ink itch / Twenty-one days with my Father – 2026

In preparation to begin the manuscript for “Had I Served You Coffee”, a significant set of decisions pertains choices in color, texture, and archival qualities during the long process of handwriting.

current assortment:

Tintype – dye, Birmingham Pen Company
Black – Eel Fountain Pen Ink, Bulletproof (pigment), Noodler’s
Blue Black – 4001, Pelikan
Brown Sepia – pigment, Platinum Ink

Had I Served You Coffee — in process, content, notes