Blackboard Calligraphy

It Tried to Snow All Day

Today, it snowed intermittently all day with very little accumulation. Exiting the grocery store, it looked like a blizzard. Snow was blowing sideways across the parking lot. But, in the time it took me to buy a box of cookies to support the Girl Scouts at the exit, it stopped.

Fine Arts Sampler Weekend: Recital

This weekend is the Tri-state area's 21st Fine Arts Sampler Weekend where more than 30,000 people are expected to attend more than 200 free arts events in over 70 locations. This year's theme is Fiesta, A Celebration of Rhythm.

While at the downtown library for another purpose, I heard music. I stopped to listen. Unlike the boy in the striped shirt who was very much at ease and an expressive piano player, the little girl had a case of stage fright. She sat silently on the bench. An adult from the audience, her mother, I think, came up and whispered something to her as she guided the little girl's hands to the keyboard. After a few more encouraging whispers and guiding, the little girl finally began to play.

Calligraphy class update. We have progressed from warm-up strokes to families of letters of which there are four. The first is based on "O," ocedgqs. Maybe, one or two O's on my practice page show promise ... practice, practice, practice.

Calligraphy: First Class

When I was in grade school, penmanship was taught using the Palmer Method. Writing exercises involved making loops and up-and-down strokes. Now, years later, I'm at it again. I signed up for an italic calligraphy course. For years, I have wanted to improve my handwriting by learning this script. The first class met today and our assignment was to learn to use a nibbed pen by making random marks.
In the afternoon, I met with a fiber interest group (f.i.g.) of friends and artists to share a potluck and recent projects. More on my F.I.G. blog.