Dec. 10, 10:01am

Diamine Salamander, Lamy Safari F, Hand.book journal, wet Q-tip.  Almost-done votive candle.

Between my cream sketchbook paper and the warm lighting in my snapshots, the green tint of the Salamander ink often gets lost.  Diamine Salamander is actually a top notch example of what I consider to be a good ink: an ink that darkens almost to black, and shows a prominent hue when it's thinned out without being too saturated.

Plus, Diamine inks come in these nifty vintage style bottles.

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Now, if only they'd ship the bottles with a handmade glass pen!  Nabbed this one at a glass art gallery in Stone Harbor, New Jersey.  Glass pen feature coming soon.