they/them, hearing, Interpreting major. Online resources: https://sites.google.com/view/thesign-resource If you wanna learn ASL, try and find in-person classes with a culturally Deaf teacher and make sure you learn about Deaf culture as well! [Profile Pic ID: The sign for Art in American Sign Language. End ID]
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Latest Posts by isawthe-sign - Page 5
Beach
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Beach in American Sign Language. Hands in 5 handshapes palms down. Dominant hand is pointed towards the side of base hand in front of the signer. Dominant hand moves over base hand and back like water on the shore.
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In honor of summer, can you maybe show pool related signs??
Sure! The sign pool is usually fingerspelled.
[Image ID: overlapping green and blue hands spelling pool in American Sign Language. End ID]
I'll do some more summer signs in the next few days!
Summer
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Summer in American Sign Language. Index finger swipes across forehead, starting in 1 handshape and ending in X handshape.
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this is a petition to add british sign language to the claimnational curriculum. if you could sign (uk residents only) or reblog that would be really helpful :)
I'm adding some additional resources for LSF I found
This one has the LSF alphabet and some videos including one comparing Japanese, American, and French sign languages https://www.tradonline.fr/en/blog/french-sign-language-a-language-in-its-own-right/
This one is a LSF-ASL dictionary. I couldn't get it to work on my phone but it's really cool https://projects.lib.rochester.edu/lsf-asl-app/dictionary/n/a-g you search the English or French word then it shows videos LSF and ASL side by side
Here is a (non-exhaustive) list of free resources for different sign languages:
American Sign Language (ASL)
Australian Sign Language (Auslan)
Black American Sign Language (BASL)
British Sign Language (BSL)
Chinese Sign Language (CSL)
Emirati Sign Language (ESL)
French Sign Language (LSF)
Indian Sign Language (ISL)
International Sign Language (IS)
Irish Sign Language (ISL)
Japanese Sign Language (JSL)
Mexican Sign Language (LSM)
Plains Indian Sign Language (PISL)
Ukrainian Sign Language (USL)
Please feel free to add on if you know of others, be it more resource for one of the sign languages above, or resources for learning any of the other 300 plus sign languages.
Gone
This sign is also used to mean passed away
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID: gone in American Sign Language. Hand in loose 5 handshape slips down through base hand and ends in flat O handshape. The arms are black fading into grey at the bottom. The background is white fading into grey at the bottom.
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Hi!
First of all: your blog is lovely and I'm so happy that I found it!
Second of all: That image for "tired" looks so creepy?? I know you didn't mean to but it looks like the chin is a huge, evil smirk.
Hope you have a lovely day!!
Thank you so much!
Maybe I'll try the sign for creepy sometime, but I'm worried nothing I make intentionally creepy would be as creepy as unintentionally creepy art lol
Want
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Want in American Sign Language. Hands in clawed 5 handshape move toward signer as fingers curl in more. There is dark red fluid falling through the fingers and eyes with eyelashes and angry eyebrows. Hands, eyes, and eyebrows are white. Background is red.
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Tired
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Tired in American Sign Language. Fingertips of both hands in bent open B handshape touch the chest and hands droop down so the sides of the hands rest on the chest with palms facing up. Face outline and arms are white. Background is black.
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Test
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID: test in American Sign Language. Both hands move down starting in 1 handshape, then X handshape, then 5 handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, and purple in different stages of the sign.
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Cat
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Cat in American Sign Language. Hand in open F handshape next to nose closes into F handshape as it moves away. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent shades of brown. Cat nose and mouth are black.
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Late Night
Double Feature
Picture Show
Deaf Broadway's Rocky Horror Picture Show
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Image 1: graphic design of the sign Late Night in ASL.
Image 2: graphic design of the sign twice in ASL.
Image 3: graphic design of the sign show twice in ASL.
Image 4: graphic design of hands representing light being projected.
Image 5: graphic design of the sign show, as in performance, in ASL.
All images are translucent red, black, grey, and white in different stages of the signs.
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Theater
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID: theater in American Sign Language. Both hands in A handshape alternately circle down and away from the torso. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
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Show
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[The (directional) verb show in American Sign Language. 1 handshape with finger on palm of base hand in 5 handshape moves towards the person you want to show, in this case you. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
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Twice
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Twice in American Sign Language. Middle finger of hand in two handshape brushes palm of base hand and moves up. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
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Late Night
Source: ASLDeafined
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Late night in American Sign Language. Open B handshape with palm down sweeps to the side while wrist stays resting on wrist of base hand. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, and purple in different stages of the sign.
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Ace
Sources: Rogan Shannon
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Ace in American Sign Language. The hands are translucent, overlapping, and the colors of the asexual flag.
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Bone
Sources: Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Bone in American Sign Language. Both hands in bent V handshape, palms facing signer, tap at the wrists. Hands and arms are bones with a black outline.
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the asl sign for “transgender“ is basically the same as the sign for ”beautiful“ but signed at the chest instead of in front of the face.
so that’s cool.
Protest
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Protest in American Sign Language. S handshape palm facing signer and elbow resting on base hand in open B handshape palm down. Fist twists out and arms move out slightly. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
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Image 1: Protest in ASL. Arms are different darker skin tones.
Image 2: Protest in ASL. First set of arms are in Gay pride colors. Second set are Trans pride colors.
Image 3: Protest in ASL. Arms are different skin tones in a black wrist brace.
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Surgery
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Surgery in American Sign Language. Hand in A handshape drags thumb against base hand in open B handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
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art niche spotlight - De'VIA!!
De'VIA art, standing for "Deaf View/Image Art," is a form of expressive visual art created by Deaf artists!!!
The term was coined in 1989 by nine Deaf artists (Miller [painter], Johnston [sculptor], Sonnenstrahl [art historian], Baird [painter], Wonder [sculptor], Wilhite [painter], Vasnick [fiber artist], Creighton [fiber artist], Lai-Yok Ho [video artist]) collaborating to create expressive artwork to unveil at the Deaf Way Festival and a word to accurately describe their artworks in relation to their deafness. These artists created a mural (below) acting as part of their signatures, serving as the first official artwork made under the De'VIA title.
(Patti Durr, HandEyes)
De'VIA follows a basic criteria of 4 elements:
Deaf/Deaf-Blind expression of affirmation, resistance, and/or liberation
View of the Deaf/Deaf-Blind experience in the world
Imagery/motifs/symbols of the Deaf Experience
Art, Activism, Aesthetics, and Authentic Expressions of the Deaf Experience
(Museum of Deaf History, Arts & Culture)
It can be identified through expression of the Deaf Experience or any variety of it, rather than by the deafness of the artist; in other words, all artwork created to communicate the Deaf Experience in any way is De'VIA, but not all artwork created by Deaf artists is. It can also be identified by Deaf artists' general tendencies to use bold colors with contrasting values, varied texturing, and exaggerated features in relation to hands and faces!!
(DeafArt.org)
some key De'ViA artworks by key Deaf artists!!
(i preface this with a slight body horror cw)
Bell School, Betty G. Miller
Ameslan Prohibited, Betty G. Miller
(part of the first show focused exclusively on art with Deaf Themes, 1972)
Family Dog, Susan Dupor
Art No. 2, Chuck Baird
(De'VIA exhibited at the 3rd and 4th Deaf Studies Conferences, 1993-1999)
Poetic Hand, Paul Johnston
(part of the first national touring exhibit on Deaf Culture Art, 1999)
(artwork timeline and events courtesy of DeafArt.org)
Adore
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Adore in American Sign Language. Hand in clawed 5 handshape palm facing signer in front of chin closes into S handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign. Face outline and lips are blue.
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Best
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Best in American Sign Language. Hand in open B swipes across chin then moves up and ends in A handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign. Face and lips are blue.
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Better
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Better in American Sign Language. Hand in open B swipes across chin and ends at the side of the face in A handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign. Face outline and lips are blue.
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Important
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Important in American Sign Language. Both hands in F handshape, palms down start with thumb and index fingers connected then separate as they move upward then connect again. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
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Nonbinary
Source: Rogan Shannon
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ASL handshapes spelling out nonbinary. Hands are all overlapping and translucent with white fingernails and alternating yellow, purple, and black.
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Philosophy
This is what I'm doing instead of my philosophy homework. Somebody tell me to get off tumblr.com and study
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
*SigningSavvy says this is signed English instead of ASL. Lifeprint describes the sign as an old initialized version. This is the sign my HoH ASL teacher uses.
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Sign for philosophy. Hand in K handshape moves to P handshape over the signers forehead. Motion is repeated once or twice. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign. Eyes are blue.
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[Image ID: tags that read "#i saw the sign my beloved. End ID]
I saw this and I thought you meant you had seen the sign for "my beloved." Then I remembered that "I saw the sign" is me and I did giggle. Anyway here's sweetheart
Sweetheart
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Sweetheart in American Sign Language. Both hands in open A handshape with knuckles together. The thumbs bend down towards each other. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, and purple in different stages of the sign. There is purple heart on a blue heart on a green heart between the thumbs.
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Support
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Support in American Sign Language. Both hands in S handshape. Base hand moves up so pinky side of dominant hand rests on knuckles of base hand. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent with Trans pride colors in different stages of the sign.
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