A two day workshop in The Crypt, Rochester Cathedral Wednesday 14th & 28th November 2018 Why you should try this course There are few activities more meaningful than recording and reflecting on the events of our lives, those […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further it’s creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Author: Nick Stewart
I create art using fountain pen inks and bleach. My techniques epitomise the whole ethos of ‘less is more’ and demonstrate how much one can achieve using very little. It is also a medium that is very much serendipity led and the beauty of the final outcomes are often dictated by this.
A NEW future for fountain pen inks
For the last 3 years I have been deconstructing fountain inks in the name of creative investigation to see if it’s possible to reimagine them as something other than just a handwriting agent for fountain […]
An Interview with The Art Supply Posse
This is an interview about the Fountain Pen Inks and Bleach project, and other things, that I gave to The Art Supply Posse a couple of months back. Many thanks to Kim for posing the […]
Shimmertastic! New Diamine Shimmer Inks for 2018
It’s that time of year again and Diamine are releasing their latest additions to the Shimmer Inks range on 1st October 2018. Eight new colours featuring three silvers: Starlit Sea, Peacock Flare and Neon Lime […]
Fountain Pen Ink Workshop. Saturday 29th September. Book Now!
Book Now! And explore this fascinating medium! All materials and refreshments included. Modern Calligraphy. Shimmer Inks. Ink and bleach. Ink Art. http://www.nickstewart.ink/events
Multi-purpose Fountain Pen Inks
It’s taken a while, but at long last, the mission has been accomplished. Multi-purpose fountain pen inks. Inks that one can write with and inks that one can use for painting and illustration. The perfect […]
Randall Ink Review from The Clumsy Penman
Nick Stewart is a creative designer, artist, calligrapher and educator from historic Rochester in England. In the word of fountain pens, especially inks, he is well known for his serious ink tests, exceptional chromatography swatches […]
