Writing Gestures of Craftsmen
In Three Phases by Valerie Sutton

Phase 1: Upper Body Movement relating to the ax.
Phase 2: Lower Body Movement relating to the long timber.
Phase 3: The combination of Upper Body and Lower Body movements,
relating to each other, and to the ax and timber.

Phase One: Writing The Upper Body

1. Shoulders
How do we write the shoulders in the photo to the right?

The shoulders are at a slant, and the left shoulder is higher.

The Shoulder LIne is a thick dark line. Below are some examples of different Shoulder LInes to choose from.

Which Shoulder Symbol would be best?

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Photos of craftsman Hans Marumsrud.

 

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Questions? Write to:
Valerie Sutton

Sutton@SignWriting.org