Diamine Inkvent Calendar is an advent calendar with a tiny (7ml) bottle of ink behind 24 windows, and a larger, 30ml, bottle of ink behind the 25th window. All the inks are limited edition, and onl…| Writing at Large
The sea daffodils are in bloom, so I made a quick watercolour sketch of them during my Yom Kippur walk.| Writing at Large
I recently returned from a pretty long trip to Paris and London with my family. I ended up sketching a lot more than I normally do during trips, largely thanks to things that I learned during the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Poznan (more on that in a later post). Here is part 1 of some […]| Writing at Large
Quick watercolour sketch in the park today. Pen sketch before watercolours: I’ve been travelling and sick hence the delay in posts, but I have a few posts drafted already so hopefully more to come …| Writing at Large
Caveat: this year’s Inkvent appears to have elusive ink colours. I suggest reading my description of the inks and not going by the photos alone, and comparing my results with those of other reviewe…| Writing at Large
Went on a 5k run and then went to my favourite cafe and did a quick sketch of the barista. Had more time this morning than last time so this sketch is more detailed.| Writing at Large
My parents’ cats in action.| Writing at Large
My favourite barista, Orit, at work in Bakery North Dizengoff. Stillman and Birn pocket beta, Windsor and Newton 0.5 fineliner, Roman Szmal Aquarius watercolours.| Writing at Large
Sketched this on location and then it got too hot so I finished it with watercolours (my normal palette, but with more mixing than usual) at home. The paper is a Stillman and Birn pocket beta. Here’s the original sketch:| Writing at Large
Yesterday was the last day of Tom Sachs and Nikecraft’s I.S.R.U Summer Camp challenge. Since the 17th of August you could download the ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization) app and participate in a series of “rituals” to earn points towards getting the chance to purchase Sachs’s coveted Mars Yard 3.0 Nike sneakers. So what’s the […]| Writing at Large
As part of the Urban Sketcher’s 2025 Symposium in Poznan I got a very generous goodie bag filled with art supplies from the Symposium sponsors. One of those sponsors was Renesans, a Polish art supply manufacturer, and they gave us a half pan of Kassel Earth extra fine watercolour and a number 3 synthetic watercolour […]| Writing at Large
I started this one yesterday on location and then discovered that I needed a proper brush to finish it and not just a waterbrush, so I finished it at home today. The flowers are squills, which have…| Writing at Large
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I just received a package from Fontoplumo and I immediately added the pen and inks it contained into rotation. While I already have a good amount of pens inked up, I really wanted to give the Radiu…| Writing at Large
A mixture of some pens left over from last month, coupled with a slew of new pens in mostly long unused inks characterizes this month’s lineup. The paper is Hobonichi Techo 2024 this time (I …| Writing at Large
A new month means a new set of inked pens. From my previous rotation I still have the Lamy 2000 inked with Diamine Silver Fox, the TWSBI ECO Saffron inked with R&K Helianthus (and just about to…| Writing at Large
A smorgasbord of stuff for your delectation to celebrate my birthday. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. Only one more part after this one… 23. Lightening Book Review #3: The Vinyl Det…| Writing at Large
A smorgasbord of stuff for your delectation. You can read part 1 here. 13. Big bold announcement: next month is Bloomsday, and after much hemming and hawing i’ve decided to reread James Joyce…| Writing at Large
It’s been a long while since I’ve posted a weekly update, and it’s my birthday week, so to celebrate I decided to write 43 points (split up to several posts to make them more mana…| Writing at Large
In the middle of April I inked up a bunch of new fountain pens, and at the end of the month I added two new fountain pens to this rotation. At the rate I’m writing with them I assume that thi…| Writing at Large
Of February’s pen lineup only two pens remain inked, the Parker 51 with Waterman Purple, and the Leonardo Momento Zero Bohemian Twilight with Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo. As they’re both …| Writing at Large
Back in January I wrote about trying a new long term planning system that isn’t the Theme System or theme based, and isn’t yearly goal based, but rather is based on breaking the year in…| Writing at Large
A few months ago I started using the Leuchtturm1917 Bullet Journal – at first as it was intended, but very quickly it turned into a general weekly and quarterly planner for me. As I neared th…| Writing at Large
I have finally written dry all of my Inkvent 2024 fountain pens, which means that after two months I get to write with a whole new set of fountain pens and inks. I normally don’t spend too mu…| Writing at Large
It’s the beginning of January, and usually at this point people’s resolutions are starting to unravel. For years I used to do yearly goals but over 2024 I moved to using a 13 week year,…| Writing at Large
It’s the beginning of 2025, so it’s time to go over my full planner setup for both work and home. None of this setup is truly new, as I’ve used much of it during part or all of 20…| Writing at Large
For the introduction post to 2024’s Inkvent, see this post. Diamine Inkvent 2024 Black Edition is the fifth edition of their Inkvent calendars, and I’m sorry to say that it’s by far the…| Writing at Large
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 25 door: The door Day 25’s ink is a full 30ml bottle of Diamine Good Tidings, a black ink with what is meant to be gold Extreme Sheen. I used an Esterbroo…| Writing at Large
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 24 door: The door Day 24’s ink is Diamine Salted Caramel, a caramel brown ink with bronze shimmer. I used a Diplomat Elox fountain pen with an extra fine …| Writing at Large
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 23 door: The door Day 23’s ink is Diamine Pine Needle, a sap green with chameleon shimmer in green and blue. I used a Lamy AL Star with a broad nib to test out …| Writing at Large
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 22 door: The door Day 22’s ink is Diamine Nutmeg, a greyish-brown ink with gold shimmer. I used a Levenger True Writer fountain pen with a fine nib to tes…| Writing at Large
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 21 door: The door Day 21’s ink is Diamine Cosmic Glow, and Extreme Sheen ink that has a royal blue base colour and extreme pink sheen. I used a Lamy Safar…| Writing at Large
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 20 door: The door Day 20’s ink is Diamine Potpourri a standard mauve ink with plenty of shading. I used a Lamy AL Star fountain pen with a fine nib to tes…| Writing at Large
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 19 door: The door Day 19’s is Diamine Fruit Cocktail, an almost neon orange ink with zero shading properties and… scent. Yes, this is another scented ink, again…| Writing at Large
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 18 door: The door Day 18’s ink is Diamine Vibe, a dark turquoise ink with a pink “Extreme Sheen”. This is in fact the most extreme of all the Extrem…| Writing at Large
This is the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Day 17 door: The door Day 17’s ink is Diamine Winterberry, a bright red ink with chameleon shimmer that ranges from pink through red to gold. I used a Lamy AL…| Writing at Large
It’s 2024 and this time I’m doing neither yearly goals nor themes. I find themes to be too vague to be useful: they don’t provide enough structure or motivation for my needs. My o…| Writing at Large
