Lifeguard Flag (sketch)
19 August 2016This was a very quick sketch sitting on the beach at Slapton Sands, which is part of Start Bay in Devon. Calepino notebook, Aristo GeoCollege Pigment Liner, Platinum Fude Brush Pen and Ink, Paper Mate Flairs
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Nock Co Sinclair Case Review
17 August 2016What I love about Nock Co is how they come up with ideas for cases that no-one else has thought of but once you see them you know they’re just what you need. The Sinclair was absolutely like this but it took me a while to get hold of one. I actually had the product […]
Franklin-Christoph Model 03 Iterum Fountain Pen Review
15 August 2016Franklin-Christoph’s Model 03 Iterum is a classically shaped fountain pen that’s available in a couple of different acrylics and with a staggering 22 different nib options. It usually has a clip but my version is a rare clipless version that I bought used. Price: $165 Nib options: there are lots – see here. Masuyama ground […]
Burgh Island (sketch)
12 August 2016Here is Burgh Island, where Agatha Christie went to write some of her books and Edward Windsor and Mrs Simpson went for some peace and quiet (or something). It’s cut off in high tide but at other times it’s possible to walk across. Pink Pig sketchbook, Platinum Carbon Pen and Ink, Sailor Brush Pen and […]
Peter Cattermole of Start Bay Notebooks
10 August 2016Live somewhere as beautiful as the rugged south Devon coast and you can’t help but be inspired to do something: fish, make music, write books or let your creative imagination run wild. That’s just what happened to Peter Cattermole, the man who is Start Bay Notebooks. Not long after moving to live by the sea […]