Anne Davnes - Flora and Francis - Feb 13 - May 28, 2024

Learn to GROW letters with watercolor pencils, interacting with the natural world in a very direct, visceral way. For quite a while, I’ve searched for a form of script writing that is connected with the natural world in a very direct, visceral way. We’ve all seen twig writing, nature letters, log letters, made out of chunky pieces of twigs and wood... and the exemplars will include some examples that I’ve found to be beautiful. However, there is nothing out there that gives reverence to the logic and history of pointed pen script with its shaded swells and downstrokes and delicate hairline upstrokes. There’s very little that flourishes delicately - that nods to the pointed pen scripts we love: English Roundhand, Copperplate, Spencerian, Cursive, and so much more. We will begin our study of this hand, FLORA & FRANCIS, by comparing a shade to a stem, and how to transition a sketch of the flow of an Open-Shaded Script letter to a living plant with nodes that provide opportunity for new growth. Minuscules will be studied first, then linked into words, then majuscules. We’ll initially base our florals on the apple, quince, and pear blossoms, and then delve deeper into other florals we feel moved to explore as a collective.

Flora and Francis
Anne Davnes, Hosted By Eventbrite

02/13/24 - 05/28/24

11:00 AM - 1:30 PM Eastern

Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flora-francis-tue-am-wntr-spng-24-feb-13-may-28-tickets-815698535277