Slippery Geometry, Series D–I
opalescent fountain pen ink on paper, 22x30
2021

For this series, I turned again to Birmingham Pen Co. I set out to work with this metallic-paynes-gray. I thought it would be interesting to have the higher contrast between paper and ink, but ironically where the ink was densest, the metallic elements gathered more making it reflective instead of black-ish. Given how quickly this color accumulates, I had to go for a more spacious, composition, but in that wanted to take the opportunity to let the ink really spread in pools of water.

Slippery Geometry, Series C–I
fountain pen ink on paper, 22x30
2021

SOLD

Thanks to an instragram ad (no shame), I discovered the lovely Birmingham Pen Co. They offer some truly finely crafted, water-soluble inks. Even if they are ‘intended’ for fountain pens, I’ve found them lovely to work with. I have been rather obsessed with this mossy green color they call, Arugula. In fact, I was so entranced with the hue I decided that Series C, using that ink would be distinguish itself with repeated patterns with virtually no negative space to speak of.