Callivember24, Week 2

weeks are relative

I stole the boy's watercolor set after reading Modern Calligraphy by Molly Suber Thorpe. I fear that I've now exhausted the easily accessible toys. The hard part will be sticking to the practice long enough to get decent with each of these mediums.

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11/7

clarity
lies on a spectrum

I discovered scratchiness with this exercise. I realized that I can run the ruling pen multiple times to over the same letter for a frenetic quality and I played with the angle of my Parallel to get the splatters.

One morning, I also messed with Clarity in a notebook using basic fountain pens. As always, it took multiple tries to get "right".

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11/8

cradle the infinite five words

After multiple attempts, I gave it one last go on my first initial test sheet. It's a nice return to my early technique of layering poem drafts for visual texture on the page. I borrowed this method from the great architect Carlo Scarpa and I always wonder why it isn’t used in more art.

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11/9

glow up
more cowbell

His crayola's are now mine!

These images are slightly deceptive. I pushed the saturation and lightness of the scans to achieve the fluorescent effect. I haven't gone this hard with the digital manipulation before, and I hope it doesn't become a regular practice. But if it looks right on the screen, then I gotta respect the actual medium of communication.

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11/10

breathe
slowly
manifest
supreme
fluidity

After testing a few scripts I settled on this composition. It was fine but lacking. On the day of the upload, I saw several folks use the liquidity of ink to add texture to their compositions. My first tests were way overboard, but I salvaged one by rewriting the words. The sweeping brush stroke worked out nicely as well.

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11/11

make
pretty
on
a
leaf

A simple composition, inspired by a book of flourishes by Arthur Baker, drunk Taoists in the forest, and recent art by

Ann Collins

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11/12

wholeness
is
not
just
collecting

Over these twO mOnths, I've fOund is that big O's are sOOOO awesOme!

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These six weeks have really pushed my range, but at the cost of practice. In the few days between Inktober and Callivember, my Copperplate progressed quickly but stalled out once I started producing daily pieces again. It's time to tackle one skill at a time.

Practice is a balancing act between expanding the field and focusing intently. But more important than the specific, it’s most important to keep working! With infinite games, you always winning if you’re still playing.

Cya next week!

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PS—This came on an early morning commute as I watched the sun rise above a crescent moon. Pair it with a fortuitous drawing and here you go (after several other attempts).

10/31—Inktober52, week 37

chase the golden crescent sun

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