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

[khalja.livejournal.com]

I agree with your student because it sounds, from your description, that she was meaning "tagging" in the urban art form style, not the vandalism style.

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Thanks :-) I've been thinking about it a lot and I think she was right too.

The thing about being around teenagers, they make you stop and re-think some of your ideas and values that actually do need re-consideration.