Continuing with calligraphy

 Having been a bit excited by the calligraphic play I finished up with in my journal back here, I wanted to see if I could expand the notion a bit.

So I got out some better paper, drew some lines, sketched the letters in pencil and then drew the words with a fine liner pen.

Thinking that at some point I might like to try and cut the letters out of paper, I thought to thicken the lines and try to attach the dots above the 'i's. no pencil this time, hence the slightly angled lines. Done with a 3mm calligraphy marker.

Together the page was looking good, although I did write many an edit/idea on the second one.

I wanted the G to be wider to balance the N+ E at the other end better, but overnight I dreamed of curves and tried them out a bit.

 

And no, the F will not continue below the line!

I then coloured it in. Interesting.

Having played with curves and filling in bits of letters, in the same night time awakening I remembered I had some ideas from my online works shop with Brody, back in December-January. I followed up with one of them, using a William Mitchell #5 nib. Handwriting to extended and looping writing to filled in pieces. And ink blots.

To finish them off and see them properly, I went and rubbed out all the pencil lines.

I used some white-out correction fluid to hide the blots a bit.

 

I didn't rub out my notes to self.

And was very happy with the options that were appearing. I am not sure how they might be used, but there  is some lovely imagery within them.

I was over printing some peace weather grams in between times and as I cleaned up, I thought to myself - why is it that such lovely random marks can appear as one cleans; but rarely when one tries?