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		<title>Tracking a Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I started tracking all the steps I am taking on a project I am working on as an Easter gift.  A lot of times a small project can be completed start to finish in one session, but a more complicated project can take several sessions to complete.
The piece I started is a rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Papers for Calligraphy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s assume for a moment that you&#8217;ve been studying calligraphy for a while, and doing a lot of practice and writing on your Westwind Pad.  Maybe you&#8217;ve tried some of the projects in your Calligraphy in a Box kit, using the papers provided in the kit, and now you need to find more papers for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blast from the Past &#8211; The Old is New Again!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edna</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gatorboard]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Gina Jonas&#8217; workshop, &#8220;Living Letters&#8221;, we were introduced to a very interesting writing surface.  Gina uses a piece of Gatorboard covered with suede to write on, and everyone was given the opportunity to try it out.
Gatorboard is a thick, high-density foam board, very lightweight, and Gina has stretched a large piece of suede around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wait for the Time to be Right</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have a great idea for a new calligraphy piece, or perhaps you got a new commission, and it&#8217;s so tempting to start right in with the calligraphy while the excitement and inspiration are fresh in your mind.
Sometimes the immediate approach works, but usually the results of this kind of approach to your work are disappointing.
Just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cleaning Up &#8211; a Word of Caution</title>
		<link>http://www.calligraphyinabox.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/26/cleaning-up-a-word-of-caution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edna</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[artist's quality paints]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paint disposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toxics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Those of you who have been following my efforts to get my calligraphy studio back in order (see &#8220;Nightmare in Ellensburg&#8221;), might find yourseves inspired to do a little cleaning and spiffing up of your own workspaces.
Today I was cleaning out the inside of the small watercolor desk in my calligraphy studio.  I keep an assortment of [...]]]></description>
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