I have made a beginning and have decided to make my first alphabet the one that has 'black and white and a touch of...' for me, gold.
I am choosing to write italic letters in a nib size that should work for all letters (ascenders and descenders included) on the 7cm a 7cm paper; and then doing multiple overwriting in different nibs sizes and styles to create some texture.
Building on a trick I learned in my very first alphabet (from Noela) I am adding a square of gold foil to each page. I am then attaching the page to a larger black page and folding it and then joining each page together. You can see the process here.
I am not sure what I will do next with the joined pages - just how they will finish up is still a bit of a mystery to me!
I am choosing to write italic letters in a nib size that should work for all letters (ascenders and descenders included) on the 7cm a 7cm paper; and then doing multiple overwriting in different nibs sizes and styles to create some texture.
Building on a trick I learned in my very first alphabet (from Noela) I am adding a square of gold foil to each page. I am then attaching the page to a larger black page and folding it and then joining each page together. You can see the process here.
I am not sure what I will do next with the joined pages - just how they will finish up is still a bit of a mystery to me!
Fiona, These are really great! I love the energy of the texture!
ReplyDeleteVibrant, lyrical and musical - and of course I love the touch of gold xoxoxo
ReplyDeleteHi Fiona, Luv the effect, would look super made up as a fabric. Now there's another idea.
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL!
ReplyDeleteSuch a hard act to follow...
I am so very much impressed with your letters as well as the other calligraphers' work!
Great job!!!
Thanks all- they are a fun and lively bunch of letters!
ReplyDeleteAnn - they would make a very strong graphic fabric print wouldn't they?
Wonderful, Fiona! I can see where you are going with the fold...glued back to back into a chain? And they WOULD make beautiful fabric!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful as usual Fiona! They resemble sheet music to me and look as to be dancing around the square.
ReplyDeleteThe music of language made visible
ReplyDeleteFiona... such lovely, rhythmical pieces. The touch of gold is perfect.
ReplyDeleteThanks all - it will be fun to see just how they end up all together!
ReplyDeleteInteresting Fi. Sorry I am so late into the batch ... one really should keep up! January was such a big month hopefully I am now on the straight and narrow! Lovely work, I too wilol be interested in seeing how these turn out. Like my "alphabet conversations" it is the compilation which will challenge me in the end ... a conversational necklace perhaps? x gb
ReplyDeleteBeau travail de composition, pas toujours facile en effet d'anticiper le "devenir" de ce qui est créé...
ReplyDeleteJ'aime beaucoup la petite touche d'or sur le travail en noir et blanc. Très élégant.
Beautiful composition work, not always easy to anticipate the "becoming" what is created ...
I love the little touch of gold on the work in black and white. Very elegant.