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 colors.
Cue the John Williams score. [Source: The Well-Appointed Desk]
This week continues the journey with Lie de Thé.
I enjoyed having a healthy mix of broad nibs and fine nibs last week, so I’ve maintained that balance into this week. One B and one EF (albeit a sharp italic) for earth tones. A B and an EF for purples. With only one blue, I want to ensure I can write tasks and detailed notes, so a F italic was as broad as seemed usable.
Grey/Black
Montblanc 146 Le Petit Prince and Fox (EF). Sailor Shikiori Chushu. My daily driver combination for the week, and the only grey ink. The purple undertones go well with the dark blue of the pen itself. Chushu plays well on Stalogy paper, and so will also be my primary pen for reading notes. Reading notes, task management, a little journaling.
Blue/Teal
TWSBI Vac700R Iris (F-CSI, by Nibgrinder). Kyo-No-Oto Aonibi. One of my favorite inks. Haloing makes me smile. Combined with a fun italic nib, this pen will be used for just about every task this week. Task management (highlighting important tasks), reading accent notes, journaling.
Earth Tones
Monteverde Giant Sequoia Brown (EF-SIG, by Franklin-Christoph). J. Herbin Lie de Thé. I will write with this ground EF nib just about everywhere I can this week. Thé’s light and dark extremes are on audition. Journaling, reading accent notes, letter writing, manuscript revisions.
Nakaya Neostandard Heki-tamenuri (B). Akkerman Dutch Masters Dou’s Emerald Green. A week off from work means I can ink up the Nakaya without fear of harming the pen with either hand sanitizer or miscellaneous schoolhouse chaos. The round B nib makes this combo great for quick writing and longer writing sessions. Journaling, letter writing, manuscript drafting.
Wild Cards
TWSBI 580-ALR Prussian Blue (B). Sailor Shikiori Yozakura. A dusty pink-purple with a shock of black shading. A generous but well-behaved B nib. Cosmo Air Light paper in my journal. Yes, please. My primary journaling pen this week. Journaling, some reading accent notes, manuscript marking.
Delike New Moon 2 Green (EF). Monteverde Rose Noir. A pocket pen works best for me if it is inexpensive, durable, and uses a rounded nib. Round nibs work well at the odd writing angles I subject my pocket notebooks to. This combo bleed a bit in my Fieldnotes, but checks off all the rest of my needs for a daily carry. Pocket notes, some reading accent notes, journaling.
