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Calligraphy piece on grey-beige textured paper. Thin black double lines form a rectangular border, broken only by ginkgo leaves and stems done in black, white, and gold. The text is a poem by Johann-Wolfgang von Goeth, formed of small modern Roman letterforms in white ink, words separated by the given punctuation or tiny dots. Poem text reads: "Ginkgo Biloba... To my garden here translated, Foliage of this eastern tree Nourishes the initiated with it's meanings mystery. Is its leaf one self divided, Forked into a shape of strife? Or have two of them decided on a symbiotic life? This I answer without trouble And am qualified to know I am single I am double; And my poems tell you so." The author's name is inked in tiny capitals thread through the illustration at the top.

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Calligraphy piece on grey-beige textured paper. Thin black double lines form a rectangular border, broken only by ginkgo leaves and stems done in black, white, and gold. The text is a poem by Johann-Wolfgang von Goeth, formed of small modern Roman letterforms in white ink, words separated by the given punctuation or tiny dots. Poem text reads: "Ginkgo Biloba... To my garden here translated, Foliage of this eastern tree Nourishes the initiated with it's meanings mystery. Is its leaf one self divided, Forked into a shape of strife? Or have two of them decided on a symbiotic life? This I answer without trouble And am qualified to know I am single I am double; And my poems tell you so." The author's name is inked in tiny capitals thread through the illustration at the top.
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Anne Deschaine (aehdeschaine@zirk.us)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 02:48:31 JST Anne Deschaine

Need a last-minute gift for the calligraphy-curious in your life? Want a calligraphic start to your new year?
Registration is open for the Portland Society for Calligraphy's first 2025 workshop! Explore delicate Roman letterforms in Suzie Beringer's The Unconventional Pointed Pen.
Zoom, January 11–12, 9:00–4:00 PST, $70 members/$100 non-members
Register, more info, questions at: https://www.portlandsocietyforcalligraphy.org/events/#!event/2025/1/11/the-unconventional-pointed-pen-with-suzie-beringer
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