Draw the Line

I'm once again joining Chris of Pear Shaped Crafting, our host this month at Art Journal Journey with her theme Hold the Line.

I became enamored with pen nibs and, when I found these ink pens I had saved from an old pen catalog, I went searching for nibs on the internet.

It's amazing how much I learned.  Each part of the nib has a different word and use.

For example, there's the vent hole, the tines, the slit, and the tip.  There are other parts, too, but I think these are probably the most important.  Of course there are different designs, too.

Both Wikipedia and Jet Pens have great articles on pen nibs.

These have gold ends and

lovely scroll work on the shank.  

That could account for the cost of these pens.

One cannot overlook the vintage and Victorian pen nibs

with their advertising on each shank and unique design on each nib.

For this page, I began by coloring it with a small amount of black staz-on and 91% isopropyl alcohol.  The pink came from the foam brush I used to spread the ink and alcohol.  I then attached the two pens, found in a magazine I sent for years ago that advertised high end ink pens.  Once the pens were in place, I added the lines using a fine tip Sharpie.  I wrote the words "Draw the Line" using a metallic gel pen.  Then I fussy cut the pen nibs and added them between the lines.  Finally, I added the antique pen nibs I also found on the internet.

I appreciate you stopping by today.  Please also join Bleubeard and me at Art Journal Journey. 

And while you're here, this is what I did on Monday.

Not only did I mow, hopefully for the final time this year,

I also edged and unearthed my bricks just in time for winter.

Some of you may remember I was offline for over a week due to my internet problems.

 

You can see the new box on the upper left, but I marked where the old box was on the right.

I zoomed in so you could see where it had been before.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I know this was a long post, but I still wanted you to know about my new box which will at some point, be replaced by fiber optics.  And please don't forget to visit us at Art Journal Journey.