MICHIANA  CALLIGRAPHY GUILD (Date: 9/2026) 

Well,  I am late to post these, but we had a very enjoyable MCG Annual Picnic in August.  All members were invited but it is difficult to join the fun when they live so far away.  However, we had more than just local members arrive in person again this year!  Chris and Denise join us from Michigan, Traci from Illinois, and Ginny from Florida who surprised us when she just walked through the door.  And for those who could not be present in person, we held the meeting portion as a hybrid meeting. 

Pat generously hosted our picnic at her house this year!  It was a rainy day but that did not bother any of us.  She had ample room for us to arrange dishes for lunch, eat all together and do make and take crafts.  The demonstrations and supplies came from Chris, Rose, and Anna.  They were fun and gave us all a bunch of laughs….at ourselves doing them. 

Our exchange, for those who wanted to participate, was a quote chosen by the participants but then assigned to another guild member to write and add any artwork they decided on.  It was so inspiring, that we wanted to share some of the artwork.     ---submitted by Judy

 Michiana Calligraphy Guild (4/22/2026)

Michiana Calligraphy Guild hosted this past March 7^th,  instructor Sherrie Lovler, for her workshop called Wabi-Sabi.  We enjoyed her  artistic blend of Japanese magic that honors and sees beauty in things that are worn, weathered, imperfect and impermanent.   She encouraged us to this creative process of letting the universe flow through us, into our hands holding the brush or tool, and to be one with our own energy to make timeless Enso (timeless circles) and other designs.  She demonstrated elements of design using sumi ink, walnut ink, watercolor paint mixes, embellishments of red or golds, adding pan pastels shading and the importance of “white space”. . 

It was a wonderful afternoon filled with creativity and friendship.  We all learned to let things go and just inspire each other.  The prospect of enjoying more of this process and expanding our Qi (Chi), also know as our life force, vitality and energy is very intriguing. We would recommend Sherrie Lovler’s classes to anyone interested in expanding their thought process in their artwork.

Some of our artwork is shown for your enjoyment.

Submitted by Judy Theuerl - MCG Secretary 

 

MICHIANA CALLIGRAPHY GUILD

January 25, 2026

It has been a long time since we have shared a post.  Way too long, but please know that we have been very busy!  Our MCG Guild members have many more talents than just hand lettering.  Below is just a few of the photos collected from members’ December activities.  We love sending handmade Christmas cards and gifts to each other. LL sent us a picture of many of the handmade Christmas cards she received and displayed on her refrigerator. 

The January meeting was a time for us to share our holiday designs, crafts and catchup. We also learned how to make a winding rope for hanging future mobiles, cranes, ornaments or treasures.  Thank you to our Guild President, Renee! 

We are currently in the process of planning out our next few months.  They will include a workshop with Sherri Lovler called, "Wabi Sabi".  You can find more information on that on Instagram Account at mi_incalligraphyguild.  That's all for now!  

Chris @angiewest3609Traci               Pat WestLL -

 

MICHIANA CALLIGRAPHY GUILD 

August 24, 2025

Earlier this month we held our Annual Michiana Calligraphy Guild Picnic.  Our President, Renee, once again hosted the lovely day at her home.  It was a wonderful day full of friendship, creativity sharing, inspiration and lots of hugs.  We had two members, Susan and Chris, traveled from Kalamazoo, Michigan.  Traci came all the way from Bloomington, Illinois.  We had a few other out-of-town members join us via Zoom. We were delighted to see them! 

We like to invite all members to participate in a handmade exchange at this annual event.  Pat came up with the wonderful idea of exchanging a mobile.  Ginny collected the names of those who want to participate.  She did a drawing of names and informed each of us secretly who our mobile would be gifted to. She also lets us know if we needed to mail it or our person would be at the picnic.  Ginny stayed on top of us with reminders, especially for those that need to be mailed, so they arrived in time for the event.  I think we were all blown away at the beautiful mobiles that were received.  This is truly an inspirational group of ladies.  Below are the mobiles we were able to get pictures of.  Although showing them to those that joined us via Zoom was rather difficult, they were good sports and hopefully enjoyed the exchange. 

After the Zoom meeting and exchange, we enjoyed a delicious potluck lunch and a couple of demonstrations.  We had supplies to make a folding ornament, which Angie showed, a tool Judy loves and supplies to make a bookmark from Pat.  Anne generously brought in boxes of her treasured calligraphy supplies that she offered to anyone interested in giving them a new home.   

A big THANK YOU goes out to Renee for inviting us all to her home to celebrate our guild!

Submitted by Judy T - Guild Secretary 

 from: Chris

Hope everyone enjoyed our sharing!  

MICHIANA CALLIGRAPHY GUILD (update 2025-4-8)

MICHIANA CALLIGRAPHY GUILD 

(April 8, 2025 Update)

It's been a while since our last post; however, our Guild has been as active as always.  We hosted a 2-day virtual workshop in February with Suzie Beringer. Many of us enjoyed her class "Playful Pressurized Letterforms". Suzie is always so generous with her tips, tricks, and answering our questions.  

In addition, we held our monthly virtual business meeting the first Saturday in April.  One of our favorite parts of the meeting is the Show ‘n Tell section.  Rose collects members’ pictures of their work for the past month and puts them in a Power Point slide presentation. Renee then plays the slide show so we can look at each one separately and discuss them.  We enjoy seeing work in progress, finish work, asking for advice and options from each other and just generally enjoying each other’s company.  All the artwork, done by our members, is welcome and encouraged.  As you can see below, it isn’t only calligraphy that our members enjoy.  However,  by the time many pieces are complete, hand lettering if often included.  It’s just who we are!  We are here to support and encourage each other.  And when someone is having a hard time with their artwork or getting motivated, we are there for them also. 

FUN FACT:  Did you know that about half our members being from different states than just Indiana?    

Work in progress from Traci.

Pat's beautiful painting on cards.

Some beautiful lettering!  Everyone wants to feel Peace!

Ginny doing a Circle of Squares from our study group.

Judy practice from a demonstration taught by Traci at a March meeting.  

Both pictures above are from a book making class Renee attended in Kalamazoo this past week.

Angie playing with the double Seed of Life, the Circle of Squares and 

another design everyone wants to learn now.  

 DECEMBER 12, 2024 MICHIANA CALLIGRAPHY GUILD

Our December Guild meeting was held via Zoom as our meeting usually are. We had a short meeting but enjoyed several Show 'n Tell items from some of our talented members.  We had some time to talk about our next geometry study group meeting on January 15th. All members are invited to join in at any of these meetings.  If you aren't on the Zoom link distribution list, please contact  Renee to join in.

At our January 4, 2025 MCG Guild meeting, we will discuss some virtual workshops we have an opportunity to view from Sally Penley. We also will hear more about our upcoming Suzie Beringer "Playful Pressurized Letterforms" workshop, scheduled for February 22nd & 23rd.

Lots of exciting things are coming this next year! And a few show 'n Tell from our December meeting are shown below.

All of us at MCG would like to wish you a Merry Christmas!

          Submitted by Judy T.