The other day I broke out a new pack of Stimudent toothpicks — the 3rd tool of its kind for this alphabet. The mingled smells of peppermint and sumi ink: mmm.
“Creativity is a kneaded eraser. The first time you pick it up it’s really hard and stiff. The more you use it, the more flexible and elastic it becomes.” — Anne Merydith-Wolf (a February 24, 1997, post on a calligraphy list)
In case you’re wondering, “Couldn’t she do a little better than that?” Well, yesterday the answer was a resounding “No.” A small sample of the evidence is shown below: