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What are we looking for?

What are we looking for? I am infinitely curious about what collecting reveals about the humans we are, what makes us feel deeply the way nothing else can. For this post, I discuss some broad categories of experience that lead us to collect writing instruments.

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Eating my Hats: Diamine Early Dusk and Leonardo Andromeda

There are many advantages to adopting the spirit of the scientific method - that is, experimenting without the pressure of a predefined outcome. Mistakes pave a road for deep learning. Here are two of mine.

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2024 Stationery Intentions

My 2024 stationery intentions focus on process and discovery. I’m entering the new year with the feeling that my pen cup is full. I don’t feel like actively pursuing pen acquisition, and I want to spend time with my collection before I expand or reduce it.

RB L. 12/31/23 RB L. 12/31/23

Diamine Inkvent 2023: A New Year’s Eve review

This year’s Purple Inkvent is probably my favorite, certainly par with the Red Inkvent. I love purples, and this inkvent has wonderful offerings. In this post I review the Inkvent inks, and also provide some comparisons to other inks. My top 5, in no particular order: Tranquility, Lavender Frost, Rainbow’s End, Velvet Emerald, and Blizzard.

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Creating an Artist Book with Inkvent Inks

I made an artist book as a present for my spouse’s birthday. I used Col-O-Ring swatch cards and Diamine Inkvent inks to create an accordion fold book that features my original poem handwritten over birds and beasts. A detailed walkthrough inside!