Alchemistress

I didn’t buy it! I can’t get over how bad the label is.

And where are the rest of its legs?!

Chief question, why THAT angle?

It’s weird right?!

Esterbrook prototype Esties

Esterbrook prototype Esties

These are the Esterbrook prototypes from the #fountainpen Day sale. There were a tonne of issues with the website crashing and the warehouse sending incorrect pens to people. I received my pen just fine, but the resin is not as dark as it’s preserved in the promotional material, it’s still lovely.

It can be repaired. Just costs money.

Moments after I cleaned an old Parker vacuumatic, disaster. The vacuum stuck, I must have over depressed it. Bugger. I’m hoping my usual guy can save me. #fountainpens

#fountainpen friends, have you ever been put off by the artwork on an ink? I really don’t like this art and I love the ink based on the marketing swatches, but the bottle label gives me the ick. 😫

I really love these little toolboxes from Japanese company Toyo. I recently found the bonded leather inserts for them and I’m a very happy pen hoarder now.

When I used to be a part of the events team running shows 20 years ago I didn’t completely appreciate the event management by the spaces we hired. Now that I’ve run a show in a space with no events director; never again. I am exhausted, I’ll see three doctors this week alone to help me walk again.

Muze Pens from Hong Kong exhibited at the Melbourne Pen and Stationery Show this year. Sadly I didn’t get a chance to photograph their stand of #fountainpens earlier in the day but this is what remained by 2pm. Absolutely gorgeous. At least three pens in there I’d love to own.

My sun is to remove all of the enamel slowly. It flakes off a lot, so I expect by next year a lot more will be gone if I don’t rush to polish it off.

I’m still having a lot of trouble uploading multiple photos or any photos at all, I attended #pelikanhub in Melbourne and was blessed with this marvellous ink. I’m a fan of the ink colour but not the pen. My favourite limited edition is still Moonstone. #fountainpens

Pen show over, kind of glad. It was exhausting and some things can be a victim of their own success.

State of the pen, ten months on with daily use #fountainpen

When you have a friend who has invented the most appealing swatch technique you’ve ever seen, of course you copy it and name the technique after him. I present… The Ernesto Swatch Style. #fountainpen #fpn

When I joined the Melbourne Pen Show committee, I had no idea how much work it would be. Even though the show had run for 24 years there was little data, scant logs and we realised we had a huge job on our hands. It’s 25 days to go! Here’s some promo shots of the journal class I’m running. #fpn

Thank you! It’s taken a lot of work.

I’ve been having no luck with photo uploads and BlueSky lately. So I’ve been absent for a few days as nothing would post. Here’s a glimpse at my “finished” ink box that started out as a $4 dirty white thrift find. #fountainpen #fpn

I found a dirty white crate at the op shop about 5 months ago and finally had some time over the past few weeks to slowly up cycle it into ink storage. I’m still working on refining its design, but enjoy the progress pics. #fountainpen #fpn

Some Melbourne Pen Show news. I’ve organised great prizes for our charity raffle with our exhibitors and I’ve collaborated with a pen maker to create a fountain pen for the door prize. The picture below shows the first five layers on the pen body. It’s off being turned into a pen now. #fountainpen

Found this white crate at the thrift shop months ago. It was dirty but had charm. I removed all the metal bits and what not and started with black paint. No idea if it’s going to stay flat black, or if I’ll add more colour. I have plans to line the inside with fabric. New ink storage perhaps?

I’m going back to part time next year to really focus on my art.

I don’t think so. I feel very un-creative this year.

When I’m bored I mix my own #fountainpen ink colours. I really like this fox orange shimmer, it was meant to be cherry, but this is a nice combo. In my collection it’s unique and the shimmer shows up in an EF nib which is great. These Wancai pens are exceptional for handling shimmer in an EF nib.

He was a dual Mauritian Australian citizen. He gave up his Mauritian passport. He is not Maltese.

He was the UAP candidate in that electorate since 2018 before side stepping to senator. If he’s built his reputation there and was on ballots there, and his office is there and he is well known to the Lib/Nats who clearly believed in him to proportion votes to him, It’s his electorate.

Yes, that’s my argument. Contextualising his core supporters; who are in that electorate.

He was the UAP candidate in that electorate since 2018 before side stepping to senator. If he’s built his reputation there and was on ballots there, and his office is there and he is well known to the Lib/Nats who clearly believed in him to proportion votes to him, It’s his electorate.

I didn’t forget it, I just keep getting banned for saying it.