Hunting for a replacement golden record
This week’s palette is heavy on earth tones. It’s a step away from my typical comfort zone. Dusty blues and greys tend to dominate my ink choices. Subdued hues keep me calm (calmer?) during hectic work days.
I’ve been hunting for a brown ink to replace my “perfect” brown for months. Colorverse’s Golden Record was it, but that ink was part of an old limited edition. Golden Record is a a burnt-orange-brown at its darkest. It’s a lovely gold at its lightest. Excellent shading brought out the best of both shades.
An afternoon at the pen spa
One of my local pen shops ran an outdoors pen sale. The tables were spaced out to encourage proper physical distancing. A handful of people from my local pen group attended.
I offered to run a pen cleaning station during the event. Folks would drop their pens off with me to be cleaned while they shopped and chatted. How great would it be to pick up a new bottle of ink and have your pen cleaned and ready to be inked right away? We called it a “pen spa.”
Leaning into a balance of broad and narrow nibs
This week is my first of two weeks off from work. My pen usage is going to be focused on personal projects. Journaling, outlining posts, drafting essays, and restarting my Hobonichi Weeks.
Sharing is daring
Sharing is caring, so the saying goes. Sharing, in the world of fountain pens is also daring.
A common joke amongst my pen friends is that our blood pressure spikes when someone at work or the local café asks to “borrow a pen real quick.”