TWSBI Eco


A story about how other creatives shape you… push you… remind you!

I’ve fallen in love with TWSBI’s and draw them a lot.
They are architectural, like little buildings,
and you can see all the ways they work which is very cool.

I drew these in my last Nostaglie Sketchbook but resisted adding paint.
I wanted to, then loved the clean line (I’ve been doing more drawing lately)
and so let it go.  Close that book and put it on my shelf.

Then Tonya from @scratchjournal wrote about a piece that nagged at her and
I realized this was STILL nagging at me even after I closed the book.

Good grief.


I retrieved the sketchbook and added colors,
mostly inks that match the colors of the pens,
though I didn’t buy Monteverde Valentine Red to fill the red one.

Turn out MGraham’s Cobalt Turquoise matches my turquoise pen…
the only watercolor… I wanted something that conveyed
a loss of light through the pens for the turquoise TWSBI as it is solid plastic.
the others are demonstrators and jeweled translucent colors.

TWSBI Eco 1.1 with Robert Oster Australian Sky Blue,
TWSBI Eco 1.1 with Robert Oster Emerald,
TWSBI Eco 1.1 with with Nemosine Aeolis Palus Red ink,
TWSBI Eco 1.1 with Robert Oster MIX!

Now the book is safely tucked away and I breathe easier!

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hollywood baby turned beach gurl turned steel&glass city gurl turned cowgurl turned herb gurl turned green city gurl. . . artist writer photographer. . . cat lover but misses our big dogs, gone to heaven. . . buddhist and interested in the study of spiritual traditions. . . foodie, organic, lover of all things mik, partner in conservation business mpfconservation, consummate blogger, making a dream happen, insomniac who is either reading buddhist teachings or not-so-bloody mysteries or autobio journal thangs early in the morning when i can't sleep
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7 Responses to TWSBI Eco

  1. Dan Antion says:

    Now I’m thinking about fountain pens again…

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  2. aeronm says:

    I hate to be a penabler…. (oh, who am I kidding? I love to be a penabler!!) …..but have you tried the TWSBI Mini? One of my all-time favorite pens….. I love it so much, my poor Eco rarely ever makes it out of the drawer, cuz I always reach for the Mini!! 🙂

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  3. joey says:

    So cute and colorful, worthy of a post!

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