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Correspondence This body of work investigates slow thoughtful cursive writing vs. today’s digital technology. Writing a letter is a personal way to connect with another person: a slowing down and giving consideration to the words chosen and the mood conveyed. The slant and size of the letters and visual execution speak to the personality of the writer. Today few correspond by hand due to texting, phone calls and email. Cursive is a dying art.

Process

After collecting cursive samples from a variety of sources, including the archives of the Charleston County Library, I used the cursive as a drawing tool to create paintings, small sculptures and digitally cut patterns from paper on a laser cutter or Cricut Maker machine. They were assembled in multiple ways to create the work before you.

Example of found cursive writing.

On my Ipad in Adobe Illustrator I redrew the handwriting to get a vector file.

In the Adobe Illustrator program I manipulated the file into the design I wanted.

This shows the paper cut by the Cricut Maker before it has been separated from the background. Because this is something I can cut again I am using this technology as a form of printmaking.