Graphite Fine Art
I’m always looking for excuses to use my pens. What excuses have I found? Excuse one (of five) Three plus one good things Each evening (or first thing the next morning) I write down three good things about the day. They can be anything from a new pen to a good sunset to a good…
The Faber-Castell Ambition Pearwood is a beautiful looking pen. I’m a sucker for wood and metal; organic and machined; old and new. Gets me every time. This is a stunning pen. In my big chunky hands this pen is a perfect length and weight but it is a little top heavy when posted and if…
If this isn’t proof that how pen makers classify nibs is almost meaningless, I don’t know what is. In order, from finest to mediumist: Pilot Prera (fine); Pilot MR (fine); Faber-Castell Ambition (extra fine); Waterman Translucent (medium); A. G. Spalding Maple Wood (medium); Kaweco Classic Sport (extra fine); Rotring Freeway (fine).
Waterman Translucent, Kaweco Classic Sport, Noodler Nib Creaper, Platignum Studio, Pilot Prera, Faber-Castell Ambition, Faber-Castell e-motion, A. G. Spalding Maple Wood.
From left to right: A variety of Moleskines: Cahiers, volants, a sketchbook, some lined, one squared, most plain. (A blast from the past: they’re all used but I don’t buy them anymore.) Two Muji plain pocket books. (These are rather nice.) Bottom: Four Calepino notebooks in Davis Leatherworks covers. (A plain one for my pocket,…