The alphabet shown here has been scribed by members of both Hutt Calligraphers and Calligraphers of Kapiti
as part of a very successful joint tea-towel project.
The complete tea-towel can be seen here

2010 Diary

4 March
Mary McLeod will be showing us some of her recent work, including some hand-decorated wallpaper

1 April
Sydney Shep, director and printer at Wai-te-ata Press, VUW, will be showing us some slides from the 'Letters of Gold' exhibition, displaying the work of Scribes 1906-56
6 May
Karen Brown will be reporting on the Artfest workshops which she is attending in Seattle during March / April 2010
3rd June
AGM followed by a 'Lucky Dip'. Please bring along any of your unused cCalligraphy items which you think someone else might appreciate using.
1 July
Maggie Salter & Daniel Reeve will be reporting on the Charles Pearce workshops held in Auckland & Welllington last year - 'Pen Manipulation' and
'Letters from Hell'
5 August
Calligraphic Numbers: Please bring any interestingly written numbers you may have seen illustrated, and be ready to copy some of the favourites.
2 September
Making & Lettering Envelopes: Peggy and Maggie have some ideas to start you off. Please bring your own examples to add to the mix!
7 October
Making Cards: Noreen will demonstrate her Cuttlebug, Karen some Christmas 'Quickies', and Peggy, how to photo-copy multiple cards from an original
4 November
Christmas Card swap and discussion of 2011 Diary
December
Christmas Party at Karen's home. (Date TBC later)
NB All meeting topics are subject to the speaker's availability on the night,
and may be changed at the last minute if there's a problem.
Members will be notified beforehand wherever possible.
Membership:
The Club welcomes all levels of calligraphic ability
from beginners to advanced.
Some of our members have taught at classes and workshops, while others use their lettering for alternative creative
and hobby pursuits - there are always interesting people
to talk with and learn from.
Meetings:
The Club meeting content varies, with club and outside speakers contributing, calligraphic demonstrations,
a 'show and tell' evening in February and a
Christmas card swap in November.
There's always a lot of friendly talk and swapping of
information about materials and books that are available.
We often club together to make bulk purchases of books and papers.
Workshops:
The Club arranges weekend workshops with well qualified tutors, ranging from beginners to more advanced classes.
Our members also travel to Auckland and Christchurch to take part in workshops, if there's something special being offered. A few of our members have also taken part in overseas workshops.
Activities:
The Club's activities have ranged from supporting exhibitions in Wellington Central Library, creative envelope exchanges,
tea-towel production and collaborative book projects,
just to name a few.
The letters on this page were taken from the tea-towel
which was produced jointly with the Kapiti club
Books and Journals:
Hutt Calligraphers
have gathered a wide range of books and
journals from all around the world which are on display at
every meeting and available for members to borrow.

Contact:
If you would like to make contact with Hutt Calligraphers either if you are visiting New Zealand or just making enquiries, please email Peggy Robinson:

Newsletter
This will now appear quarterly, rather than monthly,
similar to most other clubs.
Editor: Kate Thurston
Committee Executive:
President:
There is now a rotating President/Chairman
who will be responsible for chairing each individual meeting.

Treasurer: Noreen Goodyear

Art Supplies
The French Art Shop
70 Ghuznee Street Wellington
Phone: 64 4 384 9494
www.thefrenchartshop.co.nz
Gordon Harris
170 Victoria Street Wellington
Phone: 64 4 385 2099
www.gordonharris.co.nz