Because a folded pen isn’t part of the usual arsenal, I thought it deserved its own demo video. The music is 10 Mile Stereo from Beach House’s Teen Dream. I promise I will doodle something uplifting and cute with this pen one day. What it inspires is usually dark and alien. Or Japanese-ish. I have …
Month: April 2010
While I previously streamed Quicktime videos, I think I’ll just embed from Youtube or Vimeo. What do you guys think?
You can buy one, or you can make one. Folded pens are a recent development in the world of calligraphy, where product development cycles take centuries. The nib is a folded piece of metal with a curved edge. Here it is full-on and sideways: The inside of the fold acts like an ink reservoir. Varying …
A yatate is a portable brush and ink container, brought to you by the same culture that invented the bento box and Mobile Suit Gundam. A random encounter with yatates on Russ Stutler’s online sketchbook led me to eBay, where I stalked not only yatates but maki-e suzuri bakos, or writing boxes. I have one yatate …
Greg Minuskin does great work. He retipped the nib of a vintage Eversharp Skyline, then slit it twice to create a music nib. I can only imagine what a blob of iridium that used to be. To make a music nib write well, it’s not enough to align the tines, ensure the slits are clean …
This is a Tenba wrap. It is padded and has velcro on each corner. It was meant for small camera lenses and accessories, but I thought it would make a secure, though unusual, wrap for pens. Because it’s a simple wrap, there are no separators for pens. Daily users won’t mind, but maki-e might. Here …