Pencil Crayon Weaver Writing

 This monoline weaver writing could be done with fine felt tip markers too!

I keep learning the same things in church, by the way.  Maybe I should say "hearing"; I may not be too good at "learning" them.  Thankfully, our God is a forgiving God!

Lettering Variations

 

Swinging in the Breeze

 

I hung my weathergrams at a local park.  You can see them swinging in the breeze (and enjoy the sounds of birdsong and children playing) in this short video.

Remembering the Days with #12daysofweathergrams

Before Christmas we had a few clear, cold days.  These are reflected in my weathergrams.

I hope you are all enjoying the twelve days of Christmas!

 

#12daysofweathergrams Inspired by Nature

And, in honor of the snowfall that never came:

My friend Janice says she's going to make some - I can't wait to see them!

 

#12daysofweathergrams

 

The Westcoast Calligraphy Society is running a weathergram challenge on Instagram.  Weathergrams are hung outside between Solstice and Equinox.

Each day, I write about the way that nature has surprised me.

You can read a short, beautifully lettered book about the Weathergram here.  The book is by Lloyd J. Reynolds, the man in Portland, Oregon, who invented them.

Seek and You Will Find

A Journal Page Doodle with Weaver Writing

Weathergrams

Weathergrams made at the Westcoast Calligraphy Society Meeting

Weathergrams were developed by Pacific Northwest calligrapher Lloyd J. Reynolds in the early 1970's.  They are written on kraft paper strips and are hung on tree branches.  The subject matter is usually seasonal, and they are left out "to weather" between solstice and equinox or between equinox and solstice.  They are short poems of about ten words or less; Reynolds doubted that anyone would stop to read any lengthy statement while standing in the wind or rain.

Weathergrams are meant to be informal, rather than formal calligraphy works, so I used Weaver Writing.  The initial letter of a weathergram is done in vermillion and the remainder in black sumi, so that the writing will last as long as the paper does. 

Summertime

Summertime can bring a wonderful change of pace - like enjoying the weather and spending time in the garden.  I'm working on some book projects and have found a new calligraphy project, #letteringforchange.  Twice a week, on Social Change Saturdays and World-changing Wednesdays, we letter a new quotation.  It is all hosted by @socialcalligraphy.

These are the first two for July, both done mostly in watercolor.

Weaver Writing

Thirty Days of Bible Lettering Project

The last few days of the #30daysofbiblelettering project brought a flurry of supply experiments with them.  Here is the last page in the journal I made for the project, done with Twinkling H20's.  It is Weaver Writing, and I added a shadow with a pencil.

 

 

So the journal was finished, but the project still had a few more days to go.  This is purple gouache with white added so that it pops on the black paper.

 

 

Next, I tried out some Daniel Smith watercolors.  I only have three colors, but with the three primaries you can mix anything!  I was trying to convince myself that I didn't need the new set of Artist Loft watercolors that I had seen in this video.

 

I was using a new brush, a Pentel Aquash brush that I have been eyeing for months and is also used in the video .

 

 

I weakened, and bought the watercolors.  I tried them out in this final piece.  And yes, I love them for lettering.  Having all of those yummy colors already mixed is perfect for a quick quote.  It doesn't make sense to spend more time mixing than lettering. LOL 



 

There was one more day left in the project, but that day brought a jazzy background worth its own blog entry, so stay tuned.

 



Basic Black

 

Cheap metallic watercolors - Laurentian brand

 

At last month's Westcoast Calligraphy Society meeting, we were writing on black paper.  We used pencil crayons, pastels, watercolor and gouache.  Gel pens work well too.  The results are always surprising to me - you have to try out a few different colours and see what works!

 

As usual, we are asked to do some homework to share at the next meeting, so I used black paper for a couple of my #30daysofbiblicalwriting project.

 

Twinkling H20's

Weaver Writing



30 Days of Biblical Lettering

 

Watercolor

Stamp by Magenta

 

These pages are all "weaver writing".

 

Watercolor

 

Pitt Brush Pen

Shadows added with Pencil Crayon



30 Days of Biblical Lettering Project

 

Here are a few more days of the 30 Days of Biblical Lettering Project.  These are all Weaver Writing, most done with a Pitt Brush pen.

 

Stamp by Heart and Soul

This last one was done with a brush and watercolor.



30 Days of Biblical Lettering

 

Stamp by Just for Fun

 

This Weaver Writing is done with PITT Artist Pens.  I added stamps to jazz up the pages a bit.

 

 

Stamp by Fiskars



30 Days of Biblical Lettering

 

PITT Artist Pen

 

These two are done with brush pens.  The hand is called "Weaver Writing".



Planner Pages

I finally remembered to take photos of my planner pages before and after the dates are added.

Simple, Organic, Shapes Done in Gouache

Weaver Writing and a Date Stamp Added

Homework

We did backgrounds this month at the Westcoast Calligraphy Society meeting.  This one is done with markers and saran wrap - a new one for me!  Our homework was to letter something about "dreams".  I used my favorite "Weaver Writing".

July Sketchbook Diary

 I love these little sketchbook diary pages; I didn't publish them originally, so I'll add them now and then discard them.  There weren't many in the sketchbook, so it is definitely not worth saving the entire sketchbook for just two pages.  

I'll try and backdate the posts so they appear in the right month.

Capturing the Moment

in watercolor and Weaver Writing

Doodling With Letters

Weaver Writing

Zig Calligraphy Markers