Art of a pen nib

Pen nib

Sunday 22nd February 2015

Sorting through some boxes of bits I came across a few unused ink pen nibs. I noticed that they were marked with 'Post Office Pen' made in England. These are the sort of pen nibs attached to a wooden stick you dipped in ink ages ago. I photographed one with lighting just hitting the top of the pen to create a white line running the length of the nib, picking out the writing. I think it was the influence of some Viking metal ware I saw at York yesterday (see yesterdays post), that made me twist the image in Photoshop to create a serpent like shape whilst retaining the actual point of the pen top, left. I quite like it as a piece of art.