It’s a delight to see the custom pen market growing with the demand for non-disposable writing instruments. My first bespoke pen, a Shinobi from Shawn Newton, is a wonderful workhorse. My second bespoke pen is by Yoshi Nakama, who did fabrication for conceptual artist Sol LeWitt for almost three decades. His background in materials is impressive. …
I couldn’t resist making my own pigment ink waterbrushes, because I had waterbrushes to spare. From left to right: a Sakura waterbrush filled with highly diluted Platinum Carbon Black; Pentel Aquash with Platinum Pigment ink in Sepia; Pentel Aquash with water; mini Pentel Aquash; and the Pentel Aquash watercolor brush I previously reviewed. This quick …