Contest! Fp "inspiration"

[pb2]

Yet another lovely prize Pen ~ Courtesy of Jim Evers ( Mr. Rosetta) iPenStore.com

Yes, it's a BIG one ... (149-ish)

The Corona is the OS FP in the Rosetta Line and the Mosaic is the Limited Edition (only 200)

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab272/pendletonII/Spring%202012/Summer%202012/Autumn%202012/corona_empire_state_zps93401ec2.jpg

 

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab272/pendletonII/Spring%202012/Summer%202012/Autumn%202012/Mosaic_zpse720b62b.jpg

 

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab272/pendletonII/Spring%202012/Summer%202012/Autumn%202012/CoronaBlakwa_zpsd45b3f29.jpg

 

And of course it has a little something from me ...

 

 

the Pendleton Point Elegant Butter~line Stub~ Italic!

 

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab272/pendletonII/Spring%202012/Summer%202012/Autumn%202012/Contest2012_zps6609f028.jpg

 

 

Edited October 25, 2012 by pb2

[dcpritch]

Here is a meager entry, certainly in comparison to the artistry exhibited above, submitted for the joy of participation. Thanks Pendleton for organizing another great art thread.

 

 

I used a borrowed Delta Star Series piston filler (shown), with a 14k stub nib smoothed by Greg Minuskin, using Diamine Prussian Blue ink on Tomoe River paper.

 

 

In August I sent a new and unused Kaweco Sport to Pendleton for him to add a little razzamatazz, so I'd have something to contribute for this thread. The best part about this pen is it has Pendleton's own Pendleton Point Elegant Butter~line Stub~ Italic! This pen will be shipped to a worthy winner following the contest's conclusion.

 

[czanguine]

Whenever I read of particularly inspiring things, or see some on the internet, I never hesitate to copy them into this little notebook of mine. That way I get to establish a connection with them on a personal level, and commit these thoughts to heart. Placing them on paper also allows me easier access to them, so that whenever I feel blue I need only flip through the pages of my notebook and right there I would find the determination to do what I desire.

 

Here's a snapshot of my morning inspiration -- some tips from Stephen Covey on how to move on with one's life.

 

 

Pens: Esterbrook J-series double jewel, green; Sheaffer Prelude black/chrome

[inky_artist]

Being an artist I thought I'd end the week with a little inspiration from an art giant.

 

 

And, with my daughter's help, I produced a short YouTube video of the pens (and ink) at work:

 

[smk]

Here's my humble contribution.

 

 

Thanks to Pendleton for organizing another inspiring event.

 

Salman

 

ETA: Pen: Parker Vector Calligraphy (M nib), Ink: Mix of Sheaffer Skrip Red and Pelikan Brown

Edited October 27, 2012 by smk

[rvisser]

[pb2]

The prize pen photo from Mike (Chi Town) of his 1958 Ultra New Old Stock (NOS) Italian Made Very Minty (and it is a type of piston fill) disappeared due to a Photobucket fumble on my part ... so he sent these photos of his nifty prize to replace the other ...

I happen to think this might be the perfect pen for a poet on the night train to Brussels.

Thanks again Chi-Town Mike!

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab272/pendletonII/Final%20Quarter%202012/0-4_zpsa38ad9dd.jpg

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab272/pendletonII/Final%20Quarter%202012/0-3_zpsa24675d1.jpg

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab272/pendletonII/Final%20Quarter%202012/0-2_zps865144ed.jpg

[palansil]

Here on the east coast (the New York City area) we are expecting a major storm and I want to get my entry in before it hits. So here it is. The quote is from a magnet I keep above my bedroom door.

 

 

 

http://home.comcast.net/~palansil/Inspiration_Contest.jpg

 

Pens used: Pelikan M400 / Lamy Al Star / Pilot Penmanship

 

Inks used: J Herbin Eclat de Saphir / J Herbin Cafe des Iles

 

It is always fun to participate in these contests if only to see what everyone else comes up with!

Thanks to Pendleton for organizing it, the donors for the prizes, and the participants for their inspiring work!

[rvisser]

[Robinkeys]

Pens used: Parker Sonnet Dark Grey Lacquer GT with Higgins Eternal Black,Nemosine Singularity Ivory with Camel Royal Blue, Padrino Styb with Manuscript Green ink cartridge

 

[czanguine]

http://distilleryimage2.instagram.com/0d253d921f6411e2952122000a1fbf2e_7.jpg

 

I had never in my life considered myself to have horrible penmanship, yet 4 years of intensive instruction in science in mathematics have forced me to abandon handwriting as an art in favor of "lightning-fast" chicken-scratches.

 

My appreciation of fountain pens brought with it the inspiration to revisit its beauty, and so I have commenced practice. It is a tedious activity, yet I am determined to succeed -- that in the future I will end up with a practiced hand and neat lettering which shall soon graduate to a fluorished script.

 

I use my favorite pen here, the Parker 51, so as to keep the inspiration flowing.

Edited October 28, 2012 by czanguine

[nightwing]

I used a borrowed Delta Star Series piston filler (shown), with a 14k stub nib smoothed by Greg Minuskin, using Diamine Prussian Blue ink on Tomoe River paper.

I don't know if it's due to the pen or the paper (which I've heard a lot about), but the shading is gorgeous!

Edited October 28, 2012 by nightwing

[smk]

 

I had never in my life considered myself to have horrible penmanship, yet 4 years of intensive instruction in science in mathematics have forced me to abandon handwriting as an art in favor of "lightning-fast" chicken-scratches.

 

My appreciation of fountain pens brought with it the inspiration to revisit its beauty, and so I have commenced practice. It is a tedious activity, yet I am determined to succeed -- that in the future I will end up with a practiced hand and neat lettering which shall soon graduate to a fluorished script.

 

I use my favorite pen here, the Parker 51, so as to keep the inspiration flowing.

 

Love your entry.

 

S.

[Robinkeys]

 

Cross ATX with Higgins Eternal and Camlin Trinity with Manuscript Red cartridge

Edited October 28, 2012 by Robinkeys

[Robinkeys]

Parker Sonnet Dark Grey Lacquer GT with Higgins Eternal, Padrino Styb with Manuscript Green, Camlin 47 with camel Royal Blue

 

[inky_artist]

 

Pelikan 120/Sheaffer Prelude/Aurora Ipsilon/Rotring Art Pen with Levenger and CMR inks.

 

Had a DSL meltdown at home Friday, so today's post is via Starbuck's. (The "go juice"isn't bad either. )

[Robinkeys]

 

Singularity Ivory with camel royal blue, Camlin Trinity with Manuscript red, Padrino Styb with manuscript green

[nightwing]

Some more great inspirational quotes!

 

Couldn't help myself... here's another one from me.

 

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8191/8132016414_be523bed33_c.jpg

 

Written with a no name calligraphy pen inked with Noodler's Baystate Blue and a Pilot Parallel 6.0mm inked with Diamine Rustic Brown. I've been inspired to try my hand at Fraktur calligraphy lately, thanks to calligrapher Luca Barcellona. Check out his work; it blows my mind away!

 

So... any stories to share?

[Daisy]

This quote has a story behind it. When my mother, who recently passed away of brain cancer, first received her diagnosis many months back, a framed version of this quietly showed up on her bedroom wall one day. I didn't think much of it at first or even really notice it beyond seeing that it was there, but as she grew sicker I noticed that visitors to her room would pause to give it a cursory glance on their way out and then silently stay a moment, as though it had caught them by surprise, finally walking away still lost in thought.

 

I didn't have much time to think about it during her illness as the majority of her care was left to me and I had too many other things to do. But since her passing, in the quiet that has finally replaced the many crises, I now see what it truly means and why she selected it to occupy a prominent place in her view as she approached her final battle.

 

 

The indignities and defeats of terminal cancer are many, and the wins eventually slow from few to none, but she never gave up. She never stopped trying. She never, as far as I know, lost her courage. If she did, I never saw it: she invariably "tried again tomorrow," time after time, with whatever she had inside her to throw at that long and waning battle that particular day. Many, many times I saw her screw up her courage to do what had come so easily in another time and now she desperately did not want to do: eat, drink, communicate, swallow meds, be bathed, etc. And I can't help but think that maybe having this in front of her daily helped in ways I never noticed until now.

 

So when you said "inspiration" I couldn't get this out of my mind.

 

It is my hope that you receive the same inspiration from it that she and her visitors did, and that I finally also do.

 

 

 

The original print (the version hanging on my mother's wall) by Kevin Dillon of the Celtic Card Company can be viewed and/or purchased here (no affiliation). I don't know the actual author of the quote, though I'd surely thank them if I did.

 

The artwork of George Auriol upon which I based my own handworked, FP version can be found here (see links in upper right of page), here, and here.

 

Thank you to FPN and PB and all the rest of you who enticed me to get off my butt and do this. She would have been thrilled to bits to know she was being remembered in this way, and it's a privilege to be able to share it with you. Thank you!

 

 

 

P.S. Sorry for the blurry pic -- photography is always a challenge to me. Even autofocus didn't work!

 

 

(edited to correct link and add P.S.)

Edited October 28, 2012 by Daisy

[Robinkeys]

padrino styb with manuscript green, camlin trinity with manuscript red, camlin 47 with camel royal blue

 

Edited October 28, 2012 by Robinkeys