Inspirational Quote Piece and "Bloom Wildly" Ink and Pen Piece
To me, “Bloom Where You Are Planted” means to stay true to your own unique ‘roots’, no matter where you end up in your life. To do this, it is important for every individual to maintain the same values for themself to be the best possible version of their own. For both of my pieces, the inspirational quote along with the “bloom” piece, I chose to use ink and pen for calligraphy for both and enjoyed it greatly. I had to practice for a long period of time, each time focusing on the amount of ink to add, the force to put on the brush, and testing out various fonts. I learned through this process that cursive writing, though beautiful when printed, is very difficult to write by ink because of the upward motion the pen has to make. I attempted a fair amount of cursive pieces, however ended up making my own unique fonts that I wrote in downwards motions, making the ink maintain a smooth motion while writing. I am extremely pleased with the result of both of my pieces, and I also really enjoyed adding watercolor to my second piece. Ink and watercolor painting tie in so well together because the ink writing as the similar smooth, effortless style to it and I definitely developed new art making skills I hope to do more calligraphy in the future!