Gestures of Craftsmen
Writing Movement in Sutton Movement Writing

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.

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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Gestures of Craftsmen
Writing Movement in Sutton Movement Writing