With all the computers, smart phones, and tablets surrounding us today, it almost seems we are losing the ability to write by hand. I often hear from people via emails and in my classes that they don't like their handwriting. I say embrace who you are including your handwriting. Don't be afraid of it not looking pretty for it is beautiful because it's yours. You can also practice different ways to write because there's power in your words. Gaining confidence in writing in different ways gives you freedom in your art work. In the above sample i used my favorite pen to write the smaller cursive and a paint brush & black paint to write the word grow. I practiced lots and lots with a paint brush & black paint until i got the "feel" of the brushes. I practice those on scrap pieces of paper, watercolor paper scraps being my favorite.
I sometimes print my words. I practice my printing in those small journals i mentioned before on this post. uppercase & lower case. exaggerated lines, outlined, different "fonts," etc.
sometimes my own handwriting has more of a slant. I practice this too. I hold the paper a different way. I push my letters a bit more to give them a more of a loopy feel to them. i turn the paper at an angle to really slant the words.
and sometimes i even push it more so it becomes unreadable to most. I started doing this in some of my art journals when the journal is really deep. I don't necessarily want every one to read it but i still want to write it. again i practiced it to get it this way. and even though you may not be able to read it, there's power in those words for they are full of emotions. they are also artistic in a way becoming more like shapes than words to most eyes.
try out writing in all different ways. grab a small journal and fill it with handwritten words and see the beauty & power of your words.
have you created something this week? Anything goes...doodle, scrapbook page, art journal, card...just something creative. Share a link at the bottom of this post with the inlinkz button. Just leave a link to a specific blog post or image on flickr, rather than a general url. This way we can see your stellar creation.
