Re: Calligraphic Sample

oops, I sent that last email by mistake.  I clicked on
send instead of the top bar.  Sorry .

As I was saying,

If looking at it in a quite literal musical sense, I
see:

a 3/4 timed piece, perhaps 6/8, with one line
representing 1 note/1 beat.  A backwards c curl, or c
facing up could be a (the word just went out of my
head, those notes that are played so fast they don't
really have a beat to them).  the c curl facing down
could perhaps be a triplet, and the last glyph one the
first line with the long line at the bottom line a
whole note on f.  The little swashes upward that look
like lengthend c, perhaps mean a whole cord should be
played.

Yes, I think you and I were thinking two different
things, but I see what you are thinking.  Yes, this
script does give the impression of slowness, if only
because of the care, precision and space needed to
write it.  Straight lines and open spaces give a
sombering effect to scripts.

But imagine this script crampted all together, then it
might look like a marching step.  Or imagine it
scribbled in a hurry and it might look like a forest
of trees, stalagtites, what have you.  Those curls in
the glyphs break up the somber affect and give the
whole thing a little kick.

I hope you aren't offended by me analyzing apart your
script, Barry.  I don't think you meant it for what
I'm all describing.  It does remind me of some (watch
out!  ignorant speaking!) sort of india-region script,
uh, sancrit, punjabi, gujurati and all those that I
really admire.  What gave you the ideas to make your
glyphs look like that?


Heather

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