My first week back in school is fully remote. The beginning of the calendar year offers a chance to reset. To consider my writing and thinking tools with fresh(er) eyes. And to select six pen and ink combos that will help me slip into a rhythm.

My attention has kept Diamine’s inkvent inks firmly in frame for four weeks now. I’m expanding this week. The focus is on inks I haven’t given ample time to of late.

Christmas has come and gone, offering up a balanced set of six new inkvent inks to play with. This week’s six inks fit snugly into my comfort zone: two blue-greens, two earth tones, and two accent colors — a purple and a pink. Bwaha. Bwahaha.

A quick recap is in order before I dig into the new currently inked. This is the fourth and final week of my 2021 Inkvent Challenge. The challenge is to cobble together a functional collection of pens and inks using only the Inkvent inks for days 19 to 24.

The hits keep coming. Week three of my little Inkvent Challenge is proving the most difficult so far. Four blues and two rusty browns. Bring. It. On.

We have arrived at the second week of the 2021 Inkvent Challenge. Here’s a recap of the plan: I am challenging myself to craft a workable sextet of pen and ink pairings this week out, using only the first six Inkvent inks. The inks for days 7 to 12 are my challenge for this week, inks 13 to 18 are next week; and so on for the full four weeks.