Asl Art - Blog Posts
Whiskey
Sources: Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID: the sign for Whiskey or Alcohol in American Sign Language. Both hands in 1-I handshape. Dominant hand taps base hand with both hands sideways, palms facing signer. Designed to look like whiskey being poured. End ID]
It's time for another episode of Good Idea, Bad Idea
[Image ID: lightbulbs replace the 'o's in "good idea." Under that is the phrase "go to class early" in American Sign Language. Then the words "bad idea" with a lightbulb over the 'i'. Under that is the phrase "go to class naked" in American Sign Language. End ID]
Day 3 of @elliottnotyet's Marchirp
Duck
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID: Duck in American Sign Language hand in 3 handshape in front of mouth opens and closes. End ID]
Day 1 of @elliottnotyet's Marchirp
Chicken
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID: Chicken in American Sign Language. Dominant hand in small O handshape starts pointing out in front of signer's mouth, then pecks base hand. End ID]
Sarcastic
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID: Sarcastic in American Sign Language. Both hands in a rock on hand shape. Dominant index finger taps the nose then arms cross at the wrist with dominant hand on top. End ID]
Book
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID: the sign for Book in ASL. Both hands in b handshape palms facing each other, touching along the pinky side then palms facing up. Action resembles opening a book. Means open book in ASL if signed once and book if signed 2-3 times. End ID]
Ghost
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID: ghost in American Sign Language. Both hands in F handshape. Base hand palm up and dominant hand palm down with tips of thumbs and index fingers touching. Then dominant hand moves upward. End ID]
Stereotypes
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Stereotypes in American Sign Language. The sign labels: fingertips of U shape brush across open B handshape a few times. And the sign universal: hands in Y handshape, palm down move horizontally in a circle. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign.
End ID]
Hurricane
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Hurricane in American Sign Language. Both hands in H handshape with thumbs touching, dominant hand upesidown. Index and middle fingers wiggle in and out as hands move forward and to the side. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, and purple in different stages of the sign.
End ID]
Fireworks
Sources: SigningSavvy, ASLDeafined
[Fireworks in American Sign Language. Hands crossed in S handshape separate as they move up and open to 5 handshape. Movement is repeated three times as body rotates from left to right. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign.
End ID]
Accessible
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Accessible in American Sign Language. Enter is signed twice. Both hands in bent open B handshape palms down. Dominant hand goes under base hand and flattens as it passes. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, and purple in different stages of the sign.
End ID]
Blind
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Blind in American Sign Language. Hand in bent V handshape taps under the eye. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
End ID]
Addiction
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Addiction in American Sign Language. X handshape hook corner of the mouth and pulls to the side. Movement is illustrated by arms and mouths that are translucent blue and purple in different stages of the sign.
End ID]
Depression
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Depression in American Sign Language. Middle fingers of hands in open 8 handshape trace a line down the chest. Moveme is illustrated by arms that are translucent shades of blue in different stages of the sign. The blues get darker and less saturated as they go down.
End ID]
Schizophrenia
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Schizophrenia in American Sign Language. S handshape at the forehead, palm out opens to B handshape and zigzags slightly as it moves down. Movement is illustrated by arms that are shades of blue with white highlights in different stages of the sign. Silhouette of head is dark blue.
End ID]
Invisible/Overlooked
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Invisible/Overlooked in American Sign Language. Hand upright in in open B handshape palm facing back rotates at the elbow so hand swipes past the face.
Image 1 is white to blend in with tumblr's true blue mode, image 2 is dark blue to blend in with tumblr's low-contrast mode, and image 3 is dark grey to blend in with tumblr's dark mode
End ID]
Paralysis
Sources: SigningSavvy, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Paralysis in American Sign Language. Hands in 5 handshape palms down move back into clawed 5 handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
End ID]
Arthritis
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Arthritis in American Sign Language. A handshape palm facing out shakes side to side. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent red with cracks running up the arm.
End ID]
Cane
Source: ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Cane in American Sign Language. Hand in G handshape outline the shape of a cane. Then the signer mimics the movement of walking with a cane. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, purple, and pink.
End ID]
Wheelchair
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined I also found this video about basic wheelchair skills while researching hand placement
[Image ID:
Wheelchair in American Sign Language. Both hands in S handshape move forward and open in a loose 5 handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign. There are black wheelchair wheels with silver rims to help signify location of the sign.
End ID]
Mourn
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Mourn or heartbreak in American Sign Language. Hands in C hand shape mirror each other with one hand palm up and the other palm down on either side of the heart. Then they twist as they close into S handshape. Movement is illustrated with arms that are translucent white. There is also a silhouette of a head and shoulders. The arms and silhouette are divided by lines radiating from the heart. Background is black.
End ID]
Disability
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Disability in American Sign Language. Handshapes D and A with the pattern of the disability pride flag: green, blue, white, yellow, and red diagonal stripes over a dark grey background.
End ID]
The faded black background represents "the anger and mourning over the eugenics and the neglect that disabled people have to fight against."
Red represents physical disabilities.
Gold is for neurodiversity.
White represents invisible disabilities and disabilities that haven't yet been diagnosed.
Blue stands for emotional and psychiatric disabilities, including mental illness, anxiety, and depression.
Green is for sensory disabilities, including deafness, blindness, lack of smell, lack of taste, audio processing disorder, and all other sensory disabilities.
Source
Deaf artists
https://www.kalidoubledee.com/?fbclid=PAAabOaoCytoXfJ9O4bBYPQHJuuX1X-Kql-R4-qalAIljOKPSPUidw_e-6zes
I was a little heartbroken to see my favorite local cafe selling these stickers, so I made a list of some Deaf artists selling their art online.
[Image ID: a Be kind sticker with English and ASL except 4 instead of B handshape, S instead of E, V instead of K, S instead of N, and 1 instead of D. Over the sticker are the words "this is why we don't buy art from Amazon" with "part of the reason" inserted between "this is" and "why". The word "Wrong" is above all the incorrect handshapes and "wrong in the same way is pointing to the S handshapes that are meant to represent the E and N.
End ID]
Jenna Floyd- she's the one who designed the original Starbucks ASL mug
Instagram Etsy
[Image ID: screenshot of instagram profile jennafloydart. End ID]
Girl and Creativity
Instagram Shop
[Image ID: screenshot of instagram profile girlandcreativity. End ID]
Woodstove Studios
Instagram Shop
[Image ID: screenshot of instagram profile woodstovestudios. End ID]
Angie Goto-Deaf art educator from Australia
Instagram Shop
[Image ID: screenshot of instagram profile turbly. End ID]
Kali Doubledee- Captues the movements of signs in ink. On her instagram, she also demonstrates the signs. I have wind and earth.
Instagram Shop
[Image ID: screenshot of instagram profile kaliddee. End ID]
Plane
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Plane in American Sign Language. Hand in the ILY handshape with index and pinky fingers bent forward. Hand bounces forward slightly.
End ID]
Travel
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Travel in American Sign Language. Hand in bent V handshape moves back and forth upwards. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
End ID]
Swim
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Swim in American Sign Language. Both hands in bent B handshape start in fron together the move to either side and back. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
End ID]
Autism
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
Autism in American Sign Language. Hand upright in 5 handshape palm facing signer closes into flat O handshape as it arches toward signer's chest and into base hand in C handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green and blue in different stages of the sign.
End ID]
French
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
[Image ID:
French in American Sign Language. Hand in F handshape palm up facing away from signer twists inward. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue and green in different stages of the sign.
End ID]