Standard Meeting Dates/Time:
Dates: Meetings are on the second Saturday of the month (unless otherwise noted) from September through May.
Time: 10 am to 1 pm.
Programs: We will always have someone teaching us and sometimes we will also have Show & Tell.
See meeting dates for program description and list of supplies you’ll need to bring. Coffee and tea are not provided, but you’re welcome to bring your own.
Some of the afternoon workshops require advance registration. See individual program descriptions on this page and in the blog section.
Location:
Meeting Location:
Resurrection Lutheran Church, Room #240
100 Lochmere Drive West
Cary, N.C. 27518
Google maps:
Directions:
On Kildaire Farm Road, traveling south (away from downtown Cary), pass Walmart on the right. If you come in on Tryon Road, Cary Parkway, or Maynard Road, you’ll turn south onto Kildaire Farm Road. Continue past Crescent Commons and Crescent Green and turn right onto Lochmere Dr.
Post-Covid update: As of 2022, we are doing a mix of online-only, in-person only, as well as hybrid meetings. Previously, due to Covid-19, from March 2020 on, all meetings and workshops were meeting online through zoom meetings, rather than in-person. TCG newsletters will include the zoom links for the upcoming programs.
Program Line-Up For 2024/2025
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2024-2025 Programs:
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Details of 2024/2025 Program Year
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Zentangle, with Sampada Agarwal
(This meeting is in person.)
Zentangle® is an easy to learn relaxing and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing repetitive patterns, created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas.
Benefits of practicing Zentangle include:Stimulate creativity
- Improve focus
- Beat stress
- Uplift mood
- Enhance patience
- Develop self confidence
- Create beauty
Sampada Kodagali Agarwal is a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT) and a passionate visual artist. Her explorations with Zentangle® since 2012, have opened up new doors of collaboration and creation with students and artists around the globe. In addition, to stay true to her roots, she has spent the past two decades exploring traditional Indian folk and tribal arts.
More information about her art endeavors available here.
Supplies List
- Sakura micron PN – black
- Pencil (2B or softer)
- Blending stump (tortillon)
- White watercolor paper (Fabriano, preferred)
- White gelly roll pen
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Saturday, March 8, 2025
Paper Swatch Booklets, with Jessica Yee
(This meeting is in person.)
We are going to learn about different papers, how they react to different mediums and tools when finished we will all go home with swatch books to use as reference.
Supplies List
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Your favorite nib
- One or two different kinds of inks
- Two different kinds of color medium (paint, pencils, markers etc)
- Hole punch (handheld)
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Saturday, Feb 8, 2025
Celtic Knots, with Jessica Yee
(This meeting is in person.)
Celtic knot patterns can be used in border design or as ornamentation within a piece of lettering. These fascinating decorations have been used in calligraphy for centuries. Learn the basics of knot design and add them to your own work!
Supplies
- Graph paper
- Blank paper
- Black .3 or .5 micron pen or similar
- Pencil preferred mechanical pencil (bring sharpener if you need)
- Coloring medium (watercolor, gouache, watercolor pencil, markers, color pencils its your choice) note: do not go out and purchase just bring what you have doesn’t have to be a lot just a couple of colors with due
- Compass
For those of you who would rather use the digital format – bring your digital format and I’ll show you how to do it that way too
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Saturday, January 11, 2024 – Cancelled due to snowy weather!Valentines for Meals of Wheels of Durham
(This meeting is in person.)
Please bring some blank 4” x 5.5” cards with A2 envelopes and whatever ink or gouache makes you happy!
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Saturday, December 14, 2024
TCG Holiday Social
(This meeting is in person.)
Join us for some festive social time! Bring your favorite holiday sweet confection or savory delight to share. The Guild will supply paper goods and drinks.
Supplies List
If you would like to do some writing, please bring the supplies you need. If you would like to participate in something more directed, Jessica has asked that members bring:
Watercolor paper any size
Watercolor or gouache paint
Brush
White gel pen
Sparkly paints (optional)
Favorite pen (broad or pointed)
T-square or ruler
Ink any color
Spray bottle filled with water
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Saturday, November 9, 2024
Card Making, with Patty Roemer
(This meeting is in person.)
This class will consist of two projects:
– Small watercolor sample fold up
– Patty’s favorite paper fold
Patty will guide the group through each project and there will be time for practice and questions.
Supplies List
- Paper cutter
- Watercolors
- A few small brushes
- About a foot of embroidery thread
- Sewing needle
- Scissors
- Fine line black marker
- A few pieces of watercolor paper, medium weight
- Glue stick
- Lettering pen
- Small nibs
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Saturday, September 14, 2024
Paper Marbling, with Nell Hall
(This meeting is in person.)
(See photos from presentation meeting: Paper Marbling with Shaving Cream and Acrylic Paints, presented by Nell Hall, 20241012 )
Join us for a practical demonstration of paper marbling.
From Wikipedia: Paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other kinds of stone.
The patterns are the result of color floated on either plain water or a viscous solution known as size, and then carefully transferred to an absorbent surface, such as paper or fabric. Through several centuries, people have applied marbled materials to a variety of surfaces.
It is often employed as a writing surface for calligraphy, and especially book covers and endpapers in bookbinding and stationery. Part of its appeal is that each print is a unique monotype.
Supplies List
- Can of foam shaving cream, preferably without moisturizer/ ex. barbasol from the dollar store.
- Baking tray/cookie sheet to hold shaving foam (be sure the width of the squeegie will fit inside)
- Squeegie
- Skewer
- Non-glossy papers to marble print + extra inexpensive, larger paper to squeegie foam/paint off. Also bring deli and or copy paper for practice
- Music or text papers to print if desired
- Plastic covering for table and/or freezer paper to put under tray
- Spray bottle with water
- A roll of paper towels, it gets a bit messy
- Several grocery bags for used paper towels
- Acrylic paints of your choice (at least 3 or 4 colors that work well together plus gold if you have it) NOTE: Tube acrylics won’t work, please bring fluid acrylics in a bottle, similar to the “Golden High Flow Acrylics” brand.
Meet Your Instructor, by Nell Hall
My introduction to calligraphy started 17 years ago, when I took a calligraphy class at Wake Tech through their continuing education program. I was hooked immediately and continued to take classes at the college taught by by Tim Johnson, the first president of the Triangle Calligraphers Guild. He told me about TCG and encouraged me to get involved. I nervously attended the first time and have been a part of this fabulous guild ever since. Through TCG’s amazing workshops and online classes, I have been able to learn and develop many techniques and skills. However, the greatest benefit has been opportunity to meet and become friends with so many gifted and creative people. They have been an inspiration to me and welcomed me to this wonderful TCG family.
I have lived in Cary for 40 years. Since our retirement, my husband and I have caught the travel bug and have had the opportunity to explore this beautiful and exciting world.
I am blessed to have a hobby that keeps me happy and busy.
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Saturday, September 14, 2024
Layout, Borders, and Pattern Reuse, with Ann Erickson
(This meeting is in person.)
Ann will be teaching us about borders and practical skills we can use to create pieces that reuse similar techniques.
Supplies List
- Pointed pens and holder
- Broad pens and holder
- A variety of inks, different colors or watercolor/gouache
- Paper
Previous Years’ Meetings
See previous meetings page for information on programs and instructors in previous years.