second hand writing 001

right page 001

opposite page 001

procedure ‘second hand writing’:

right page

1. repeat 1 phrase of handwriting in pencil for the duration of the page
2. unite the asemic rendering of the phrase in heavy litho crayon (Korn) in the middle of the page
3. draw a slight contour around the crayon handwriting
4. rerender the pencil handwriting in Chinese black ink:
   1. above the crayon using a normal fine pen
   2. below the crayon writing using a broad calligraphic pen
   3. while rendering in ink, think about  a ’translation’ of the asemic phrase in your mother tongue

opposite page

1. top left: write your translation of the asemic phrase in your mother tongue in fine ink
2. bottom right: write an English translation/rendering of the mothertongue phrase in calligraphic pen writing
3. in the middle draw an iconographic/gignographic representation of what is now a piece of ‘second hand writing’
4. date the page to finish your daily work
5. scan and post your pages

NL versie: https://dirkvekemans.be/2018/02/22/second-hand-writing-001/

cover of the blue book of second hand writing