30 day challenge: day 1 (and an offer)

Spent today at a calligraphy workshop playing with pointed pens. Ummm may have come home with a TWSBI fountain pen (extra fine point and 1.5 broad) and ink.

Which made me realize that I must stop buying ink this is ridiculous!

...or I could just try to use them all up :)

Starting a 30-day challenge today. Will be boring drills at first, getting my hand back in. Both pointed pen and broad nib calligraphy count (though they are different disciplines. Shhhh)

Aim is to have at least one page a day. May be practice, may be a quote or stanza etc. I'll start with the alphabet to get my hand back in then move on to actual words.


I'd love to be able to write down your favorite quote, poem etc, so if you'd like me to try please comment with the exact words and I'll try to figure something out!

Here is day 1, done with a TWSBI mini 1.5 mm broad nib in Ruby (Pelikan Edelstein Ink collection)



Also, bonus, made this bookmark during the workshop:



Choice of words and arrangement are mine. Smudges also all mine. (You should've seen my hands ;-))