The Franklin-Christoph Model 02 ‘Intrinsic’ is an acrylic fountain pen that can be used as a standard international cartridge/converter or as an eye-dropper. It comes in three and a half different colours (black/maroon, black/cherry, smoke and ice, and emerald). This is the smoke and ice version. The barrel is the ice and the section is […]
The Worther Shorty is a 3.15mm clutch pencil. It’s a short pencil, which is just as well else it would have a very silly name. It’s quite wide, making it a lot like a big fat chunky crayon. It’s very comfortable to hold and to use. There is a short but functional clip which is […]
My daughter enjoying her paddling pool on a rare sunny day. Tombow Mono 100 pencils, Pink Pig sketchbook
This is Sherborne New Castle. It was built (not personally, I’m sure) by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594 because the Old Castle (dating from the 12th century) wasn’t modern enough for him. Sir Walt popularised smoking in England and legend has it that one day when he was sat in the grounds of Sherborne Castle […]
Oh my goodness I love this ink. How can you be sad with an ink like this? You can’t be sad and that’s a fact. It lifts my soul and fills me with joy. Here I am doodling the Inkling. This ink dries quickly and has wonderful shading. The bottle contains a small reservoir that […]