My next letter goes to driftingfocus. She just seemed to randomly find me on flickr and asked to be Pen Pals. So I’m really excited to hear back from her. Just finished this today at Victrola Roasteria on Pike. It took me about four hours total.
Pens: Pelikan 140, Namiki Vanishing Point, Reform 1745, Esterbrook J
Ink: Private Reserve Midnight Blues, Private Reserve Orange Crush, Noodler’s Bulletproof Black
Paper: Rhodia #16 80 g/m^2, various sketchpads.
To see all my letters and postcards, choose the “Letter Exchangeness” category.
Ideas flowing.
After a few tries I got what I wanted.
Other Ideas.
Cut-outs for the envelope.
Basic outline.
Inked pages.
Four pages.
Envelope front.
Envelope back.
Finished Letter!
My third exchange partner from the FPN is none other than lilnizzie, Liz Brochu. She’s a Socialist! I can’t wait for her to see her letter and I can’t wait to hear back from her either. Here are a few photos I took of the letter before I sent it and as I made it. To see all my letters and postcards, choose the “Letter Exchangeness” category.
Got the idea: Maple Leaves!
Please deliver with style!
Finished letter, front.
My second letter exchange partner from the Fountain Pen Network is Ralph Wilson in San Francisco. He sent me a super nice letter and here are the only shots I have of the one I sent him back. To see all my letters and postcards, choose the “Letter Exchangeness” category.
And I brilliantly didn’t take a photo of it before I sent it.
Using my Esterbrook J 2968.
Looking exactly like a madman at Beth's at 2:00 A.M.
Going seismic.
Erase the base.
My first letter exchange on the Fountain Pen Network was with twoodi in Australia. I was really excited to swap with someone so far away. To see all my letters and postcards, choose the “Letter Changeness” category.
Cutting Stuff
Gluing stuff
Wow inking this letter was teeeeedious.
Finished fun page.
Stationery pages finished.
Page one before I wrote on it
Letter Finished!
