Qotw - 2017

[Andrew_L]

Ok. Thanks. I understand. I don't know right or not this phrase on this week, but I wrote it:).

 

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[Sagarb]

[bobje]

[Sagarb]

Lovely Bob.nice penmanship..

[Sagarb]

"Fame is,after all,only the sum

of all the misunderstandings

that gather around a new name."

-- Rainer Maria Rilke

 

Can it be this week's quote?

[MercianScribe]

Hi Sagar,

 

I think the protocol goes that the first person who rendered the last week's quote gets to choose the next... clear as mud, eh?!

 

That would be 'smk' this week...

 

But, personally, I need all the practice I can get, and while I was writing every day, now I'm a bit busy so all I'm actually getting to fit in is maybe a couple of attempts at the QotW, so as long as nobody else minds and it doesn't confuse things too much, I'm OK with an extra quote or two. Or, I think there's another quote thread around on this board somewhere...?

 

Anyway, here's my attempt at this (last?!) week's quote. It's Manuscript Master with Manuscript magenta again (it seems to be one of those inks that's wet enough to write with but too dry to ever actually finish!! I'm not really fond of it, but it just won't die!). I need to spend more time practicing; I'm getting the distinct feeling I've been getting worse recently. Back to basics I suppose.

 

 

 

 

[bobje]

Sagar,

this week it's Salman's choice, but your selection is terrific, so I'm practicing with it anyway!

 

 

Bexley Poseidon Magnum II with a 1mm italic, KWZ honey ink.

 

 

 

[drv1913]

Beautiful job, Dawn!

Thank you!

 

I still have not caught up, but here is another past quote. I was practicing Roman caps variations. This would have turned out really decent if I'd gotten the spacing right. Oh well, this is just for fun, right?

 

FPN QOTW #18 (I think) by Dawn, on Flickr

 

Pens/nibs: Speedball B-2 + EF66; Sheaffer Connaiseur with M nib

Inks: Moon Palace Sumi, Levenger Raven Black

[smk]

Sagar,

this week it's Salman's choice, but your selection is terrific, so I'm practicing with it anyway!

 

 

 

Hi Bob - since Sagar had already posted, I figured we would continue with that :-)

 

- Salman

[drv1913]

I think I've given up on catching up and will just jump right back in.

 

FPN QOTW by Dawn, on Flickr

 

FPN QOTW by Dawn, on Flickr

[dms525]

Really beautiful lettering, Dawn!

 

David

[dms525]

 

 

Pen/Ink: Stipula Etruria with custom-ground italic nib/Akkerman Groenmarkt Smaragd (text); Kaweco Sport with Shadow Nib/Kaweco Brown (border); Conway Stewart Belliver with custom ground italic nib/F-C Ink 17 and F-C Model 02 with Music nib/F-C Urushi Red (decoration)

 

Paper: Rhodia

 

David

[Sagarb]

Sagar,

this week it's Salman's choice, but your selection is terrific, so I'm practicing with it anyway!

 

 

Bexley Poseidon Magnum II with a 1mm italic, KWZ honey ink.

 

 

 

Terrific writing Bob..and thank you..for your indulgence..

[Sagarb]

 

Hi Bob - since Sagar had already posted, I figured we would continue with that :-)

 

- Salman

Salman, thanks very much buddy.I am really ashamed on my foolishness.. Edited June 18, 2017 by Sagarb
sagar unnecessarily harsh to self

[DrCodfish]

The selection of quotes is great, but of course it is the renditions you all provide that keeps me coming back daily. My practice has fallen off, summer here in the Pacific Northwest lures me away from the desk, but not so much that I can't check email including follow notices for QOTW. Very inspiring.

[MercianScribe]

Thank you!

 

I still have not caught up, but here is another past quote. I was practicing Roman caps variations. This would have turned out really decent if I'd gotten the spacing right. Oh well, this is just for fun, right?

 

FPN QOTW #18 (I think) by Dawn, on Flickr

 

Pens/nibs: Speedball B-2 + EF66; Sheaffer Connaiseur with M nib

Inks: Moon Palace Sumi, Levenger Raven Black

 

Lovely work, and don't worry about the spacing: just pop an apostrophe after the 'T', and suddenly Asimov is from Yorkshire!

[smk]

Salman, thanks very much buddy.I am really ashamed on my foolishness..

 

Not at all Sagar - it is of no consequence. The goal is to keep the thread moving and you chose a nice quote. I am having fun writing it out :-)

 

- Salman

[drv1913]

Really beautiful lettering, Dawn!

 

David

Thank you!

 

I really like the border that you put on yours. It adds such a nice touch. I always want to do fancy borders and embellishments, but I can never seem to really relax enough to do them so that they don't look stiff and contrived. So, I stick with straight-line borders. I like the look of straight lines, but they are also kind of boring.

 

MercianScribe: I'll have to keep that in mind next time!

Edited June 19, 2017 by drv1913

[dms525]

 

 

I really like the border that you put on yours. It adds such a nice touch. I always want to do fancy borders and embellishments, but I can never seem to really relax enough to do them so that they don't look stiff and contrived. So, I stick with straight-line borders. I like the look of straight lines, but they are also kind of boring.

 

 

I like documents with interesting borders a lot. I'm usually too lazy to do them (not to mention lack of skill). I was in Portland a week ago and found a used copy of a Margaret Shepherd book - "Borders for Calligraphy" - for cheap at Powell's. It has some nice ideas that even I can do. BTW, the one I used is not Shepherd's fault. I accept full responsibility.

 

Best,

 

David

[Sagarb]

Rilke-quote002.jpg

 

Pen/Ink: Stipula Etruria with custom-ground italic nib/Akkerman Groenmarkt Smaragd (text); Kaweco Sport with Shadow Nib/Kaweco Brown (border); Conway Stewart Belliver with custom ground italic nib/F-C Ink 17 and F-C Model 02 with Music nib/F-C Urushi Red (decoration)

 

Paper: Rhodia

 

David

David, another superb piece of writing!