Chocolate

Cane

Source: ASLDeafined

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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.

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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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Ghost

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

[Image ID: Ghost in American Sign Language. Both hands in F handshape. Dominant hand moves up in a wobbly path from base hand. Hands are different shades of blue as the sign progresses and a ghost is depicted as coming out of the base hand. End ID]

Take Care

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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Take Care in American Sign Language. Both hands in K handshape. The pinky side of dominant hand taps the thumb side of base hand twice. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent green, blue, and purple in different stages of the sign.

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Socialize

Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined

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The sign for Socialize in American Sign Language. Both hands in 4 handshape. Dominant hand with fingers pointed down and left circle base hand with fingers pointed up and right. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is white.

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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

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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I started learning sign language because of when I'm so overwhelmed I can't speak. It has brought me so much more joy than I expected being able to communicate non verbally. I will say, language is a social tool. It felt like I was building a bridge to nowhere before I found people to sign with.

All my life, people have asked me why I was so quiet, and assumed I was an extreme introvert even though I enjoy being around people; I just hated talking and being expected to speak.

Now I have classes that are ASL only and my teachers can't get me to shut up! (They're nice about it, clearly it's in a "let the other kids have a chance" kind of way) Whenever I'm speaking and I can't think of how to express myself in English, my hands will find the words first. And when I'm with someone who understands, it feels so freeing!

One more time I wanna emphasize: Sign Language will help you communicate, but only with people who know sign language. And when you find those people, it is so worth it!

This goes for selective mutism, semi-verbalism, any sort of condition where someone who is generally able to communicate verbally loses the ability to do so

[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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Vimeo

Ice Cubes

A woman struggles through a migraine as she sits down with a friend at a cafe.

I'm a deaf animator! and I made Ice Cubes, this film about a migraine over the course of a semester in college! But if a slice of life with deaf signing animal people isn't your jam, how about Finger Brew??? Where a bird and human fight over how to make their soup :)

Both films have ASL in them because there's far too little media out there without my lovely native language and culture in them and I am determined to fill that niche.