I don’t know what possessed me to want to swap the nibs on my two Sailor 1911s. The black had the Cross Music Emperor nib, and the demo had the music nib. For some reason I wanted the demo to have the Cross Music Emperor. It’s at times of unreasonable whimsy like these that I …
Month: May 2009
One line parallels another, and before I know it I’ve filled a page. I start in the middle of the page, usually. Then the lines accrete upon themselves, like barnacles in a mosh pit. Sometimes I figure out in the middle of drawing that oh, it’s an eye. Or this might be a kite. In …
A houndstooth-check paper bag landed on my desk this morning. Inside was doodle paper and a nothing-short-of-fabulous pen kimono, sewn by May. The outside is green felt, accented with a dark green ribbon. The flap is meant as additional protection for pens. May mentioned that she knew I liked hidden details – and this certainly …
There are pens that do not call attention to themselves, wishing only to remain in the background while their writer attempts the Great Filipino Advertising Tagline. This is not one of those pens. Look Ma, I’m blingy. Not a millimeter of the cap was spared scrollwork. The cap also has a “ruby” embedded on top, …
Okay, fine, I am running out of blog post headlines. Stop sniggering. I know many of us are always on the lookout for noodling notebooks. I think it’s a fair conclusion that pricier notebooks do have better paper, especially for fountain pen users. That makes it quite a challenge to find an easily-available, inexpensive notebook …