Here's a project I recently completed which made me very happy. Since the fall of 2021, I've been exploring fountain pens and inks. I feel a draw toward color, so I've been gathering ink samples at a decent rate, helped by gifts and sales. I found myself with 131 unique colors in my sample collection, and decided to organize them.
Here's the sample vials after my sort. I put a white label dot on top of each vial and swipe the ink across the dot with a paintbrush.
The color that goes onto the dot isn't always a good reflection of how the ink will look in a pen. For a better reference—and because it would be a beautiful creation in itself!—I used a dip pen to write out the name of each ink. The paper is Tomoe River within a Sterling Ink notebook.
This project took me several weeks, and, of course, included many judgment calls!
I hope you enjoy the pictures! With all my best wishes, Anna