I spent a lot of time today on getting the ovals to resemble ovals – without resting the elbows on the desk. Years of habit obviously kick in immediately unless I’m conscious about the attempt to this does feel like hard work.
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Weekend Calligraphy Recap
I spent some time today trying out a different pen to do the drills, and to get better at the shaded ovals. I feel a little more confident in the free-form ovals and shades, and know I still have a long way to go to get reasonably consistent.
From the Walk today
The weather held up much better than the forecast we had so we trudged up another local mountain for a bushwalk. I huffed and puffed to the top and the magnificent views made me forget the pain immediately.
Drills
Lots of work required to loosen the arms and shoulder muscles…
Spencerian E
E-asier said than done ?♀️
Spencerian D
Spencerian C
not even close..
Spencerian B
I wrote these and didn’t get round to post them here last night. So here goes.
Breaking up things into smaller things helps with alphabets that require subtle changes in pressure. The smaller-case letters were easier, the capitals, not quite as correct as I wanted.
The Office
I needed to clear my head so walked down to the beach mid-morning. Something I can agree with the local vandal, for sure.
The thoughts in my head were reflected in the choppy waves – and both, I think, needed a change of environment to calm down.
Walking the dog
