Just recently I taught two workshops on Purely Pencils II. One in Sydney for the Australian Society of Calligraphers and the Canberra Calligraphy Society. Here is a selection of photos from both of those workshops: My in-class demonstration. My morning walk It is always a pleasure to teach for the Australian Society of Calligraphers as well as visit Sydney my hometown on 19 years. The venue Primrose Park sits in tranquil setting down on the harbour edge at Cremorne. The following exercise is called "From Nature to Paper" Using watercolour pencils to choose, as well as mix and match, the colour depicted in the flowers. As the class skill level varied I chose Charles Rennie Mackintosh letterforms to use depicting the initial letter of the name of the flower. The class enjoyed this project tremendously. Sadly I did not have my camera for
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Voter suppression laws are still in place in some areas. Voting places were closed, people were told to vote in the wrong place, intimidation tactics worked . . . I saw stories of young people helping patients in hospitals register to vote. Poor people, people who lost their right to vote because of unfair incarceration . . . I hear the regret in their voices when they answer if they voted, and if not, why not. There were any number of valid reasons.
I recall the answers women of color gave when asked why they are not active feminists. Some things never change here in America.
Thanks for prodding our collective conscience.