Making a mark with a hanko, or chop
Carving a gago-in, a kind of chop seal, also called inkan or hanko. I first encountered seals in my corporate life, working on an IT...
First ever experiment with silver leaf
I tried leafing/gilding for the first time, after being encouraged by Eeva Nukinen. It really is easy - think the key to success is...
Weekend reading & sketching
I picked up the trades of the new Midnighter series based on reviews - a lot of human characterization to go with the super heroic stuff....
Trying out Yasutomo metallic ink
Testing out Yasumoto metallic ink. The packaging warned that it worked best on rice paper, and it definitely showed up as more...
