The next members’ dinner meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 10th, 2016. The schedule is as follows:

5:30 pm: Social hour

6:15 pm: Speaker, Linda Carol Gray

7:15 pm: Dinner

Menu

The June Dinner will be a dinner under the stars held in our garden and we will be having pizza of several varieties along with dessert. A relaxed evening to enjoy the evening outdoors.

The cost is $16 for members and $18 for their guests. Come celebrate the warm weather with us!

About Our Speaker

Linda Carol Gray left a life-time career in public schools to more seriously study the lettering arts and illustration. She began her business, Linda Carol Arts, a full-service calligraphy design and art studio. Linda studies annually with the world’s best known artists through her participation with the International Association of Master Penmen Engrossers and Teachers, and studies writing by traveling all over the country annually. She also serves on their Executive Board. Linda participates actively with the Philadelphia Calligraphers’ Society and gives basic calligraphy classes locally. In addition, she is a member of the Society of Scribes in New York, the Doylestown Art League, is chairing the Audubon Art of the Barn Tour, is a ministry leader at her church and has been active in the Doylestown business community. Linda Carol Arts is a full time working studio and visitors are welcome daily by appointment.

For the June meeting Linda Carol will present an overview of written communication over the centuries with an emphasis on how writing systems developed in the US after the Civil War; how the Industrial Revolution brought on the era of “the Golden Age of Calligraphy,” how it was used and the importance of written communication in the developing world of business; who the Master Penmen were; and how it all changed with the typewriter and use of the ballpoint pen and the computer. She will also discuss today’s technology and the impact it’s having on our youth today and public education, how we use hand calligraphy today, and who the living masters are and how they use their craft as a fine art form.

RSVP

Please RSVP to Michelle by 12 Noon on Wednesday, June 8th to confirm your attendance. You can call our office at (215) 545 – 9298, or email her at executivedirector@sketchclub.org. Make sure to let us know if you plan on bringing any guests!

We look forward to seeing you.