The Charm of a Handwritten Note
In this day and age of the internet, we email instead of sending letters through snail mail, we write all-occasion e-cards instead of writing a handwritten thank you note, we have a private blog instead of writing in a journal. Is the art of writing with pen and paper dead?
Depends on who you ask. As for me, there's a certain beauty and charm to a handwritten note that comes from the effort and deliberateness that goes into it. Starting with the selection of your material - you consider several options - fine paper, linen paper, handmade paper; and your pen - fountain pen, gel pen, sign pen. Then you find a time and place to sit. Then you think and compose and write.
And when you start writing - it's not only tactile, your other senses are involved too. Your sense of touch, sense of sight, sense of smell: ahhh the smell of the ink of a fountain pen. On a side note, I just discovered that there is now scented fountain pen ink!
It doesn't matter if your handwriting isn't that good. That's part of the gift - and the charm. Emails more often than not get deleted. But a well written note or letter that conveys your joy, gratitude, or sincerity, is kept, cherished, and re-read time and again.
Is the art of writing dead? No I don't think so. It just got more exclusive.
Experience the unique delight in writing a handwritten note with G&G's selection of note cards and all-occasion cards. Check out our journals too. There's nothing like having a beautiful notebook to write in. Visit our website and check out our Creative Pursuits collection.
In this day and age of the internet, we email instead of sending letters through snail mail, we write all-occasion e-cards instead of writing a handwritten thank you note, we have a private blog instead of writing in a journal. Is the art of writing with pen and paper dead?
Depends on who you ask. As for me, there's a certain beauty and charm to a handwritten note that comes from the effort and deliberateness that goes into it. Starting with the selection of your material - you consider several options - fine paper, linen paper, handmade paper; and your pen - fountain pen, gel pen, sign pen. Then you find a time and place to sit. Then you think and compose and write.
And when you start writing - it's not only tactile, your other senses are involved too. Your sense of touch, sense of sight, sense of smell: ahhh the smell of the ink of a fountain pen. On a side note, I just discovered that there is now scented fountain pen ink!
It doesn't matter if your handwriting isn't that good. That's part of the gift - and the charm. Emails more often than not get deleted. But a well written note or letter that conveys your joy, gratitude, or sincerity, is kept, cherished, and re-read time and again.
Is the art of writing dead? No I don't think so. It just got more exclusive.
Experience the unique delight in writing a handwritten note with G&G's selection of note cards and all-occasion cards. Check out our journals too. There's nothing like having a beautiful notebook to write in. Visit our website and check out our Creative Pursuits collection.
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| From the G&G Creative Pursuits collection clockwise from top: handmade paper monogram notecards with banana bark letters, in a set of 6 (available at Rustan's), handmade paper all-occasion cards, handmade paper Christmas cards. Visit our website www.giftandgraces.com for more products or email us at info@giftsandgraces.com |
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