Akim Cursive

Dear Members and Followers,

The Calliarts for July is being conducted by yours truly and will be Akim Cursive.

Akim letters were created by German calligrapher, sculptor and musician, Hans-Joachim Burget. Burget was quoted as saying that “We need a cursive hand, as all cultures have, as a dynamic medium to get away from all the very serious Roman soldiers marching so proudly in their lines.”

Akim Cursive is a lovely gentle hand that is said to replicate the rhythm of the human heart. Constructed with a pointed pen, it is a useful script to have in your show of hands.

Materials List:

• Pointed pen (no chisel nibs please)
• Ink and/or gouache
•  Pencil
•  Ruler
•  Palette for gouache
•  Brushes for mixing and loading your pen
•  Haiku poem/s
• A piece or pieces of good paper
• Any pieces of your suminagashi paper you would like to use
• Usual calligraphy gear