Calligraphy Flourish Friday - Fraktur Caps

Following is a reposting of my November 13, 2009 Flourish Friday.  I love ornamental Fraktur capitals, and my recent workshop with Reggie Ezell has given me even more ideas...

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For this week's Flourish Friday, I tried my hand at Ornamental Fraktur. Believe it or not, this is the letter A.

I used some blue ink that was packaged with the pen my husband bought me in Venice. (You can see that glass pen in an earlier post here.)

I used my 6mm Pilot Parallel Pen. I filled a spent cartridge with a Monojet syringe. I like the Parallel Pen for practice. It is easier for me to get consistent thins from this tool than it is from a broad edge dip pen.

My reference was chapter 6 from Bill Hildebrandt's wonderful book "Calligraphic Flourishing." Some Flourish Friday I'll have to show you the Whopperplate I bought from Bill! :-)

I hope you're all Flourishing out there! Have a great weekend!!

Flourish Friday - Ken Scott

Because my dad isn't much for shopping, he prefers to give cash at Christmas.  I try to spend his gift money on something that is both lasting and unique.  (See last year's purchase by clicking here.) This year I bought a journal and some handmade pens from Ken Scott.  Ken is an American Frontier Artist (love that title!)  I first learned about Ken this past year from Patty Bertsch of the Greater Cincinnati Calligraphy Guild. Thanks Patty!  I enjoy doing Pennsylvania German Fraktur, and Patty informed me that Ken was doing a Fraktur workshop at a local living history museum, Conner Prairie. Unfortunately, Ken's workshop was held the same day as the Calligraphy Guild of Indiana's opening exhibit at the Central Library of Indianapolis. Although I couldn't go to Ken's workshop last year, I hope to go to his workshop this year.  He personalized my journal with my name and a bit of folk art, which makes it even more special.

Ken was offering a special Valentine's Day discount on his journals and penholders, so I took advantage of it. The journal is beautiful, and the penholders are so unlike anything I own.  Ken included a variety of extra pen points - none of which I had tried before.

I look forward to filling my journal with all sorts of quotes and whatnots.  Writing in this journal makes me feel as though I've stepped back in time! My dad always finds the perfect gift for me! (wink)

Visit Ken's site by clicking here: Ken Scott

Learn about Ken's October 2012 Fraktur workshop at Conner Prairie by clicking here: Conner Prairie

Have a great holiday weekend.

Go forth and flourish!

Fraktur Quaker Wedding Certificate

I created this Pennsylvania Dutch Fraktur - Quaker style wedding certificate for sweet, bride Margaret. You can read more about it and see more photos of the certificate on my wedding blog by clicking here.

Hobby Lobby just opened a new and BIGGER store within walking distance of me.

(My poor husband, Tom, has every reason to worry!)  I tried to behave, but they had these great, flourishy mugs for 50% off!

I thought $5 was reasonable for all this flourishy goodness!

Happy Flourish Friday.

I hope it is cooler where you are than it is in Indiana!

Enjoy your weekend. :)

Ornamental Fraktur - Flourish Friday

While waiting for some client work to dry, I decided to give Ornamental Fraktur another go.  Two and a half hours later the client's piece was ready for the next stage, but I was still playing! 

iFriend Deborah asked me if Dr. Martin's Bleedproof White works in a parallel pen.  I hadn't tried it before, but I didn't see why it wouldn't work.  So today's Flourish Friday shows ProWhite (which is similar to Dr. Martin's) loaded into the barrel of a 1.5mm Pilot Parallel Pen (PPP).  I bought a jar of ProWhite after hearing several calligraphers say they like it better than Dr. Martin's. I tried it, but just couldn't get the consistency right. I much prefer Dr. Martin's.  I hate to waste anything, so I'm happy that the ProWhite works well in the PPP.  I did keep a little jar of water nearby to dip the tip of the PPP in every once in awhile to keep the ProWhite flowing.

To read my post about loading the barrel of a PPP, click here.

To see more Ornamental Fraktur play click here and here.

Fraktur Calligraphy Flourish for Good Friday

Salvation!

Wishing everyone a Good Friday and the hope that only comes through Jesus Christ.

(Fraktur with 6mm Pilot Parallel Pen.)

My sincere wishes for a Happy Easter!

Jane

Flourish Friday - Ornamental Fraktur Calligraphy

For this week's Flourish Friday, I tried my hand at Ornamental Fraktur. Believe it or not, this is the letter A.

I used some blue ink that was packaged with the pen my husband bought me in Venice. (You can see that glass pen in an earlier post here.)

I used my 6mm Pilot Parallel Pen. I filled a spent cartridge with a Monojet syringe. I like the Parallel Pen for practice. It is easier for me to get consistent thins from this tool than it is from a broad edge dip pen.

My reference was chapter 6 from Bill Hildebrandt's wonderful book "Calligraphic Flourishing." Some Flourish Friday I'll have to show you the Whopperplate I bought from Bill! :-)

I hope you're all Flourishing out there! Have a great weekend!!