I am confident that my friends have been avoiding me this month after discovering my zeal for these gold foil wedding invitations. They’re all I have talked about the past couple of weeks — I am utterly and completely in love with them, and I gush about them to anyone who will listen. Luckily for my friends, I have a blog where I can write about this sort of thing, and I’m going to let it all out here!
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{In this photo, I am using the Hunt 100 nib on a commissioned illustration.}
Recently, I have received a lot of questions about calligraphy nibs — people want to know what to buy, which is a valid question that any calligrapher, fledgling or established, can — and should — have. The truth is … calligraphy nibs, for me, are like restaurants. {Before you raise an eyebrow at my strange metaphor, let me explain!} Every month or so, I get obsessed with a new restaurant that I can’t get enough of. I’ll eat there all the time and rave about it to anyone who will listen. Then, I discover a new restaurant, forget about the old restaurant, and the cycle begins again. So it goes with nibs; I get obsessed and use one to bits, and then the next best thing comes along. Essentially, this post may be a little dated depending on when you’re tuning in, but I will keep you updated in subsequent posts when I find new nibs that I love.
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