Month: April 2014

Wednesday Weekly 30 April

30 April 2014 By ian

From around the web: Look over the watchmakers’ shoulders via Daring Fireball Andrea Joseph: The Kiss The Pen Addict: Smooth As A Baby’s Bottom – Or Not Refreshment via J Robert Lennon From the site this week: Marrakech chimney (sketch) An Interview with John Twiss of Twiss Pens Twiss Custom Fountain Pen in Patriotic Acrylic […]

Organics Studio Nickel Teal ink review

29 April 2014 By ian

This is a very subtle and delicate pale turquoise-y ink. It may get lost with a fine nib but it is beautiful with something broader. It has good shading and is very pretty. Here I am doodling the Inkling. I misspelled ‘nickel’ because I am an idiot. Organics Studio inks are lovely inks and good […]

An Interview with John Twiss of Twiss Pens

26 April 2014 By ian

John Twiss makes a huge variety of very beautiful custom pens. His Twitter stream is a constant source of loveliness and temptation. (I am still talking about pens, by the way.) Before reading this very interesting interview, take some time to look through John’s site and see what wonderful work he does. Also, check back […]

Marrakech chimney (sketch)

25 April 2014 By ian

I spent last week in Marrakech on my honeymoon! (I am very lucky.) Marrakech is busy, noisy, colourful, manic, alive, smelly, busy, riotous, vivid and a lot of other adjectives, all at once. It has untold opportunities for sketching but I didn’t take them – I was far too busy trying to see and experience […]