Art Encounters in 24 Hours

At the Guild of the Golden Quill, a calligraphers organization, an outstanding metal award was given to Barbara Rich for having exemplified commitment and many volunteer hours for compiling a member's calligraphy cookbook last year. At the guild meeting I gave a lecture and demo of my experience at the International Calligraphy Conference held in Naperville, IL, this summer.



Here are a few pics of owner, George Bussinger, and long-time employee, Leslie Walton of McCallister's Art Supply in Dayton. George, at one time, was a participating member of the calligrapher's guild and the guild decided to give George a gift certificate at one of Dayton's finest steak houses as a token of gratitude for the many years he served the guild. Truly, it is a bittersweet time even though artists are getting 70% off art supplies.











Visceral Gallery, a new gallery in the Oregon District, celebrated 1st Friday by featuring artist Trish McKinney. Trish does transparent watercolor and mixed media. At present, she is president of Town & Country Fine Art Gallery. Trish is a very dear friend of mine and we will soon be teaching a workshop in Florence, Italy.