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Handwritten Post - Fire & Ice

A classic, well known Robert Frost poem: Fire & Ice. A sad poem to reflect upon, and of course, best written with a fountain pen.

Handwritten Post - Sweep Yourself Away

I imagine many people don't give themselves enough credit for their written words - whether it's literature or artistic. As a result, others are probably swept away by one's work. Sweep yourself aw...

Handwritten Post - Good Writing

If I had any artistic skills, this would be a great concept to draw: "good writing is like a windowpane". What is good writing to you? Letters to friends? Love letters? Jokes in your kids' lunch...

Handwritten Post - Writing is Discovering

I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering. - Robert Frost I'm not a writer but sometimes I just ink up twenty fountain pens and scribble words down, because I...

Handwritten Post - Orange

A good orange is cheery and bright. What do you think about when you think of orange? Maybe something like "Kill Winter With Orange"? I also enjoy trying out yellow-orange inks, and red-orange i...

Handwritten Post - Silver

Diamine Silver Fox is a nice mix of a medium to dark grey, and silver. It's not shimmery or glittery, but the silver is obvious when compared to other normal greys. The ink shades nicely, and altho...

Handwritten Post - Black

I came across a bottle of Sheaffer Skrip Black, in the older style inkwell glass bottle. I love these bottles, and the black ink inside is pretty nice, too. I'm always looking for a true black - on...

Handwritten Post - Iron-Gall Changes

Depending on the color, iron-gall ink may change when it dries. Montblanc's Midnight Blue iron-gall ink changes from a dark blue to a solid, somewhat matte, blue-black color. It smells quite rusty,...

Handwritten Post - Sepia

Sepia is an interesting color, and I've seen quite a few variations on it. It also has a really interesting derivation!

Handwritten Post - Sienna

Sienna has always been one of my favorite colors, although I prefer raw sienna as an ink because it shades more. Come to think of it, the same goes for burnt sienna. It's interesting to see sienna ...