{"id":4703,"date":"2017-12-20T19:23:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T19:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andreacasals.com\/?p=4703"},"modified":"2017-12-20T19:43:54","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T19:43:54","slug":"this-too-shall-pass-it-may-pass-like-a-kidney-stone-but-it-will-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andreacasals.com\/this-too-shall-pass-it-may-pass-like-a-kidney-stone-but-it-will-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"This too shall pass. It may pass like a kidney stone, but it will pass."},"content":{"rendered":"

A few weeks ago, I introduced you to my This Too Shall Pass gold foil print<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, I want to tell you a little bit of the story about how I created this piece and my creative process.<\/p>\n

Ever since I heard the popular story about a king asking the wise men for some advice to have in mind for bad times and the “This too shall pass<\/em>” phrase as that piece of wisdom to remember in bad but also in good times, it kind of always stayed with me.<\/p>\n

This popular saying has helped navigate some difficult moments in my life, to put things in perspective; but it has also helped me to be more aware of my present and really try to enjoy it what I’m living at the moment I’m living it.<\/p>\n

That’s pretty much why I decided that I wanted to have this saying hanging on one of the walls of my studio, a beautiful reminder for my life.<\/p>\n

So I started this project with my sakura pencil on my sketchbook. And from then on, I started doodling different ideas. After I got one concept that I liked, I decided it was time to start the inking process.<\/p>\n

But I wasn’t sure on the medium, so I tried pretty much all I had! I tried with microns, with a water-brush, watercolor brush, brush markers, Pentel brush marker… But I still didn’t like the results.<\/p>\n

\"\"From left to right: First sketches to the final one. The bigger pieces are water brush and pentel brush<\/h5>\n

Then it was like they say in Lost in Translation: “sometimes you have to go halfway around the world to come full circle…”<\/em><\/p>\n

So I went back to my first love in Modern Calligraphy: my favorite “beginner” nib, a Nikko G, and my Tachikawa n40 straight pen holder.<\/p>\n

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And finally, I was happy with a result! I still had to clean it a little but I had something I liked a lot, with a beautiful dance of thin and thick lines!<\/p>\n

But I thought that I still could make this piece even prettier… That’s when the idea of making it a foil print appeared on my mind and this is the result!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Gold Foil on Black paper<\/a><\/h5>\n
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<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Gold Foil on white paper<\/a><\/h5>\n

I’ve made this print available for sale on my etsy shop, so you can now order your favorite version (black or white paper) clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n

It will take 3-4 days to process your order and then it will be ready for shipping and more news… now also I can ship this print internationally!<\/p>\n

Ok folks, as always, thanks for reading and let me know in the comments what you think about this foil print! I’d love to know!<\/p>\n

Have a lovely week!<\/p>\n

\"\"my “this too shall pass” on one of my studio walls<\/h5>\n

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