{"id":2187,"date":"2017-04-05T08:58:05","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T15:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/?p=2187"},"modified":"2022-04-02T10:12:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T17:12:56","slug":"a-sharp-pencil-and-a-keen-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/05\/a-sharp-pencil-and-a-keen-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sharp Pencil and a Keen Eye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That was the name of the two-day workshop that Amity Parks taught to Big Sky Scribes weekend before last in Great Falls. Focused on pen techniques, it was a jam-packed but easily digestible workshop.<\/p>\n<p>I came home inspired to start a pencil journal similar to the ones that Amity showed us. Here are the first few pages of mine:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2190\" style=\"width: 802px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-26-pencil-journal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2190\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/05\/a-sharp-pencil-and-a-keen-eye\/2017-03-26-pencil-journal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-26-pencil-journal.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"802,1052\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-26-pencil-journal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-26-pencil-journal-781x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2190 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-26-pencil-journal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"802\" height=\"1052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-26-pencil-journal.jpg 802w, https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-26-pencil-journal-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-26-pencil-journal-768x1007.jpg 768w, https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-26-pencil-journal-781x1024.jpg 781w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The title page of my new Moleskine journal for pen exploration.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2188\" style=\"width: 804px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-27-28-pencil-journal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2188\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/05\/a-sharp-pencil-and-a-keen-eye\/2017-03-27-28-pencil-journal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-27-28-pencil-journal.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"804,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-27-28-pencil-journal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The title page of my new Moleskine journal for pen exploration.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-27-28-pencil-journal-686x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2188 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-27-28-pencil-journal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"804\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-27-28-pencil-journal.jpg 804w, https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-27-28-pencil-journal-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-27-28-pencil-journal-768x1146.jpg 768w, https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-27-28-pencil-journal-686x1024.jpg 686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A page of pressurized capitals, done partly during lulls in opera chorus rehearsal, and partly in my studio the next day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2189\" style=\"width: 802px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-29-pencil-journal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2189\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/05\/a-sharp-pencil-and-a-keen-eye\/2017-03-29-pencil-journal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-29-pencil-journal.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"802,563\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-03-29-pencil-journal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-29-pencil-journal.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2189 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-29-pencil-journal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"802\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-29-pencil-journal.jpg 802w, https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-29-pencil-journal-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-29-pencil-journal-768x539.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A tipped-in page of a many-layered experiment in various pencils, graphite powder, water brush, erasers &#8230; and a couple of markers. Fun stuff.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That was the name of the two-day workshop that Amity Parks taught to Big Sky Scribes weekend before last in Great Falls. Focused on pen techniques, it was a jam-packed but easily digestible workshop. I came home inspired to start a pencil journal similar to the ones that Amity showed us. Here are the first &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/05\/a-sharp-pencil-and-a-keen-eye\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Sharp Pencil and a Keen Eye&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pencil"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bHT3-zh","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2187\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}