Thursday 20 December 2012

Marked Pages

 

With pen and ink one can become a doodlebug!



Just getting started on thoughts
for a series I think will be called I am an island

 
I'm liking the scratchiness of pen and ink
 


Felt markers seem so heavy
compared to the uneven coveraage
I get with a nib
 


eeeeeeee!
 


Looks too much like a leopard skin for my liking.
 

 
When your nib drops a blob on a page
it can still be made into something!
 
Just marking page after page is fun
but I expect it will take many days of making marks
to come up with something meaningful.
We shall see.
 
 
 


18 comments:

  1. I see a bounty of stitches here!

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  2. I have always liked pen, nibs and india ink.

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    1. Pen and ink is new for me,,,any advice, Dolores?

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  3. All this 'reserch ' will pay off handsomely!
    -sus

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  4. Using a proper nib does create a more interesting line, doesn't it!

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  5. i found a whole box of old post office nibs at a junk shop a couple of months ago. simply wonderful for mark making especially when attached to a longer than normal implement...

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    1. Longer than normal sounds like a great idea!
      I've been trying to use my left hand for less control.

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  6. I love your sketches, you are good with pen AND needle!

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    1. Oh, no, no! But must admit I'm never satisfied!

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  7. doesn't matter, this is just fine!

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