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[inkymole]

After weeks of website design and creation, font design, spreadsheets, print layout, manuscript reading, adopting new ecommerce + project management software, InDesign classes and digital work, I found myself oddly nervous about picking up my ink - while also missing it to my soul like an unwatered plant!

Paced about, procrastinated, frowned.

Picked up the pen’n’ink, felt stiff and amateur.

Half an hour in, and I’ve come home. I adore my tech, but I’m a practical maker to my core.

[inkymole]

Inkvent Day 9 ✨

Ink: the gorgeous Moon Beam

Although I’ve got more slick at these now I’m in my 4th year of doing it I still make cock-ups, the only difference is I know all the tricks to correct or disguise them!

This ink is one of my favourite types - a solidly write/drawable blackish ink which, when crispy dry, yields a staggering opalesque glitter which you can really play with (and yes, I am unafraid of superlatives when it comes to ink).

[inkymole]

Inkvent Time is almost upon us!

It’s not too late to get a calendar; I have 3 left, with free postage to the UK. ✍🏻

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Illustration, objects, events; things of a one-off nature.

[inkymole]

And with that, suddenly it’s December 1st and I’m Daily Inkventing again!

- 1 take 😬

- All-analogue, no pixel help

- Prints/originals/digitals sold in Jan with portion of proceeds to the food banks.

Words: Maria Mitchell / Ink: Bliss

Watch me slop a whole bottle onto the paper!

[splitgillstudio-oldblog]

Happy Christmas y'all! The final #Diamine #Inkvent is Best Wishes, a stunning mix of chameleon shimmer, sheen and a rich green base. . #diamineink #diamineinkventcalendar #inkventcalendar #inkvent2022 #diaminebliss #fountainpenink #fountainpeninks #ink #flexnib #fountainpen #fountainpens #handwriting #hobonichi #hobonichiweeks https://www.instagram.com/p/Cml67uarTQ0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[splitgillstudio-oldblog]

A very on the nose name for today's #Diamine #Inkvent! One More Sleep falls into the blurple range, reminding me a lot of some earlier inks in this set but I really like this one. The shading and simplicity make it a nice choice for when you don't want shimmer or sheen and it's dark enough to use for everyday writing! . #diamineink #diamineinkventcalendar #inkventcalendar #inkvent2022 #diaminebliss #fountainpenink #fountainpeninks #ink #flexnib #fountainpen #fountainpens #handwriting #hobonichi #hobonichiweeks https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmj1s5IJo1f/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[splitgillstudio-oldblog]

🎶Celebrate Good Times, come on!🎶 Today's #Diamine #Inkvent is a very shimmery pink called Celebration. I have to admit that pink isn't normally a color I associate with the word and I'm surprised there have been so many pink-leaning inks in this year's collection. #diamineink #diamineinkventcalendar #inkventcalendar #inkvent2022 #diaminebliss #fountainpenink #fountainpeninks #ink #flexnib #fountainpen #fountainpens #handwriting #hobonichi #hobonichiweeks https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmg0VGir3zB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[splitgillstudio-oldblog]

Well #Diamine #Inkvent Day 22, Deck the Halls, has me in a chokehold. I LOVE this ink so much and that color shift is BEAUTIFUL. . #diamineink #diamineinkventcalendar #inkventcalendar #inkvent2022 #diaminebliss #fountainpenink #fountainpeninks #ink #flexnib #fountainpen #fountainpens #handwriting #hobonichi #hobonichiweeks https://www.instagram.com/p/CmfWp3zvhUr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=