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Ink Review: J. Herbin Ambre de Birmanie by Rants of The Archer on Feb 27, 2012I miss writing ink reviews, really. I was supposed to write one for Valentine's, but the occasion felt too frivolous so I skipped it and chose a different ink color. I saved the red ink for the dark rainy days. One Saturday morning, when the sun was...

On Review: 12 Red Inks by Rants of The Archer on Oct 14, 2011Can you guess how many red inks are here? I know I did not reveal the answer soon as I have promised, but did you make a guess? Did you get it right? If your guess is 12, then you got it! There is a dozen red inks in this doodle and in this hug...

Ink Review: Diamine Orange by Rants of The Archer on Aug 1, 2011When you squeeze an orange, orange juice comes out ~ because that's what's inside. -  Dr. Wayne D. Dyer(Internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-development.) The past several weeks have been gloomy and dreary from where...

Ink Review: J. Herbin Diabolo Menthe by Rants of The Archer on May 30, 2011In my part of the globe, summer is nearing its end as rains begin to pelt us from tropical storm Bebeng (Aere) and typhoon Chedeng (Songda). But before summer finally bids us farewell and this post becomes a weather alert, let me write my long-postp...

Ink Review: Diamine Majestic Blue by Rants of The Archer on Jan 9, 2011When I haven't any blue I use red. - Pablo Picasso Imagine Picasso running out of blue while painting the Old Guitarist. Or the La Vie. I wonder how his masterpieces would have turned out had he ran out of blue. Interesting, isn't it? But could i...

Ink Review: J. Herbin 1670 Ink by Rants of The Archer on Nov 4, 2010Red was your colour. If not red, then white. But red Was what you wrapped around you. Blood-red. Was it blood? Was it red-ochre, for warming the dead? Haematite to make immortal The precious heirloom bones, the family bones. - Ted Hughes, 'Red' Kare...

Pen Review: Schneider iD Fountain Pen by Rants of The Archer on Aug 29, 2010I love Schneider pens. I have a huuuge stash of Schneider gel pens, fineliners, and rollerballs hoarded collected before I shifted to fountain pens. When I got my first Base pen, a black pen with smooth, wet medium nib, I was hooked. I found the...

Ink Review: Diamine Woodland Green by Rants of The Archer on Aug 13, 2010Lost in the forest, I broke off a dark twig,and lifted its whisper to my thirsty lips:maybe it was the voice of the rain crying,a cracked bell, or a torn heart. - Pablo Neruda, 'Lost in the Forest' It all started with a Vector. Then came some more.

Ink Review: J. Herbin Lierre Sauvage by Rants of The Archer on Jul 27, 2010It rained for four years, eleven months, and two days. The sky crumbled into storms and hurricanes that scattered roofs and knocked down walls and uprooted every last plant of the banana groves. - Gabriel García Márquez, 'One Hundred Years o...

Ink Review: J. Herbin Poussière de Lune by Rants of The Archer on Apr 9, 2010The moon shines down on a sleeping lizardLittle fish rain down from the sky. Outside the window there are soldiersSteeling themselves to die. - Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore I'm back to blogging, reviewing, and writing after a long absence. An...