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I’ve had a long relationship with ink. Maybe as long as thread. We were not allowed to use ballpoint pens in my Catholic grade school to learn penmanship. We had to use fountain pens because they required less pressure, supposedly allowing our letters to flow more evenly. We all had Schaefer fountain pens with cartridges. I loved them. I took penmanship very seriously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I studied calligraphy briefly but only in an adult ed class. That was back in Napa, California. Must have been 1978-80 timeframe. I used to practice, but had the self-defeating feeling that I’d never become as accomplished as “real” calligraphers, so I let it go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it keeps cropping up. I’m currently taking an online class from Suzanne Moore via Book Paper Thread called “Painted Speech<\/a>.” It’s been challenging but feels exactly right for me. The letterforms are supposed to be free and distorted! My specialty! It’s a very inky process but my skill at controlling the blobs is improving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The word shown here is “solarpunk.” I just recently heard this word for the first time and I love everything about it. This Yes magazine article <\/a>(also linked below) relates the word to “painting the positive future.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Solarpunk\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Gives Me Hope for a More Sustainable\u00c2\u00a0Future, by Sarah Lazarovic<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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