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Continue reading →: A Rough Pumpkin Sketch and a PromptFor the last few weeks I’ve been struggling to find time to sketch and this morning I made some important “me” time and created a quick sketch of some pumpkins. I sketched three pumpkins in three different sizes and added a few leaves. Since I had a small amount of…
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Continue reading →: Capturing a Few Pictures in Our Garden and a PromptI wanted to take a break and post a few pictures I’ve taken in our garden. We’ve seen an abundance of bees buzzing around from one flower to another. More so than last year. A good sign! Has anyone noticed? We have a lot of pinky flowers in our gardens.…
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Continue reading →: 2023 DC Pen Show Haul- Robert Oster Signature Inks & Vanness Special Edition InkI can’t recall when I first saw Hickory Aflame. It might have been at a previous pen show where I saw a swatch of this ink. I was so happy to find a bottle at the Vanness table at this year’s pen show. Hickory Aflame is a beautiful brown shimmering…
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Continue reading →: 2023 DC Pen Show Haul- Robert Oster Signature Inks and Federalist Pens & Papers Special InkI found an exclusive ink at the pen show. This one is a collaboration between Robert Oster and Frank from Federalist Pens. This new ink is called Frankly Walnut. I had spent a few minutes at Frank’s table when he handed me this lovely bottle of ink. From my swatch,…
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Continue reading →: 2023 DC Pen Show Haul – Colorverse & Lucky Star Pens Special InkI’m slowly getting around to swatching and creating writing samples from the new inks I purchased and received from the DC Pen Show. My first inky swatch is from the Colorverse and Lucky Star Pens collaboration. It’s a special ink called Lucky Galaxy. This is a bright pink ink with…
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Continue reading →: 2023 DC Pen Show HaulI spent my four day weekend at the 2023 DC Pen Show. This year’s show was probably the largest show with 200+ exhibitors covering three venues: Alexandria room, Ticket Lounge, and the regular large Ballroom. I could sense there was a lot of “energy” during the show by the number…
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Continue reading →: Swatching Robert Oster 7th Anniversary Inks…FinallyI finally found some time to swatch my new Robert Oster inks. It took me a few minutes to figure out my swatching process. The last time I created any swatches was a few months ago. This swatching is like riding a bicycle, right? The Majestic Black ink is a…




























