Examples from our guild’s show and share art work …

Maggie Gillikin showed members all the great things that can be accomplish with a pointed nib.  John Neal Bookseller has …

Secret Pal Reveal! Our members had a busy summer making all of these amazing Secret Pal Gifts for each other! …

Photos from February’s mini workshop with Carlos Haun, the guild members had the opportunity to learn all about doodling! …

Examples of Becky Hughes upcoming March mini, on the Share Table. Examples from “Designing With Doodling” February mini. Carlos Haun …

Photos from Maggie Gillikin’s Program at the February 2020 General Meeting …

On February 1, our guild members began two weeks of volunteering at the Briscoe Museum of Western Art in conjunction …

Suzan O’Connor put on an energetic, entertaining, and informative lecture: Hermann Zapf: A Legacy in Lettering. Before the meeting, Suzan …

At the January Mini Workshop, Guild Members created over 137 handmade Valentines for the Battered Womens Shelter! Fun was had …

Here are some photos from December’s Potluck. Members brought yummy food to share, donations for the Battered Women’s Shelter, and …

A slide of the Akim hand, developed by Hans Joachim Burgert, from Beth Morton’s presentation. Brian Zampier’s photo of his …

At our October Mini, Natalie Fowler walked us through how to make some amazing cards using Alcohol Ink! Each member …

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“A Sharp Pencil and a Keen Eye” by Amity Parks …

Our October Meeting had us enjoying a movie! We watched “The History of Writing” by Donald Jackson, clearly we had …

Students had a great time learning about & writing with the Pilot Parallel pen. All sorts of mark-making, including circular designs, …

Secret Pal Reveal! …

On Saturday, August 17, Maggie Gillikin and Leslie Winakur presented a class on making paste paper, inspired by Rosie Kelly’s …

Our Annual Calligraphy Exchange took place on August 8 and was very well attended. We had plenty of time to …

Lynn demonstrates “Inchie” art techniques. There was an enthusiastic group, all learning & having fun! So many examples to see! …

Images are from our Summer Potluck and envelope exchange, everyone ate well and had a lot of fun! …

Images are from the May 2019 Mini workshop with Joan Schmitz. She taught us all Rotunda, a Calligraphic Hand …

Life Lines Workshop with Pamela Paulsrud Pamela Paulsrud arrived in San Antonio in time for our General Meeting on May …

Custom lettered and oil painted envelopes for commission. That extra class you need for pen-paling …

At this month’s meeting, our speaker, Pamela Paulsrud, did a fabulous presentation. The title of her presentation was Trees Speak in …

March’s Saturday Special was an accordion style tunnel book using Alcohol Inks! Natalie taught us different techniques to create art …

This month’s meeting was movie night, the Guild was treated to a showing of “Gold Beaters” where we learned the …

Beth was our excellent instructor. Here, she shows one of the three ways the book can be opened and displayed …

March’s General Meeting was a display of Oriental books, Art, and a Painting Demo with Maggie Gillikin. During the early …

February’s mini was a mini book class with Becky! Each person made a stitched booklet, with gorgeous end papers & …

The Guild made Valentine’s Day Cards for the Battered Women’s Shelter …

Many people came to participate in a hands-on class, It’s All Greek to me! Beth Morton shared how to incorporate …

Leslie led the Early Bird/Hands on: Zoom in on your Mark Making. She brought various pens, brushes & inks for …

We can hardly wait until next year…so we can do this again! The December potluck is another “hit”! There were also …

Taking a broadside from start to finish with Leslie Winakur and Maggie Gillikin. A broadside is a piece that is …

Needle Felting with Brian A. Zampier! …

Finding Inspiration in the Ordinary with Maggie Gillikin and Leslie Winakur with an early bird of a display and discussion …

Suzan O’Connor presented the program Calligraphy and Architecture The family of Lenora Jordan attended. Lenora was commemorated with a book …

Maggie showed The Guild all the possibilities of using a pointed pen! In the photos you can see that pointed …

We started off this Guild year right! We had a huge turn out for the first meeting of the year …

Photos from our Summer potluck! Good food was enjoyed, we displayed envelopes from the exchange, and presented Suzan O’Connor with …

Lombardic Versals with Leslie Winakur! Leslie put on an excellent mini workshop, people were working so hard on their creations …

Put that in your Pipette! by Lynne Rothe. Lynne demonstrated creating artwork with ink and pipettes! Everyone created such unique …

So many things happened in our General Meeting in May! Brian Zampier did a great, and humorous retrospective of his …

Joan Schmitz did a fabulous lesson, teaching the Carolingian hand! Joan also taught the history of the Carolingian hand and how and …

During this hands-on meeting, Maggie Gillikin taught us all about the history of the pencil! She showed us the many …

During our March Mini, Lenora Jordan taught everyone how to make fantastic little art dolls! …

On March 3-4, British calligrapher James “Fazz” Farrell presented a great major workshop entitled “Contemporary Pointed Pen”. James’ pointed pen …

Do you want to get surprises in the mail this summer?  Do you want to send someone a surprise to …

Calligrapher James Ferrell Presented his works to the group …

gouache and water color on hot press …

For January’s Meeting, there was a Volume of the Saint John’s Bible on display. Monica Brooks explained the guild’s participation in …

This January, Guild members participated in creating some amazing Valentines Day Cards to donate to the Women’s Shelter. Here are …

Lively Romans, presented by Beth Morton! …

Images from the 2017 Holiday Potluck! We had amazing food, amazing people, and even some amazing weather!! …

At the November Meeting, State Representative Diego Bernal presented the Guild with a formal State of Texas Resolution. Rep. Bernal …

In October, a major workshop entitled “Traditional Raised and Burnished Gesso Gilding” was presented by noted calligrapher and artist, Ken …

On September 5th, the Guild presented a program that featured acclaimed artist and calligrapher, Ken Harris. In addition to sharing …

Butterfly and Crane Origami! This month’s Mini Workshop, Maggie Gillikin taught members how to make their own very special butterfly …

September’s meeting was all about the new updates for the Guild and the much anticipated Secret Pal Reveal! Below are …

by A. Brian Zampier …

SACG members and guests shop and visit at the Annual Exchange on August 3. Herweck’s on Broadway brought art supplies …

Sepia ink and colored pencil on craft paper. Submitted by Suzan OConnor …

Watercolor on Arches 140# watercolor paper. Style inspired by Adolf Berndt. Text from a song by James Taylor. Submitted by …

Walnut ink, watercolor, and 24K gold on Roma paper. Submitted by Beth Morton …

Gouache and micron pen on Arches Text Wove paper. Submitted by Suzan OConnor …

Sumi ink and gold leaf on vellum. Submitted by Becky Hughes …

Painted in gouache on vellum. Not for sale. Submitted by Rosemary Rodriquez …

Lettered on vellum with gouache, watercolor, and liquid gold accent. Not for sale Submitted by Rosemary Rodriguez …

Roman Capital B, #1 pencil on Arches textwove; Laura Herold June 2017 Submitted by Laura Herold …

Photos from Beth Morton’s Saturday Special “Gotcha Covered”. Beth showed guild members how to make book cloth out of fabric …

Participants were happy to display the brightly colored tissue paper banners created in the Papel Picado workshop. Fun was had …

Here are some photos from our Summer Potluck as well as pictures from this years Envelope Exchange! …

Program by Risa Gettler and Paul Freeman Awards Program: Between Verse and Vision, Presented by Risa Gettler Risa Gettler is …

Risa taught us all about Visigothic Versals, using first pencil drafts of our quote, then inked drafts, and finally an …

Here are photos from last month’s Adolf Bernd mini presented by Leslie Winakur. Click on an image to see an …

At April’s Mini Workshop, Member Joan Schmitz presented instruction in Pointed Gothic. Thank you Joanie for another lovely mini workshop! …

Thank you Lynn for putting together a retrospective of your work! This is a huge amount of work and we’re …

No calligraphy this time! Instead, I encourage everyone to take a tangent, and visit the special exhibit that is showing …