{"id":674,"date":"2025-09-28T15:34:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T15:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/?page_id=674"},"modified":"2025-09-28T15:37:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T15:37:21","slug":"vernacular-type","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/?page_id=674","title":{"rendered":"Vernacular Type"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Wrath<\/em>, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Wrath<\/em> explores vernacular type combining typographic transformation and narrative through iteration and creation of letterforms through material processes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wrath-copy-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wrath-copy-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wrath-copy-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wrath-copy-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wrath-copy-1536x1172.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wrath-copy-2048x1563.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Wrath<\/em>, 2025, acrylic yarn and poly-fill<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-background-color has-background\">Vernacular type is defined as informal lettering created without formal training. Often this can look like handwriting, painted signs, or graffiti. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1606\" height=\"1069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/typesample.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/typesample.jpg 1606w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/typesample-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/typesample-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/typesample-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1606px) 100vw, 1606px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the type sample I found to base additional letterforms from. The letters I chose to trace from this type sample were W, R, H, O, and G.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1703\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Katelyn_Freese_Project1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Katelyn_Freese_Project1-scaled.jpg 1703w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Katelyn_Freese_Project1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Katelyn_Freese_Project1-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Katelyn_Freese_Project1-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Katelyn_Freese_Project1-1362x2048.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1703px) 100vw, 1703px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the digitized letterforms, I created new letterforms to expand the alphabet and create a combined sample, the word &#8220;WRATH.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Wrath.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Wrath.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Wrath-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to make my letterforms out of an alternate material, I added a thick stroke to widen the letters and make them more legible when transformed into an alpha pattern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2208\" height=\"1286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-at-5.17.41-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-at-5.17.41-PM.png 2208w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-at-5.17.41-PM-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-at-5.17.41-PM-768x447.png 768w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-at-5.17.41-PM-1536x895.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-at-5.17.41-PM-2048x1193.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2208px) 100vw, 2208px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An alpha pattern is a pixelated pattern for creating crocheted panels with multiple colors and custom patterns. After calculating my stitch count, the pattern was generated to be approximately 18 inches long and 12 inches tall, or 72 by 40 single-crochet stitches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wrath-copy-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wrath-copy-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wrath-copy-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wrath-copy-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wrath-copy-1536x1172.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wrath-copy-2048x1563.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After following the pattern, creating a back panel, and stuffing the pillow, I finalized my contrast narrative with the setting in the photograph. The word &#8220;wrath&#8221;, its stylized appearance,  and the striking red and black colors of the pillow directly contrast the material and setting of stuffed animals and blankets, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katelynfreese.art\/?page_id=634\">Back to Other Works<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wrath, 2025 Wrath explores vernacular type combining typographic transformation and narrative through iteration and creation of letterforms through material processes. Wrath, 2025, acrylic yarn and poly-fill Vernacular type is defined as informal lettering created without formal training. 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