Lorinda's Final Letters

Inspired by the talented Terrie, I pushed on through and finished up my first alphabet this evening.

It's been such an interesting challenge using the circles (dots) and triangles. It almost seems more difficult to come up with a second alphabet when we can do whatever our little hearts please (within 3" x 3" of course).

I've so enjoyed seeing how all of the other alphabets here have come together and can't wait to see everyone's final displays and second alphabet ideas.

Lorinda's m-p

Starting with 'n' I'm repeating colors and origami paper combos from the beginning of the alphabet. More than half way through...I've really got to figure out what I'm doing for my other set!

I see some letters that obviously take considerable time and technique to create--frankly, I've been incredibly impressed! I'm hoping to be a little fancier for the second half of the year. The thinking cap is on!

Lorinda's i, j, k, and l

Hello everyone! Below is my latest installment for my dot alphabet.

These were an interesting bunch to design. It took a while to find balance for all of them except the letter "l". Here I figured that one would be the most difficult!

See you next month!

The paper dot letters continue and I'm really enjoying playing with the circle and triangle shapes to see how I can piece the letters together.

I didn't realize until after I had already decided my palette that my 'e' would be yellow. Remind you of any 80s video game characters??

I'm still so impressed with all of the creative ideas I've been seeing here. Wonderful jobs fellow ALAWers!!

My Introduction to ALAW

Hello all, I'm Lorinda from Victoria, BC, Canada and I'm super excited to be a part of A Letter a Week.

I'm just returning to my artsy self after a 7-8 year hiatus. I took an art class at one of our local art stores and the rest, they say, is history. Next thing I knew I was taking part in Art Every Day Month in November which was a wonderful source of inspiration for my budding return—and a great kick in the pants! Since then I've been playing with acrylics, watercolors, pastels (oil, pencil, and charcoal), mixed-media collage, and photography—basically anything I can get my hands on!

I've started this project with my dot alphabet. I'm making all of my letters out of only circles (my dots) and triangles. I'm using colored paper (2 x 13 colors) and origami paper for a bit of pattern. I wanted to keep this first attempt clean-lined and simple. For my second alphabet the skies the limit and I'm hoping to play with some sort of new (to me) media. I've seen the amazing variety of alphabets here on ALAW and am blown away by the vast array of materials used and the level of skill and talent. Thank you for letting me play along!

Here are my first six letters: