Asemic Writing Art
Spring is here and old man Winter is still imposing his white fluffy snow upon us. As I look forward to milder temperatures and the sprouting of new life, I find myself looking back at my work. New on my work table is Asemic writing art. I enjoy the freedom of writing within and through artistic elements. Asemic Bestiary I found a swan in an illuminated manuscript that was part drawn swan and part lettering. This started me thinking about my bestiary creatures and I took some of them and worked Asemic writing into their composition. One of my creations Another one of my creations The image in this piece is a reproduction from an illuminated manuscript and the Asemic writing is from my imagination This is one of my creations This is the piece that inspired the rest of the bestiary pieces. The original is called: The Swan Constellation: a calligram from the Aratea of Cicero, 9th century. Optical Illusions...