Here I write with inks on papers
Ink Omakase No. 19 This month, I refilled three fountain pens, all Pilot Kakuno, for a friend. Knowing they had other pens filled with blue and purple inks, I avoided those colours when selecting the inks for these pens. Pink cap KWZ Merlion Red. Picked this mainly because I thought my friend would be [ ]
This ink is from Kuretake s Art Nouveau series which is inspired by the Art Nouveau movement in the 1880s to 1910s. The picture on the box shows part of the Divan Japonais poster by French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The grey background naturally enhances the other colours in the poster and is the inspiration for [ ]
Date of visit: 29 October 2025 Office Vender is a stationery chain with outlets in the Miyagi and Saitama Prefectures. While the name suggested a focus on office supplies, in reality, they stock all kinds of cute stationery such as washi tapes and fountain pens. This time I visited the Office Vender Stationery Forest outlet [ ]
This blog is now six years old! Blog statistics In 2025, I wrote 71 posts which was a modest increase of 9 posts from 2024. I always want to post more often if I can but I also realise the need to balance my limited energy levels with other life responsibilities. Finding that perfect balance [ ]
Recently I ve been watching NHK s daily highlights of the Grand Sumo May tournament (YouTube link to Day 1). Seeing the images in the title sequence makes me want to draw something. So I did. I drew three sketches of matches that took place on the first three days, one match for each day. It was [ ]
Deep Dark Blue was made by Diamine exclusively for Cult Pens. This ink is a dark blue colour with a wet flow. It also sheens on some papers. The writing samples below were written with a TWSBI ECO-T medium nib. MD Muji High Quality Musubi Rasa Rhodia Sanzen Tomoe River Tomoegawa Tomoe River Disclaimer: This [ ]
Date of visit: 29 October 2025 Traveler s Factory Airport is located on the 4th floor of Narita Airport Terminal 1 (Google Maps link). Although it is not a big shop, it was still well-stocked with many Traveler s Company merchandise like bags, pouches and even leather sandals. Maybe because it s located at the airport where many [ ]
As the weather gets hotter, I feel more and more tired. The heat saps my energy and I find it hard to do as much as I used to. I would like to keep to the schedule but I don t want to force myself to complete a post every week. For these hot months, I [ ]
Tasmanian Lavender was from the Harvest line which took inspiration from the produce of Tasmania. This line of inks has been discontinued. The ink is an unsaturated violet with a wet flow. The writing samples below were written with a TWSBI ECO-T medium nib. Clairefontaine Triomphe Juspirit Kokuyo Campus Kokuyo Perpanep Sara Sara Kokuyo Perpanep Tsuru [ ]
Deep Dark Brown was made by Diamine exclusively for Cult Pens. As the name says, this ink is a dark brown colour with an average flow. Personally, I felt that with a name that starts with deep dark , the colour can be a bit darker. The writing samples below were written with a TWSBI ECO-T [ ]