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January 14, 2017

Handmade Calligraphy Pens and Watercolors

On the last day of 2016, PJ and I flew to San Francisco to be with the Lanot family and my Hilario cousins. My cousin-in-law Tom is a woodwork hobbyist and his garage is full of awesome tools. I asked him if he could teach me how to use them, and I made my own calligraphy pens!

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We bought walnut and mahogany wood, and started by cutting them.

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After cutting the wood to size, we shaped them using Tom’s new wood turning machine.

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Turn + shape with carving tools + sand + oil

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Shaped the outer tip, and cut it off.

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And I know this looks lame (haha), but I tried to shape a piece of copper sheet to make a holder for the nib.

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Made a straight pen holder, too (because I really am a straight pen user :P).

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The best thing about these, apart from being handmade, is that THEY WORK!!! 😛

So happy about how they turned out. I absolutely love learning new things, and woodworking has been on my list for the longest time. Now, time to save up for all these power tools, haha.

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Then last week, I went to Judah Street / Outer Sunset SF to take a workshop with Case For Making. Was supposed to teach a class with them, but we weren’t able to coordinate our schedules. Hopefully next time! 🙂

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Case for Making is an awesome art supplies store. I first chanced upon them when they were first moving into the space (after my workshop at Makeshift which was right around the corner.) Everytime I’m there, I end up buying something!!

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Shop owner and artist Alexis holds workshops in making your own watercolors. I attended in hopes of making my own non-commercial paint, and hopefully including them in my workshop kits!

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She has a collection of pigments from Kremer and around the world!

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We each had a place setting for mixing our own pigments.

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Italian Chestnut Red

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Indigo!

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By the end of the workshop, our class was able to produce 12 colors!

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Can’t wait to make more! So happy that I’m able to explore new crafts on this trip. 🙂

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