Staff Photos by Reid Carscadden
Templeton finds calligraphy a pleasure
By Wanda Percival
Of the Print
Calligraphy, meaning beautiful writing, is an art
well known and performed by Margaret “Mickey”
Templeton, a new art instructor at Clackamas Com
munity College.
Templeton first took an interest in calligraphy in
1967 when she heard a speech by Lloyd Reynolds,
a calligrapher with world-wide influence. Later she
took classes from Jake Svaren, a local instructor and
author of “Written Letters.”
In 1977, Templeton began teaching calligraphy
herself and is currently teaching at Mt. Hood Com
munity College, CCC, and in the College’s com
munity schools.
With 22 different letter styles, Templeton said,
“There’s no end to the background associated with
calligraphy. The history is so extensive that there’s
not enough life-times to study it in as much depth as
one would like.”
Templeton’s classes at CCC begin with the italic
alphabet writing capitals and lower case letters. Alter
that, she said you can go into Romans and other
alphabets.
Interest and practice are the primary keys to
success in calligraphy, according to Templeton. And
she feels the learning never ends. “As you get profi
cient at it you can use both larger and smaller sizes,”
she said, “and make your own pens of bamboo and
other materials.” Pens used in calligraphy are simply
flat surfaces.
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Templeton feels that a lot can be gained
through calligraphy. “It gives a sense of personal
pleasure,” she said, “and it affects your handwriting
making you aware of it. It teaches people to see and
to seedn great detail.”
What’s good about calligraphy is that “anyone
can do it,” Templeton said. She has a variety of
students now from recent high school graduates to
family people and people in the community.
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“People get turned bn by it,” Templeton said.
“And people who are interested in it never stop tak
ing lessons.”
Templeton quoted someone as saying, “We
can study until old age.. .and still not finish,” and she
feels this is very true.
Overall, Templeton gets great pleasure out of
calligraphy and teaching it to others. Though she’s
only been with CCC a short time she said, ‘Tve en
joyed it very much. If the head of the department
wants me to stay, I will.” .
A film review
"Seduction" plot lacks originality, appeal
By Amy De Vour
posed to have “everything” go
ing for her, a job she loves, a
man she loves and, of course,
If the word seduction is a psychotic screwball to conflict
looked up in the dictionary, it her “perfect” life.
defines something to the effect
Derek, played by Andrew
of enticing wrong or corrupt Stevens, is obsessed with the
behavior. This is the basis for nearly perfect Jamie. Derek
the faulty, unoriginal plot of the has a camera with telephoto
new Morgan Fairchild movie lense poised so it views Jamie’s
entitled “Seductipn.”
entire apartment. He watches
I went to see the movie her every move, he calls and
primarily because I was told it pesters her at work, conse
was terrible; but I had to be cer quently, her boyfriend, Bran
tain, after all ‘innocent ‘til pro don, gets terribly irate.
ven guilty,’ etc.
Brandon and Jamie ap
The movie starred Fair peal to the police for protec
child and Michael Sarrizan and tion, but the police can do
Andrew Stevens.
nothing. So, what is our
Our heroine is Jamie heroine supposed to do? Yes,
Douglas, a woman who is sup- they buy a gun.
Of the Print
Fairchild is an example of
a polyethylene beauty. Her ac
ting is incredible; she puts all
her emotion into dressing, un
dressing, and dialing the
phone. She is forever staring at
her assailant with her big blue
eyes shining and her mouth
agape. Her reactions seem
forced and mechanical.
There is one scene in par
ticular that bothered me (ac
tually the entire movie
bothered me), our crazy “lover
boy” is hiding in Jamie’s closet.
Jamie slowly takes off her
clothes, in preparation for a
bubble bath.
Meanwhile, Derek has
been watching this whole slow
process. In one quick camera
change, Derek goes from mild
infatuation to a very sweaty,
panting state of what appears
to be an insatiable lust for
Jamie, who is still oblivious to
his presence .
Jamie by that time, has
mercifully made it into the bath
tub and proceeds to bathe. A
very thorough bath I might
add. This only turns Derek on
more (he is still viewing her
from the closet) and he begins
to feverishly unbutton his shirt.
Right when it is apparent
that Derek is going to spring
from the closet and jump into
the tub, the phone rings. Saved
by the bell. Stevens shows us
how to over act as well as Fair
child shows us that she can’t.
Admittedly, there wei
some points in the movi
where I found myself on th
edge of my seat (I spilled half
coke in my lap). I did screan
once; I knowingly was led inti
a trap. The music was buildinj
to a climax, the camera angli
and lighting foreshadowed
and then the surprise. But
jumped anyway, I scream©
and then I laughed.
The movie is a good one
you want to see skin, blood
and a plot that is not quit
original, if even apparent. It
not a show I’d take the kids t
see. It’s rated “R” but probabl
should be rated “F” for flunk o
flawed or failing or whatever.
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