Black swan in English Roses

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Black swan in English Roses


I love inks with a story. This is one of them.

The quintessential English rose, the Rose of York, is a white rose. Obviously this is not it.
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However, Nathan’s inspiration of this ink is the memory of a British Lady who visited her mother’s garden when he was a child. And this ink is indeed a homage to her, the first British person he ever met. The lady avoided looking at the poppies, reminding her of the loss she endured during the great war and focused on the roses. One can say that Black Swan in English Roses is a poppy by extension, and the title and artwork englobe the ‘innocence” of prewar and the “coming of age” of post war.

You can check this video (thanks to INeedAFinancialAdvisor)


This is an extremely well-behaved ink and ghosting and bleed through are non-existent even on Hillroy copy paper, which ghosts bic and pencil. Dry time is reasonable on non absorbent papers, though apparently in its earlier incarnations it was not.


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Back
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Ink is quite water resistant:
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After 15 seconds under running water
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Sample text on Tome River 68gr
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Hammermill
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HP32 gr.
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Comparaison
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• Pen used: Noodler’s Ahab, Lamy Safari broad
• Shading: Yes
• Ghosting: None
• Bleed through: None.
• Flow Rate: Wet
• Lubrication: Nice
• Nib Dry-out:
• Start-up:
• Saturation: Rich and dark.
• Shading delightful
• Sheen: None, thankfully.
• Spread None seen.
• Nib Creep None
• Staining: No.
• Clogging: Nope
• Water resistance: Water resistant
• Availability: Only in bottle 90 ml bottles.