Practicing Penmanship with a Shared Poem (PPSP): Snowball by Shel Silverstein

[amberleadavis]

In the spirit of encouraging us all to write more and practice our penmanship, I am suggesting we try copying some poems.  I started with Snowball by Shel Silverstein. I'll post my copy and then mail it to some unsuspecting pen pal.  Hopefully my penpal will write back with the same poem, or a different poem, or even better, add doodles.

[amberleadavis]

 

Tomoe River Paper - Fritz Schimpf Ink - Gelassenheit.  Pen MB 149 with a stub nib.

[amberleadavis]

 

 

Here it is again, but this time with the Montblanc Italic Edge and Stipula Sepia IG ink. 

 

Special thanks to @chromantic.

[Nick T]

3 hours ago, amberleadavis said:

 

 

Here it is again, but this time with the Montblanc Italic Edge and Stipula Sepia IG ink. 

 

Special thanks to @chromantic.

😀

[amberleadavis]

9 minutes ago, Nick T said:

😀

 

Should I mail it to you so you can respond?

[Nick T]

13 hours ago, amberleadavis said:

 

Should I mail it to you so you can respond?

Sure ~ I'll give it a go:)

[txomsy]

That's a really cute idea!

[amberleadavis]

On 8/18/2022 at 7:07 AM, txomsy said:

That's a really cute idea!

 

Send me your info and I'll send you a letter with a few of these.

[txomsy]

Thank you. I'm going to Poland tomorrow, so won't have a fixed address for a couple of weeks. I'll be glad to participate once back home (if work hasn't accumulated disproportionately). Back to packing now.

 

But first - I took a minute to write two copies with a flex nib Mabbie&Todd Blackbird pen, one on Rhodia white paper (left) and the other on Moleskine cream paper (right), both on 14x9cm pocket notebooks. I have to say two things, I wrote first the Rhodia copy and it shows as the pen started dry, then increased flow with the heat of the hand and finally settled, and second, the Moleskine paper was a nice surprise as it behaved very well. None of them feathered or had bleed- or see-through.

 

If you do not mind my participating online without paper-written answer, here they are.

 

Note added: if I should have replied by snail-mail and since I'll be off for some time, please, do not hesitate to remove the post (or ask for its removal). I'd rather have it removed than infringe the rules of the game.

[amberleadavis]

This is not a violation of any rules. I absolutely love it!  I look forward to seeing more.  Your penmanship is stunning.

[HalloweenHJB]

Hope I'm not butting in, but I'll give this a whirl:

 

 

Fun!

 

HJB

[amberleadavis]

 @HalloweenHJB You are not butting in, that is the whole purpose is to practice. The Boysenberry looks great on the Cosmo Air.