Quote of the week and a few words on Brause Arrow and Rose nibs

I stumbled upon Elif Shafak’s name on Good Reads, who turns out to be one of the most prolific contemporary Turkish female authors.  Saw my picture of her books on Instagram, Zeynep of Write to Me Often suggested The Forty Rules of Love by the same author, a historical novel on Rumi.  I finished Forty Rules around

Gouache Ink

  Trying out a different writing style              

Brause 361 Steno "Blue Pumpkin" and J. Herbin Pearlescent ink

(All images can be enlarged to see a closer up look and details) This post is not meant as a review, as I am by no mean a professional calligrapher.  It is more of an impression and experience post on two items I recently tried out. Ever since I started doing calligraphy, I have a

Ink Comparison: Caran d’Ache Sunset and Sailor Grenade

While tidying up my ink sample stash, I cannot help to mesmerize over Caran d’Ache Sunset and Sailor Grenade; hence inspired this comparison.  In person, Sunset looks more like a cranberry red, while Grende is a dark crimson.  Excerpt of Karin Boye’s “Of course it hurts”Caran d’Ache Sunset on the left; Sailor Grenade on the