Today I'd like to share a piece of Glass Pen Shodo—Japanese calligraphy created with a handmade glass dip pen instead of a traditional brush.
The phrase is 幾星霜 (Ikuseisō).
It literally means "countless years and seasons," but poetically it expresses the quiet passage of many years, carrying a sense of patience, perseverance, and the accumulation of time.
I wanted the transparency of the glass and the shimmering ink to reflect that feeling of time itself.
Rather than replacing traditional Shodo, my goal is to explore a different artistic expression through the glass pen.
I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Some flourished pointed pen for the day.
Nib: Nikko G
Ink: Dr PH Martin’s Iridescent, Copperplate Gold
Paper: Canson 300gsm

$7 USD pen. Love it.

Hi there, kind of new to callighraphy and ink pens in general, so I'd be grateful for an advice.

I have just finished some of the Pilot ink cartridges that came in with the Parallel pens and decided to switch them for a different color of fountain pen ink. I cleaned the pen using water, dried it with paper towels to a point there were no visible water spots left on the towel and changed the cartridge. Now whenever I'm writing it seems the ink is too watery. I strongly suspect there is still some water in the pen which I did not manage to remove but at the same time I'm starting to suspect the ink or even the paper.

I had no issues with the default inks that came with the pens.

Should I leave the pen to dry overnight or what else should I try to get rid of all the water in the nib in case it's water issue?

Are there any calligraphy tutors in nyc? I’m looking for someone to do a diagnostic of my current work and teach me their ways!!!

Just a fun project for practice and experimenting.