Qotw - 2017

[bobje]

Dawn, love the composition and the casual feel of that italic.

Salman, wow! Gorgeous! All those renditions of the lower-case 'g,' and the upper-case 'L' on CS Lewis. I'm stealing that L.

 

 

[drv1913]

Thanks for the kind words, everyone.

 

This has become my favorite thread. I love seeing all of the different interpretations not only of the quotes but also of the lettering styles. It's all very stimulating.

[da vinci]

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af344/996nick2009/Fountain%20Pens/image_zpscphgzfir.jpeg

 

Practicing my cursive rather than penmanship with flair.

 

Robert Oster Signature Grun Schwarz, MB Woolf with M nib

[smk]

Thank you for the kind words Bobje.

 

I started writing this in formal Italic with emphasis on the 'because' and 'despite' but the more I worked on it the more I wanted to write it in informal Italic handwriting. So this is written in a hand that a letter from in Italic handwriting might look like :-)

 

Paper: Made in Indonesia printer paper from the Dollar Store

Pen: Dollar Demonstrator (from Pakistan) with an FPR nib ground to sharp'ish Italic.

Ink: MB Collodi

 

 

- Salman

[smk]

David - I believe you were the first one to write last week's quote :-)

 

S.

[DrCodfish]

SMK:

 

Thanks for posting this;

 

 

"I started writing this in formal Italic with emphasis on the 'because' and 'despite' but the more I worked on it the more I wanted to write it in informal Italic handwriting. So this is written in a hand that a letter from in Italic handwriting might look like :-)"

 

I am just starting the effort to convert my chicken scratch to a more readable, and pleasant form. Your example looks like something I could possibly attain (with practice and patience) and would be for me a great place to land. \

[smk]

Thank you for the kind words Dr. Codfish. Italic handwriting is very versatile and lends itself beautifully to personal interpretations.

 

I highly recommend the video lessons by Lloyd Reynolds (found on YouTube). One can start with the relatively formal letter forms and use it as a base to develop a personal style.

 

- Salman

[dms525]

I'm working on finding a quote to post, Salman. Today or tomorrow, for sure.

 

Regarding learning italic: I would echo what you told Dr. Codfish. One of the virtues of italic stressed by Alfred Fairbank was that, as one gained experience with it, it naturally evolved into a very personal, cursive script. I find I have a broad spectrum of italic hands, mostly dependent on my speed and care of writing. Interestingly, all are recognizably "mine," I think.

 

David

[inkstainedruth]

I'm working on finding a quote to post, Salman. Today or tomorrow, for sure.

 

Oh good -- I'm not too late for this past week yet. Life has thrown a few curve balls recently, and I didn't actually get stuff scanned in till late this afternoon (then had to go off to choir rehearsal right after dinner).

I tried to play around a bit with the color on the scan to get a *truer* representation of the color of both the paper and the ink, but I'm not sure I succeeded.... I really need to get a better quality flatbed scanner (this is a low-end 3-in-1 ink jet printer, and I'm only really using the scanner feature at this point).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[mehandiratta]

Thank you for the kind words Bobje.

 

I started writing this in formal Italic with emphasis on the 'because' and 'despite' but the more I worked on it the more I wanted to write it in informal Italic handwriting. So this is written in a hand that a letter from in Italic handwriting might look like :-)

 

Paper: Made in Indonesia printer paper from the Dollar Store

Pen: Dollar Demonstrator (from Pakistan) with an FPR nib ground to sharp'ish Italic.

Ink: MB Collodi

 

 

- Salman

 

this is wow

[dms525]

My QOTW:

 

“No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear”

 

I have seen a number of citations that attribute this aphorism to Thomas Jefferson. However, I have found the source in an 1801 letter of Jefferson's, and he cites the classical Greek law giver, Solon, as the author of this bit of wisdom. In fact, educated Americans of Jefferson's time were very familiar with the writings of Classical Greek and Roman authors, and this saying of Solon's is referred to in the writings of several other of Jefferson's contemporaries.

Enjoy!

David

[smk]

 

this is wow

 

Thank you Vaibhav - a letter in this hand is coming your way :-)

 

S.

[smk]

Lovely choice David - this should be fun to compose.

 

Thank you for the bit of history too. It is interesting how many quotes are mis-attributed.

 

S.

 

 

My QOTW:

 

“No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear”

 

I have seen a number of citations that attribute this aphorism to Thomas Jefferson. However, I have found the source in an 1801 letter of Jefferson's, and he cites the classical Greek law giver, Solon, as the author of this bit of wisdom. In fact, educated Americans of Jefferson's time were very familiar with the writings of Classical Greek and Roman authors, and this saying of Solon's is referred to in the writings of several other of Jefferson's contemporaries.

Enjoy!

David

 

[inkstainedruth]

Lovely choice David - this should be fun to compose.

 

Thank you for the bit of history too. It is interesting how many quotes are mis-attributed.

 

S.

 

 

True.

Last night there was a discussion after choir rehearsal, and someone did the quote about making laws and sausages. I thought it was from the musical 1776 and the hostess said, "no, it's older than that, even though a lot of the dialogue from the show are direct quotes..." (for instance, a lot of the back and forth between John and Abigail Adams is pulled straight from the letters they wrote each other). So I was thinking maybe Edmund Burke (roughly the same time period as the 1st Continental Congress). And then someone pulled out their smartphone to look it up and it was a LOT newer than I had realized (by about a century) -- it's a BISMARCK quote.

Learn something new every day.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[dms525]

 

True.

Last night there was a discussion after choir rehearsal, and someone did the quote about making laws and sausages. I thought it was from the musical 1776 and the hostess said, "no, it's older than that, even though a lot of the dialogue from the show are direct quotes..." (for instance, a lot of the back and forth between John and Abigail Adams is pulled straight from the letters they wrote each other). So I was thinking maybe Edmund Burke (roughly the same time period as the 1st Continental Congress). And then someone pulled out their smartphone to look it up and it was a LOT newer than I had realized (by about a century) -- it's a BISMARCK quote.

Learn something new every day.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

"'Tis good to live and learn."

Miguel De Cervantes

"Don Quixote," Part II., Book III, Chap. 32

 

David

[Randal6393]

The paper is an old pad of Sheaffer Sampler paper. Been in my closet for 20 years. But well-aged, very dry, and takes fountain pen ink nicely.

 

Enjoy,

 

 

 

Edited March 1, 2017 by Randal6393

[bobje]

Right on, Randal! This is Sailor Jentle yama dori in a Kanwrite flex nib.

 

[dms525]

 

[OmegaMountain]

I do not like this attempt and think I will try again with a stub...

 

Pen: Sailor 1911 mid MF with flex

Paper: Rhodia dot

Ink: Diamine Oxblood

 

[Randal6393]

I do not like this attempt and think I will try again with a stub...

 

Pen: Sailor 1911 mid MF with flex

Paper: Rhodia dot

Ink: Diamine Oxblood

 

Don't see anything wrong with this attempt. Looks nice, the letters are well-formed and well-crafted. A bit more fluidity would be nice but that comes with practice -- a lot of practice.

 

Enjoy,