Word Art

Day 19: Word Art

Welsh translation: Celf geiriau

This creative prompt is from prisoners in HMP Berwyn, a male Category C prison situated in North Wales.

The men in HMP Berwyn have been involved in creative workshops where they have had the opportunity to design creative activities for them to complete in their cells, using the resources available to them.

They discussed how these activities could be a source of meaningful connection with their families on visits.

Have a go at completing one of the challenges they created.”

Daw’r ysgogiad creadigol hwn gan garcharorion yng Ngharchar Berwyn EF, carchar Categori C i ddynion yng ngogledd Cymru. Mae’r dynion yng Ngharchar Berwyn wedi bod yn cynnal gweithdai creadigol sy’n cynnig cyfle i gynllunio gweithgareddau creadigol i’w cwblhau yn eu celloedd, gan ddefnyddio’r adnoddau sydd ar gael yno. Trafodwyd sut y gallai’r gweithgareddau hyn arwain at gysylltiad ystyrlon gyda’u teuluoedd ar ymweliadau. Rhowch gynnig ar gwblhau un o’r heriau a grëwyd ganddyn nhw.

Do

Choose a word that your drawn to today, for whatever reason.

Your challenge today is to create that word in calligraphy-style writing, drawing or using any objects or tools you like.

The word calligraphy comes from two Greek words stuck together, kallos, meaning “beauty,” and graphein, meaning “to write” – literally “beautiful writing.”

How can you create your chosen word in a way that feels ‘beautiful’ to you?

Dewiswch air sy’n eich denu heddiw, am ba bynnag reswm. Eich her yw creu’r gair hwnnw yn defnyddio ysgrifennu yn null caligraffi, arlunio neu ddefnyddio unrhyw wrthrychau neu offer o’ch dewis. Daw’r gair caligraffi o ddau air Groeg wedi’u gosod at ei gilydd, sef kallos, sy’n golygu “prydferthwch,” a graffein, sy’n golygu “ysgrifennu ” – yn llythrennol “ysgrifennu prydferth.” Sut allech chi greu eich dewis air mewn ffordd sy’n teimlo’n ‘brydferth’ i chi?

Think

How did you approach today’s prompt?

If you had chosen a different word, do you think you would have created the word in a different way?

Sut aethoch chi ati i gyflawni’r her heddiw? Pe baech chi wedi dewis gair gwahanol, ydych chi’n meddwl y byddech chi wedi creu’r gair mewn ffordd wahanol?

Share

Share pictures of the artwork you create with friends and family or whomever you feel comfortable sharing to.

If you’d like to, you could share it online.

Tag us in your posts so we can see them to.

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Rhannwch luniau o’r gwaith celf rydych chi’n ei greu gyda ffrindiau a theulu neu gyda phwy bynnag rydych chi’n gyfforddus i rannu gyda nhw. Gallech chi ei rannu ar-lein os hoffech chi. Tagiwch ni yn eich post er mwyn i ni gael eu gweld nhw hefyd.

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