Jackie Landscape No. 6

This is the last in the series. I hope it inspires some of you to do something similar. I hope I remember to click on my own note-to-self and give this arrangement a try.

I wonder what would happen if we all used the same envelope for inspiration on the next exchange. Good idea? or Bad idea? Obviously, we would make it optional.

Jackie Landscape No. 5 + SURVEY QUESTIONS

The last 2 envelopes in this series do look like landscapes. I have forgotten to mention Jackie's nicely lettered addresses. I am not sure what style I would call her caps. They are very stylish. Reminder to my students to work on your simple manuscript lettering. Hopefully you can see how the loveliness of the lettering is a huge part of the success of this envelope.


A REQUEST:

If any of my readers have time - please copy and paste this list of questions into an email - and send your responses to me at
jmwilson 411 (at) yahoo [dot] com
Feel free to add details and stories to any question that triggers either the joy or anguish associated with writing. THERE IS NO DEADLINE FOR SENDING IN THE SURVEY. IF IT IS 2025 AND YOU JUST FOUND THE SURVEY - GO AHEAD AND SEND IN YOUR ANSWERS. IF I AM STILL ALIVE, I'LL ADD IT TO THE LIST -

HERE IS A LINK TO THE BLOG THAT HAS ALL THE SURVEY RESPONSES
https://jmwilson411.blogspot.com/

For anyone who is not familiar with my personal definition of penmanship, calligraphy, lettering - for the purposes of this survey, this is my definition:

Penmanship is your printing or script that you use for everyday writing with regular pens or pencils and there is little or no variation in thicks and thins (called mono-line) - unless you use a brush tip.

Calligraphy is when you head into the territory of changing your penmanship to reflect something very specific. It may range from very traditional to very contemporary - but the contemporary has some relationship to a traditional style. While it may be done with a mono-line pen, it is often done with ink and nibs - either broad edge nibs or pointed nibs.

Lettering is everything else. I seldom put scripts into the lettering category. To me lettering is often based on fonts or very unusual ways of constructing an alphabet.

Writing - If those three categories are too confusing - you may just talk about your relationship with writing.

 The questions:

Do you recall being interested in the alphabet at an early age, if so what age?
Do you recall being interested in penmanship at an early age, if so what age?
Do you recall being interested in calligraphy at an early age, if so what age?
Was there a person or a book you ran across that had a big influence on your path?
Did you discover lettering/penmanship/calligraphy at a much later age?

What do you enjoy most about writing?
What do you find most frustrating about writing?
Do you have a specific goal?
Can you describe any ah-ha moment where you discovered something that really helped with your journey?

If you have taken classes, do you recall why you signed up for your first class?
Have your classes met or exceeded your expectations?
Do you think we all start with equal potential?
Why do you think some people catch on faster than others?
Is anyone truly *hopeless* (at improving their penmanship)?

Jackie Landscape No. 4

OK - this one is the least landscape-y of the entire group but it is one of my favorites.

Jackie Landscape No. 3

This one is less landscape-y but I will leave it in the group as it will be a nice set to look at - if anyone ever clicks on the labels....

Jackie Landscape No. 2

Second in a series of what I call landscapes because that strong horizontal strip looks like a horizon.

This one is fun with the stamp overlapping the name.

Jackie Landscape No.1

I found 6 envelopes (images hiding in my files) from Jackie that were probably done in 2015 and I am pretty sure that I did not post them.

I'm guessing they are watercolor. She might have used masking fluid on the names.

Jackie is one of the three people who had a fair number of envelopes on the blog who has also done a considerable amount of formal study. So, you can try stealing ideas from her - but it will be very challenging to actually make anything even close to this.

The stealable part will be the idea of running the name from coast to coast. I'll label this *follow-up* and maybe I can do some easier versions of this layout.

re-run - stealworthy ideas

 i'm guessing this is from cathy o'rear. if not, maybe someone can let me know. once again, i do not recall what i said the first time these were posted. i just thought it would be fun to show some sets where i steal an idea from someone. down the road, if you click the label stealworthy set, there might be a bunch of fun examples.