Newsletter
Our quarterly newsletters provide news of society activities, workshops, classes, international conferences, hints, tips & techniques, book reviews and calligraphic contributions from our members.
Supplemental flyers update members to meetings, and late breaking news.
You can download our most recent newsletters below. (Adobe Reader is required to read PDFs; download the latest version.)
Fall 2011 (3.6Mb PDF)
- Bill Kemp’s Pointed Pen Workshop Review
- Nancy Culmone’s “Color it Luscious” Workshop Review
- Sharon Zeugin’s “Ghost Ranch Sketchbook” Workshop Review
- IAMPETH Conference review & photo gallery
- Sheila Waters “The Golden Thread” Workshop review
- New Mexico State Fair Escribiente photo gallery
- Book reviews, St. John’s Bible, Graceful Envelope, upcoming calendar, workshops, and more...
Summer 2011 (2.6Mb PDF)
- Letters-California Style Conference Review 2
- Excerpt: Popular Educator, by R.S. Peale (1885)
- Photo Gallery: Judy Melvin Workshop
- Member Profile: Janice Gabel
- Samples from Kathy Chilton’s Advanced Class
- Upcoming: Bill Kemp Pointed Pen Workshop
- Upcoming calendar, workshops, and more
Spring 2011 (2.7Mb PDF)
- Letters-California Style Conference Review
- Photo Gallery: Christmas card designs
- “Stained Glass Windows” by Caryl McHarney
- “Christmas Day 2010” by Donna Fastle
- Lettering ornaments for Presbyterian Hospital
- Upcoming: Judy Melvin Workshop
- Upcoming calendar, workshops, and more
Winter 2010 (1.5Mb PDF)
- Review: Barbara Close Pointed Brush Workshop
- The Making of Pens and Quills
- Photo Gallery: 2010 NM State Fair Exhibit
- Member Profile: Alma Sanderson
- Upcoming calendar, workshops, and more
Fall 2010 (1.3Mb PDF)
- Review: 61st IAMPETH Convention
- Review: ABC 2010 Conference in Red Deer, Canada
- “What I Learned This Summer" by Janice Gabel
- “The Enchanted Envelope” Traveling Exhibit
- Mini-workshop: Embossed Metal Pix Frames
- Ghost Ranch and Odyssey workshops
- Member Profile: Pat Vizzini
- Cleaning out your Studio
- Upcoming calendar, workshops, and more
Summer 2010 (1.3Mb PDF)
- Bill Kemp’s Engrosser Script workshop review
- Durable new blue pigment
- Peace banners (photo gallery)
- Mini-workshops (photo gallery)
- Bookmarks for Corp of Engineers
- Member Profile: Esther Feske
- The new Trajan Alphabet
- Upcoming calendar, member news, tips, and more
Spring 2010 (1.5Mb PDF)
- Letters California Style 2010: Gothic Blackletter by DeAnn Singh workshop review
- First Unitarian Church Calligraphy Show (photo gallery)
- Handmade Christmas Cards (photo gallery)
- Member Profile: Ron Friederich
- Obituaries: Shirl Breitling; Ann Van Tassell
- Upcoming calendar, member news, and more
Winter 2009 (1.3Mb PDF)
- 2009 NM State Fair Photo Gallery
- In Memoriam: Rae Champagne
- “Origin of Pen Pressure Capitals”, by Julian Waters
- Sheila Waters’ Master Class workshop review
- “Scumbling” With Nancy Culmone! (workshop review)
- Upcoming exhibition calendar, mini-workshop review, bookmarks, and more
Fall 2009 (1.1Mb PDF)
- Calligraphy Connection 2009 conference roundup: Neuland and Versals workshop; Sheila Waters’ Double Primary Palette workshop
- Jan Florence's “Fabulous Flowers, Ferns, and Fun!’ workshop review
- IAMPETH Conference review
- Julie Gray’s “Blind Empossing” workshop review
- Member Profile: Kathy Chilton
- The Letters Home Project (Sarah Coca)
Summer 2009 (1.7Mb PDF)
- Letters California Style 2009 roundup continued: DeAnn Singh’s Friendly Romans on the Watercolor Front and Nancy Culmone Contemporary Decorated Caps workshops
- Bill Kemp’s Pointed Pen Variations - Day 1 review (Weaver Writing)
- Escribiente Gives Back: Thank You Cards for the Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Member Profile: Caryl McHarney
Spring 2009 (1Mb PDF)
- Letters California Style 2009 roundup
- In Memoriam: Petrita Alcon
- Gallery: 2008 Escribiente Christmas Cards
- Member Profile: Bill Kemp
- Escribiente Gives Back: Bookmarks, Valentines, Presbyterian Hospice Ornaments
Winter 2008 (1Mb PDF)
- Workshop Review & Gallery: “Nature, Art & Calligraphy’ – Sherrie Lovler (October 2008)
- Member Profile: Sue Poucher
- Gallery: Winners at the State Fair
- Workshop Review: “The Many Faces of Italic’ – Sharon Zeugin teaches at Ghost Ranch (July 2008)
- Make Your Own Ink!
Fall 2008 (1.3Mb PDF)
- A Week at Ghost Ranch with Peter Thornton, 'Pushing the Pencil, Pulling the Pen' (Janice Gabel)
- Letters Mingle Souls Conference Reports:
Crafting the Illuminated Miniature (Francis Stoppiello)
Discovering New Dimensions (Julie Gray) - Escribiente’s 30th Birthday Party!
- Escribiente 2008 Graceful Envelope Entries
- My First Graceful Envelope Entry (Sue Anne Poucher)
- Attending the 59th IAMPETH Convention (Bill Kemp)
- Minutes (May – June 2008)
- Sherrie Lovler Workshop Flyer