I do have a lot of notebooks. In this picture, the notebooks on the left are currently in use. The ones at back-left are sketchbooks, the others are: pocket; Chronodex; sketchnotes; work notes; meeting notes (this is a Rhodia head stapled notepad so I can take notes, scan them into my computer and then shred […]
From around the web: Carole Turner: Looking towards Golden Cap from Charmouth I’m very lucky to live near here. This is a beautiful painting. The Vintage Stationer: Pencils! Pick Five. One third of an excellent name in this title plus lots of pencilly goodness. YouTube (via penenthusiast): Visconti IV From the site: Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-Gaki […]
What an interesting colour this is! Red and orange and peach all going on at once. It’s very lovely and full of character. It also dries quite quickly. Here I am doodling the Inkling. You can find some more in depth reviews of Iroshizuku Fuyu-Gaki on Pennaquod.
The Pilot Elite is a vintage fountain pen that can be easily found online. It was first produced in the 70s and was available in a posh gold-nib metal-barrel version and in a non-posh steel-nib plastic-barrel version. This is a review of the non-posh version. Pilot have also released a new version that can be […]
My good friend and colleague Jim is a beekeeper. Here are two of his hives. Jim makes them himself to a traditional design, from red cedar, which will be familiar to my fellow wood pencil fans. You can find out more about Jim’s bees and, if you are in the UK, order a hive yourself, […]