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…and there is a winner!
Thank you so very much for such lovely and heartwarming feedback! A winner has been drawn – old fashioned with all contributors scribbled on tiny slips of paper, tossed into a paper bag and drawn – and...
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reds in the sun
I have a bunch of nice reds – reddish purples and the sun and light made it tempting to compare them side by side in the sun. I’ve used a brush and a Lamy Safari EF on a Rhodia pad. … Continue reading →
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blue green inks: iroshizuku syo-ro & noodler’s pinstripe homage
I am rather periodic when it comes to things. Sometimes I can’t get enough of true blue inks or ice cream with cookies or italic nibs. Then comes a period of purplish blues, berry yoghurt ice cream and...
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highlights in yellow and orange
Before going into reading lots and lots of legal texts – complicated, stiff and crammed with words carrying specific meanings (where it makes a world of difference if it is a may or might) I had a...
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lalex 1938 forme – a quick peek at a shiny, pearly bargain
This is not a review. I got this little diminutive (10.5 cm uncapped, 11.5 cm capped and 14 cm posted) Lalex 1938 in the mail yesterday and shouldn’t write about it at all – what can I give more than...
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brown…toad…green…frog…brown…toad…green
When I tried the Sailor Rikuyucha (Thank you Mia for providing the sample) I realized two things: it is almost identical to the Stipula Muschiato and it is almost impossible to tell whether it is brown...
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Professor Jung & Ms Moore
Nightly writings with Ms Moore – the pen equivalent to the little black dress. Springy nib suitable for letters and poetry. The ink is J Herbin Ambre de Birmanie.
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sunshine doodles
It’s October. The darkness is creeping up on us inch by inch. One of the best countercurses is to use bright yellow-orange-red inks as lanterns. I took out six yellow-orange-red inks and doodled away...
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