Welcome to the Florida Gulf Coast Society of Scribes. The Society has 35 members in the Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater area. Our purpose is to promote the study and practice of calligraphy, encourage individual excellence, and foster a wider appreciation and understanding of its history and application. Our final purpose is to unite those engaged in the practice of calligraphy.
Membership

To join the Florida Gulf Coast Society of Scribes, send $20 annual dues to:

Florida Gulf Coast Society of Scribes
P. O. Box 1788
St. Petersburg, FL 33731

For a membership brochure, contact Candace Berner, phone (727) 823-0180 or e-mail cberner3@aol.com. Membership includes the quarterly SOS Newsletter, meeting announcements and is open to anyone interested in calligraphy.

Meetings
The guild meets the second Sunday of the month (September, December, January, March, and 3rd Sun. of May) at 2:00 PM at the Pinellas Park Library, 7770 52nd St. N. (corner of 78th Ave. and 52nd St.), Pinellas Park, Florida. Programs include historical overviews, mini-workshops, field trips & guest speakers.


January 29th & 30th, 2005
Bookbinding Workshop with Dea Sasso

"Magnet Box with Shelf to hold an Accordian Book"

Pinellas Park Station
Located on Park Blvd. at 59th Street in Pinellas Park
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. both days
Cost: $85 guild members; $95 non-members.
$20 material fee covering all the project supplies payable at workshop.
Contact: Teddy Buell
tbuell@tampabay.rr.com

Programs
Recent programs include St. John's Bible Script by Linda Renc, Handmade Books by Amy Durand, The Art of Shodo by Cynthia Eckert, Spencerian & Copperplate by Victoria Kibildis, and USF Tampa Library "Sacred Leaves" Exhibit.

In addition, each meeting has Show and Share when current work can be brought in and shown, explained or input asked for. If you would like to learn more about the Calligraphic Arts, meet people who care about Calligraphy and their fellow Calligraphers, you are invited to come to a meeting.

Board

President
(vacant)
Vice President Carol Layland
Secretary Tanja Avila
Treasurer Shirley Steel
Membership/Historian Candace Berner
Newsletter Editor Toni Alaimo



Calendar of Events

Last updated January 2005


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