by P. M. Starr | Sep 30, 2023 | Buying & Browsing, Challenges, Dip Pens, Doodling & Drawing, Journaling, Markers, MINE, My Experience, Pentel, Tombow
2013. For awhile our small town had a full-sized multi-room warehouse art store. And I compulsively bought some things, even though I am not an “artist”. I bought a sketchbook. I bought black india ink and nibs and a nib-holder. I bought a waterbrush. I...
by P. M. Starr | Sep 24, 2023 | "Community", Challenges, Doodling & Drawing, My Experience
Inktober It’s that time of year again. The time when I have (not-really-grand) plans to participate in Inktober, but to just enjoy practicing drawing something every day in October. I love the *word* “Inktober” and the invitation at a magical spooky back-to-school...
by P. M. Starr | Sep 2, 2023 | Aesthetics & Style, Black, Blue, Journaling, MINE, My Experience, My Fountain Pens, My Spaces, Parker, Pink, Pure Pleasure, Silver, Top Flight
Idyllic images from the height of summer, journaling at a picnic table in the middle of a perfectly-square park. I did do a lot of journaling this summer, but I can’t say much of it was this picturesque. In fact, this may be the only time I took out a notebook...
by P. M. Starr | Aug 12, 2023 | Brown, Diamine, Green, Grey, Ink, My Colors, My Experience, Philosophy, Problems, Purple, Red, Taccia, Wisdom
Impermanence: No Ink Lasts Forever Entering the dry part of summer as the days get shorter, my mom is surviving so many of the worst parts (chemo, Whipple surgery) of one of the worst kinds of cancer (pancreatic), but aging and fading fast in some ways I did not...
by P. M. Starr | Aug 4, 2023 | Curiosity, Journaling, My Experience, paper
Seven Empty Notebooks When I open the left-hand cupboard door under my mom’s TV I find a small collection of bottles of liquor: Jack Daniels, a little airplane-serving bottle of Absolut Mandarin, and twin bottles of gin, neither anywhere near close to empty. I am a...
by P. M. Starr | Jul 21, 2023 | Buying & Browsing, My Experience, paper, Under $20
The closest grocery store to my mom’s house has a kind of boutique vibe to it with lots of extras and giftable specialty-type items. It’s the kind of store you want to browse while you savor all of the eye candy (on top of the all the literal candy). Like...
