royal Oak, Auckland 1345
Telephone: (09) 639 2010  Fax: (09) 624 4636  Mobile: 021 0316331
Email: zoe.hoeberigs@wallaceartstrust.org.nz
www.tsbbankwallaceartscentre.org.nz
www.wallaceartstrust.org.nz

  

Many members of our group belong to the Association of Book Crafts and there is an international conference being held here in New Zealand. For more information :-
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Max Gimblett's work has arrived for the sumi workshops at Waikato University. For more information click here. Registration is open now.

Consider the packaging used to transport artworks to an exhibition, it is a skill you may be required to know and then use for the safe transport of your own work for sale or entry to an exhibition.

Margaret Schmidt has sent a few more pictures of what you can expect at her workshop. She is visiting us in May, please see our earlier post on Tuesday 4th March for more information.

We are very excited to confirm that Margaret Schmidt will be coming from Australia to Auckland to tutor a  3 day workshop.  Margaret is a very experienced and talented Calligrapher and the 3 days will be packed with creativity, fun, new techniques and learning.  For beginners to experienced, Calligraphers.

3 day workshop 9^th 10^th & 11^th May  2014

Day 1 & 2  ‘Creative Calligraphy Cards’  workshop will be all about creating different effects with your lettering, decoration, colour, decorative papers and shapes.  A basic foundational or Italic hand will be used.  Lots of variation in these 2 days, it will be full on fun!!  Suitable for all levels.

Day 3   ‘Contemporary Pointed Pen’  this 1 day workshop will be more suited to more experienced calligraphers with an interest in Copper plate or fine nib work.The workshops will be held in Warkworth at Kowhai Art and Craft Centre.  We have applied for funding to assist us in bringing Margaret to NZ  and should know if we have been successful early April.  Therefore, the cost for the workshops will be finalised a bit nearer the time when we have been notified.

If we DO get our funding,  we are expecting the cost for each day (based on 10 attendees) to be $40.00

If we do NOT get funding,  we are expecting the cost for each day (based on 10 attendees) to be $60.00

The cost will be adjusted according to the number of people attending each workshop.

Please register your interest ASAP,  there will be a close off date of  30 April.  A Deposit of $30 will be required to secure your place at the workshops.

To register please contact - Gillian Carlsson - email carlssonb@orcon.net.nz -     Phone  09 4223740.

Max Gimblett will be visiting New Zealand during the week 9th - 13th June. He is here to lecture and teach at Waikato University, the program is expected to be confirmed by mid April. Watch this space.   Last year he taught a Sumi Ink workshop and his lecture was Creativity and my Practice. Click here for more information on his Sumi ink workshops. 

Waikato Brush lettering Workshop