…"fountain pentivity journals"

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I really, really, really love pens.  All kinds of pens.  I don’t know where this obsession came from, but i have it.  One kind of pen that i love in particular is a fountain pen.  Because i letter, write and draw so much, i am served best by the kind of pen that is refillable. I call my daily pen writing “pentivity journals”…creative efforts with assorted pens and journals.

Here’s a peek into one of my lettering, writing, doodling journals.   Mine is a Rhodia journal with pages filled with a varitey of ink colors and musings.  Try this in your own “pentivity journal” using whatever favorite pens or markers you have.  Any journal will do, just have someplace to write and practice every day.

Let’s take a tour of my Rhodia book…in my journals i write with all different colors of ink.  Oh, and that’s another tiny obsession, trying and using various colors and brands of fountain pen inks. (see the Goulet Pen Company for products)  On these pages, I’ll write about the different colors, as a sampler for my own color reference.
 My favorite online store for shopping and learning all things fountain pens is  the Goulet Pen Company.  They are most knowledgeable, with outstanding customer service and have everything you can imagine for “pen people”.  They even offer a discount to students in my online lettering classes, are true blue “penablers” and i love them!!  Brian Goulet, the owner also has excellent teaching videos and pen and ink resources in a feature called the “Fountain of Knowledge”.  It’s brilliant.

 …drawing and doodling with ink, knowing that my favorite pens, the Noodler’s Flex pen used here,  are completely refillable with whatever color i want to use!!

 …sometimes i will write my favorite quotes or daydreams in this pentivity journal, trying new letterforms and writing styles.

 …this journal is freeing, and useful for asking questions of myself, reflecting on my artful life journey….

 …i really, really, really like getting lost in my “pentivity journals”. You will too!  Join the fun, grab a journal and your favorite pens, whatever they may be, and illustrate your everyday musings.  Write words, thoughts, experiment with your different handwriting, letters, doodles…….get in a pen trance…….stretch your pentivity!

 Thanks for visiting!  What’s your most favorite pen in the whole wide world??

51 thoughts on “…"fountain pentivity journals"”

  1. Oh yessssss, this is so wonderful I am so happy to find your blog (through Goulet Pens facebook page). I adore pens, paper and calligraphy and colour. You give all those in your blog, beautiful! Thanks sweetie, you have a fan! Pen I've had for over 20 years is a Lamy Safari which reminds me I need to get a new one, the Apple Green looks fab but with all the comments about Noodlers I may have to try this out, price is easier on the wallet too!

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