Iroshizuku Substitutes – When Color Matters – a great post over at Inkophile

First time using the new WP reblog feature.  I’m not really sure what I think about its current form –  I think that the reblogs maybe should have their own place in a widget instead of creating a new blog post . This is nevertheless a good blog post about ink and finding substitutes for Iroshizuku inks – after the price increase that made them even more expensive that you can read over at An Inkophile’s Blog

The subject of color substitutes has come up in the past for a handful of unique though retired inks. Some are just simply irreplaceable like the long discontinued Parker Penman Ruby and Sapphire inks. Others like the recently discontinued Montblanc Racing Green have a few close color neighbors though none that have the other stellar qualities of MBRG. Sometimes only the original will do … Read More

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forget-me-nots – the blue poetry of may

Forget-me-nots felt like the most appropriate way to bid farewell to May – this year.

Delicate, small blue flowers – a very special and distinctive light blue that captures the feeling of the blue evening light of May and the upcoming summer.

The name is literally the same in Swedish which probably says a lot about their mesmerizing capability. A long summer are about to begin (formally – it is already summer) and there will be numerous long, blue evenings. Bye May! Hello June!

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