Awareness of the outside world. “There was no such thing as ‘handwriting’, even – because there was no such thing as ‘writing that wasn’t done by hand’. There was just ‘writing’.” Calligraphy Skills: History of calligraphy (and ‘calligraphy’) in Europe.
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Process Notes
We’ve all see fantastic, swoopy, swirly letter embellishments. Alas, these are not my forte. [Swashes 2016, Faith 2019, Anniversary 2022]
Hence, square flourishes. I apologize to any traditional calligraphers out there who are appalled. I do it out of love.
I tried to keep the flourish related to the structure of the letter. Some more successful that others. A few have squares that are part of the letter rather than flourishes, i.e. add-ons. Looking at you, F. Oh well, artistic license.
No attempt at a cohesive alphabet. Quite the opposite. Tried to do different things with each letter. The result is a bit of a visual mess, but I think there is something there. It’s still a WIP. Perhaps more small squares at the end of strokes, as with R? Endless possibilities.
Inspiration
What Is A Flourish? an online presentation by Nina Tran for the Washington Calligraphers Guild. All artistic errors mine.
WCG Posts. I have a tangential interest in calligraphy and live nowhere near DC. However, if you have the slightest interest in the field, I recommend joining Washington Calligraphers Guild for their outstanding zoom presentations.
[Genealogy Linkfest, Family On The Blog] from lettering Your Lineage with Holly Monroe.
[Shapes In Blue, Geometric Art] from a presentation by Aisha Changezi.
[Welcome Winter, Graphic Art] from Alphabets & Letters & Accordion Books, Oh My! by Julie Wildman.
WCG runs the Graceful Envelope Contest. [2024, 2023, 2022]
Onwards!
Katherine
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