Day 24
Ok, so I didn't get to practice a word today, today's practice letter combination was "ne". (more…)
Day 23
See, I'm getting better... Ok my letters still look as bad as they did when I began, however, I am noticing I'm beginning to finish my practice sheets a little quicker, so practicing every day may be helping the speed of my writing (of course practicing bad handwriting faster is…
Day 22
I got to practice writing my first full word in the Spencerian Copybook today! I worked on the word "air". I actually found it easier to write a word than practicing individual letters. (more…)
Day 21
It's been 21 days since I started this journey, and you know what they say... It takes 21 days to form a habit (or not.) Regardless, I'm sticking in there and working my way the Spencerian copybooks! Today I worked on the lowercase letter s. (more…)
Day 20
The Spencerian lowercase r and s are unique in that both of these letters extend up just a little past the midline, whereas the rest of the lowercase letters either go exactly to the midline or top line. Today I practiced the r. (more…)
Day 19
The Spencerian lowercase c is very similar to the letter e. I'm not used to the little curve that goes around the first line on the main slant. (more…)
Day 18
Today was a little bit different when it comes to penmanship, I barely even picked up a pen. As I mentioned before, I've been looking for a good oblique pen holder that works well for me. I haven't been completely satisfied with any of the ones that I've tried, so…
Day 17
Today I've moved on to the lowercase letter e. The Spencerian e has a much narrower loop than I am used to and I had to keep watching for that as I was practicing. (more…)
Day 15
Today's practice consisted of the lowercase letter o. The o is created using three strokes, two left curves and a right curve. (more…)