Pen envy
Posted: June 1, 2022 Filed under: Uncategorized 21 CommentsOk, I’m guilty of buying something I didn’t really need. I certainly have enough pens — dozens of markers, dip pens, fountain pens and other assorted drawing tools — but I saw my friends using a Kakimori dip pen in Instagram reels, and I had to have one. Call it an early birthday gift to myself, which is easy to justify since I do have a June birthday.
The pen arrived today, in its beautiful packaging. The brass nib in a tiny grey box with a debossed imprint for the logo, the wooden handle in a long box, and the pigment ink in a square box. All as beautiful as Japanese packaging can be. So beautiful that I’m tempted to save the boxes too.
There are no assembly instructions for the pen. Insert the nib in the handle, dip in the ink and draw. And draw is what I did after seeing the beautiful thick and thin lines this pen can make in drawings from Suhita, Paul and Paul.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
The lines are expressive and the subject, as always, is very appealing!
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Thanks Jean. The subject is always willing to comply with my requests to model.
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Guilty pleasures💕😂😂. Where did you purchase this pen? If you show it off you have to share…lol
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Karen, I am happy to share. Are you in Canada? If so, I highly recommend Phidon pens: https://phidonpens.com/
Really fast service! Only a few days from my impulse buy to having it arrive at my door.
If you are in the US, they carry the pens at https://yosekastationery.com/
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❤️ nice pen, nice drawing! 👍
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Thanks so much Linda!
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Well, we never know which is the “just right pen” until we test them all. Looks like it makes great lines at your direction. Happy early Birthday!
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That is so true De. I have to test them all!!
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Happy Birthday Shari, enjoy the glorious Month of June! The dip pen looks interesting and fun! Looking forward to more of your art, especially the Old Lachine , and Pointe Claire
areas as I grew up and lived in Quebec for 20 years.. Old Montreal and the Westmount areas are also so inspiring and fun!
Thanks for your tips and travel inspiration.
You make plein air painting so fresh and easy to try, even though it is an artist’s challenge to be outside our studios! Lol
Have a great summer..! 😊
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Ruth, thanks so much for dropping me a line. Your favourite spots are my favourites too! You are reminding me to get out to Lachine to do some sketching very soon! I hope that wherever you live now, you are getting out to sketch too. I know it’s hard to push yourself outside of the studio. I have that problem too but I make a special effort to get out these days, especially when the weather is nice. Our summer is so short!
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Hee, hee… when I first saw this pen (in Paul’s posts I think) I wondered how long it would be till you got one! It is such a beautiful object. The packaging you describe is worth keeping!
Lovely drawing. Is it my imagination, or are the marks just a bit more gestural, or calligraphic, or something?
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Great “self-gift”! i am trying it too, but i got the stainless steel version. It appears the SS makes thinner marks and the brass one makes thicker marks, although they can both make marks of different widths no matter what? I just got mine yesterday, and with the 30×30 Direct Watercolor challenge, not sure when i will actually make a sketch with it other than playing around. Looking forward to seeing your sketches with it!
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lovely. Yes, save the box. Im sure it is a work of art also. 🙂
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Looks like it makes really nice lines in a variety of widths. I’ll have to check it out! My thought is definitely keep the box and packaging.
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Love your drawings of Alice!
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I had to go to the Kakimori site and I admit the pens are jaw-dropping. I thoroughly enjoyed “window shopping” and resisted the urge to but but I made a note about the pens if I get the urge again. Another nice drawing of Alice!
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So sorry for not checking spelling before posting—resisted the urge to “BUY”
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I knew what you meant : ) thanks for being stronger than me!
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I loved this pen and nib the minute I saw Paul Wang use them! I did not not need another art tool either, but I have one now! I bought the stainless steel version and I love how light weight it is to use. I love gifts to self 🙂 Beautiful sketch of your dog…..Happy Birthday Shari!
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NICE pen, how much are they? Just curious
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Here’s the link to where I bought mine. This is the nib. You can put it in any pen holder: https://phidonpens.com/collections/art-and-calligraphy/products/kakimori-metal-nib-brass
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