FOSTERING COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ART OF BEAUTIFUL WRITING

NEXT MEETING PROGRAM: NOVEMBER 15, 2025 | 9:30 AM

A Little Black Book

Join us at our November meeting for an especially creative treat as charter member

Cindy Adams shows us, with an emphasis on intentional design, how to create these

simple, yet delightfully elegant, little black books. Using prepared sheets of watercolor,

gouache, or acrylic; marbled or decorative papers; or calligraphed envelopes, cards, or

quotes, all as a jumping-off point, Cindy will demonstrate how a focused eye can grab –

and then extract –the art-within-the-art. Once affixed to a page, these resulting

miniatures are then embellished however you choose. Time permitting, we will then

“bind” the six pages with a simple tie off, into a charming booklet.

Please bring:

• Two or three sheets of good-quality paper (90-lb. or heavier), already painted

• with watercolor, gouache, or acrylic and/or several sheets or swatches of

• decorative papers you already have and/or envelopes or cards you’ve received

• with hand-lettered calligraphy on them.

•  Gel pens (white, metallic [gold and silver], glitter, pastel

•  Broad-edge or pointed pens with white, metallic, or luminescent dip ink if you

• prefer to write in a formal calligraphy hand

• Bring these if you have them (there will be extras for members to use):

• Exacto knife or safety razor

• Cutting mat

• Ruler (preferably metal)

• Glue stick

• Hole punch, awl, or heavy needle (size for holes will depend on what you choose to use to tie the pages together)

  What will be provided:

• Precut black paper for pages and cover

• Your choice of ribbons, cords, strings

• Cardboard slide