25 June 07

Flourishing

corner flourish I spent the day in Berkeley yesterday, taking a class in off-hand pointed-pen flourishing. I am saturated in ink, doodles, fru-fru — yet there is something so beguiling in all this. I see the temptation. I resist it on the grounds of good sense and because of my aesthetic training — but it’s so SATISFYING...

feather flourish Swoosh. Loop, press, release, curl, swoosh.

off-hand flourished bird I have no idea what to do with this. I took the train down and back (no time for lunch, I missed the Berkeley International Food Festival Ron told me about), and returned in a train full of Giants fans who had witnessed the miracle of their team beating the Yankees for the second day in a row.

Swoosh. Loop. Press. Release. Curl. Yell. Loudly.

Posted by at 10:19 PM in Design Arts | Link |

  1. I think this is one of the things where the doing is its own reward.

    Thank you for sharing your swoops with us!


    — Rana    26. June 2007, 17:55    Link

  2. Gorgeous!


    — Doc Rock    27. June 2007, 10:33    Link

  3. Particularly love the bird!


    — Jenny    28. June 2007, 21:03    Link

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