{"id":2557,"date":"2018-01-20T14:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T21:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/?p=2557"},"modified":"2018-01-19T22:22:04","modified_gmt":"2018-01-20T05:22:04","slug":"pointed-pen-practice-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/20\/pointed-pen-practice-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Pointed pen practice\/play"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m having the best time teaching a great group of students this winter. Although I’ve taught calligraphy classes for [checks r\u00e9sum\u00e9] 30 years (!), this is the first time I’ve taught pointed pen scripts in a classroom setting. To teach others is always to educate myself. Determining how to explain a concept often spotlights previously ignored fuzzy areas in my own thinking.<\/p>\n

We’ve begun with a business hand and no pressure, gotten an intro to pointed pen nib and offset holder and ink, and then moved on to a working copperplate hand that is not too fussy (think Buddy Blackwell<\/a>). <\/p>\n

Here is a bit of silliness that broke out during a practice session focusing on whole-arm movement exercises. Contrary to what this image may suggest, I do not plan to cover “modern calligraphy” in any depth. I was just having fun. Click on the image for a closer look.<\/p>\n

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I’m having the best time teaching a great group of students this winter. Although I’ve taught calligraphy classes for [checks r\u00e9sum\u00e9] 30 years (!), this is the first time I’ve taught pointed pen scripts in a classroom setting. To teach others is always to educate myself. Determining how to explain a concept often spotlights previously ignored … <\/p>\n

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