Jake Weidmann, master penman
▻http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/08/jake-weidmann-master-penman
When in school, artist and penman Jake Weidmann watched as his classmates typed their notes in laptops. Weidmann instead took the old-fashioned approach and wrote everything longhand with pen and paper, using every opportunity to practice and perfect his exquisite penmanship. The hard work quickly paid off he’s now one of only a dozen people designated as a master penman—not to mention the youngest by three decades.
▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=13&v=KvSyQDu49pI
▻http://www.jakeweidmann.com/pages/about-jake
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In the century of the decline of handwriting, this might be a good moment to think about what we are about to lose: a dimension that connects us directly to the only real world: the analog one.
What if we were selling our soul in order to play God in the subterfugal world that is the digital world ?
Perhaps Finland might want to reconsider its decision to abolish teaching handwriting at schools:
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/31/finnish-schools-phase-out-handwriting-classes-keyboard-skills-finland
Jake Weidman on #TED:
What is the future of writing in the digital age, and why does it matter? In this surprising talk, Master Penman Jake Weidmann explores the connections between the pen and how we learn, think, and carry our cultural heritage at a time when the very act of writing is being dropped from school curricula across the country.
Jake Weidmann became the youngest person to receive his Master Penman certificate in July 2011. He works across several mediums including drawing in pencil and charcoal; pen and ink; painting in acrylic, airbrush, oil and gouache; sculpting in wood, bone, antler and clay; and is versed in numerous forms of calligraphy. He is best known for the integration of flourishing and hand- lettering in his art. Jake also designs his own hand-made pens. He, like his pens, travels the globe, reintroducing this Old World art form and cultivating its relevance in the world of today, of tomorrow, and forevermore.
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