Strange question

[morgaina]

I started a calligraphy unit with my students. We use calligraphy markers and after practice, we use faux parchment.
One girl had used her pen to do her name in a "tagging" style.
I asked her to just use the marker for calligraphy and she claimed "This IS calligraphy."

What do you think? If done on small scale with a calligraphy point/nib on paper, could tagging be considered calligraphy?

Comments

[slysidonia.livejournal.com]

I find tagging interesting because it incorporates symbolism as well as alpha-numeric characters.

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

A lot of the kids' tagging is ugly because they don't really care to do a good job, but this girl has quite an eye and talent so what she was doing was attractive. Although she wasn't following the assignment guidelines.

I always have to stop and try to decide when the kids are not following the assignment requirements because they are creative and trying new things or when they are not doing the assignment and are doing what they have always done because they don't want to take artistic risks.