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[beard5]

Here are some useful documents for any craftsman or artist, from the Society of North American Goldsmiths (wonderful folks!)
http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/Publications/Professional_Guidelines/
it's a collection of pdf's and well worth browsing.

Notes for today:

• finish the scroll for the East Kingdom (a Terpsichore, picture to be posted after

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[shellyinseattle]

Thanks for the pdf tips. Wish I were a bit further along with my craft to really start using them now.

Here's a great calligraphy listserve I recently joined: http://www.calligraph.com/cyberscribes

Sheila Waters and other luminaries are on it.

[beard5]

Oh thank you for the link. I was going to be taking a calligraphy class in April, but the finances were a little too tight to justify it (I might be needing to buy a new computer)

re: the pdf links I posted: The top ten tips for getting into a juried exhibition in particular I found useful, just for basic tips on how to think of the work I do, the way I set up my own records of illuminations. I may have read it at just the right time, but it also influenced how I look at competing in A&S stuff in the SCA.

[shellyinseattle]

I hear you about the computer. We've been putting off a new one for a few months so we can pay for other things.

For the calligraphy...if there's a guild near you lectures it can be quite economical. Dues are $25/year. 1 guild with lectures/workshops/show-off-your-work meets monthly from Sept-May. The other has bi-monthly lectures/workshops from Sept-May. Both also offer more formal weekend workshops (Tim Botts, Carl Rohrs, etc come to town) at a reduced rate for members.

Also, my calligraphy classes through the community college are tax deductible since we itemize. Don't know if that helps you. Certainly there's the up-front cost, but it might help justify things in the future.