SW Handwriting Course Lesson 1 Posted!

[K.J. Boal]

Sorry Kim, but I think you've spent too much time around Asian books! :-)
KJ


>From: "Kimberley Shaw" <skifoot at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
>To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
>Subject: Re: [sw-l] SW Handwriting Course Lesson 1 Posted!
>Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:06:37 -0500
>
>Hi folks:
>speaking of flat hand, does anybody else get a little lazy and end up
>with a handwritten shape that is more arched (like an upside-down U)
>than pointed when doing handwriting?
>I also have a change of subject here - just caught myself doing
>something that happens quite often when Signwriting ... I always write
>in columns. But I keep starting the page from the upper right side -
>like traditional Chinese or Japanese texts (also written in columns) -
>NOT from the upper-left corner! Then I'll catch myself and start again
>English (Euro-) style.  Anybody else inclined to do this? Or do I
>spend too much time around Asian books??
>Best,
>Kim from Boston
>
>On 1/9/07, Paul <gebaerdenschrift at plh.lu> wrote:
>>Charles Butler wrote:
>> > Cool, thanks Paul.  I thought that perhaps with this new course some
>> > of the rules might have changed, particularly if one is */doing the
>> > flat hand without a finger bar with just two lines, since she gives
>> > that as an option as well/*.
>> >
>> > Charles
>>Yes, i think too, that a few rules will change as time goes by (as a
>>normal evolution process).
>>Anyway i don't think that i can familiarize myself with flat hand
>>writing with just two bars.
>>You shurely know that Valerie makes a difference between "SignWriting
>>Handwriting" and "SignWriting Shorthand" (they are completely different)?
>>Writing a flat hand with only two bars seems to me more like Val's
>>called "shorthand" (stenographic) writing ... but who knows ...  future
>>will show if i adopt this way of writing (or even a mix of both) ;-)
>>And you already mentionned, it is "an /*option*/ as well".
>>
>>Paul Hendriks <http://gehoerlos.plh.lu/?page=impressum>
>><http://gehoerlos.plh.lu/?page=impressum>
>> >
>> > */Paul <gebaerdenschrift at plh.lu>/* wrote:
>> >
>> >     Charles Butler wrote:
>> >     Valerie, could you please post exactly what to do with the flat 
>>hand
>> >     parallel to the floor. If both the bottom and top are off, I don't
>> >     see
>> >     any way to separate the extended fingers.
>> >
>> >     Charles
>> >
>>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> >     Hello Charles,
>> >     Valerie explained this on an earlier Handwriting-Web-Lesson,
>> >     please take
>> >     a look at this link:
>> >     http://www.signwriting.org/lessons/cursive/curs011.html
>> >
>> >     Paul
>> >
>> >     *
>> >     >
>> >     > *Horizontal Stroke Marks Hand
>> >     > Parallel With Floor
>> >     > *(Hand-Printing Only)
>> >     >
>> >     > When typing by computer, the small space at the knuckle joint 
>>that
>> >     > represents the hand parallel with the floor is typed quickly by
>> >     > tapping on a certain key on the computer keyboard.
>> >     >
>> >     > When writing by hand, creating a symbol with a space at the 
>>knuckle
>> >     > joint can be time consuming.
>> >     >
>> >     > Below you will notice that one horizontal stroke is used to
>> >     indicate
>> >     > the space at the knuckle joint. It is faster to write than to
>> >     write a
>> >     > perfect space by hand.
>> >     >
>> >     > This quick horizontal stroke is written after the symbol is
>> >     completed,
>> >     > a little like returning to "dot the i" when writing in English.
>> >     It is
>> >     > important to make the stroke horizontal, and not diagonal.
>> >     >
>> >     > Write vertical rows of each symbol below:
>> >     >
>> >     *
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