[DOC] Holiday Paper Crafts from Japan: 17 projects to Brighten Your Holiday Season - Inspired by Traditional Japanese Washi Paper by Robertta A. Uhl in Arts-Photography

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When Philip Hensher realized that he didnt know what a close friends handwriting looked like ("bold or crabbed; sloping or upright; italic or rounded; elegant or slapdash"); he felt that something essential was missing from their friendship. It dawned on him that having abandoned pen and paper for keyboards; we have lost one of the ways by which we come to recognize and know another person. People have written by hand for thousands of yearsmdash; how; Hensher wondered; have they learned this skill; and what part has it played in their lives? The Missing Ink tells the story of this endangered art. Hensher introduces us to the nineteenth-century handwriting evangelists who traveled across America to convert the masses to the moral worth of copperplate script; he examines the role handwriting plays in the novels of Charles Dickens; he investigates the claims made by the practitioners of graphology that penmanship can reveal personality.But this is also a celebration of the physical act of writing: the treasured fountain pens; chewable ballpoints; and personal embellishments that we stand to lose. Hensher pays tribute to the warmth and personality of the handwritten love note; postcards sent home; and daily diary entries. With the teaching of handwriting now required in only five states and many expert typists barely able to hold a pen; the future of handwriting is in jeopardy. Or is it? Hugely entertaining; witty; and thought-provoking; The Missing Ink will inspire readers to pick up a pen and write.