It has finally arrived, my fourth Nakaya – and my first direct order from Japan. Ishi means stone. The Nakaya craftsmen layered silver over a brown body. The result is a deep gray with light gray highlights that will become lighter. I expect the pen will look worn over time, like rocks in a river. …
Month: April 2008
I’ve been wondering how to save all the meeting and shoot doodles from my Kokuyo binder notebook. With a little free time yesterday, plus an Elmer’s Glue Stick, I tried my hand at collage in a Moleskine. So far, so good. I decided not to trim flush to the doodles, but to leave obvious white …
From Poor Sailor on Flickr, a cherubic harlequin. Blogged with the Flock Browser
After Mass, we passed by HMR. The self-styled “surplus haus” boasted banners in summer colors, and streamers with huge “70% off” headlines in watermelon red. HMR usually has computers, audio and video equipment, legacy parts and supplies (when was the last time you saw dot-matrix printer paper, or 128 MB thumb drives?), and furniture. The …
I am thankful for the Pentel Aquash, which I carry together with a pan of gouache. I know I can’t paint worth flapdoodle but it is interesting to observe how fountain pen ink mixes with other media. On the Fountain Pen Network, there’s a good thread that explains dye versus pigment versus paint. Writing with …