Well, this is work, but it’s also creative. I’ve been working on this camera-ready invitation for awhile now, and the time had come to finish it up, call it done, and send it in. So I did. And I’m much happier with it than I thought I’d be when I was working on it. I don’t have a lot of confidence in my pointed pen work, and swashes are for the very experienced penman only. Well, I’m experienced. And when I compare this to some of the swashed pointed pen invitations I see, I’m brilliant. And then I compare this to the work of our present-day master penman, and … well, that’s the way of the world now, isn’t it?
In today’s global village it isn’t possible fool oneself into thinking one is the best. On the other hand, we all have instant access to the very best models, which wasn’t possible until the Internet.
Your pointed pen work is beautiful… and I totally understand what you mean about comparing yourself/your work to others’ work. You’re right, there’s lots of crappy pointed pen out there… yours is really well done. I wonder if I will EVER get comfortable with it… I think I give up waaaay too quickly. And having someone’s work to look at that is expert is great inspiration, don’t you think? All my best, K.
Oops… sorry about that! The previous comment is mine… sometimes I’m just in too much of a hurry!