Ink Tank | Episode 8

In this episode, David and Gray talk a bit about their impromptu break from recording, wonder where everyone in the calligraphy community is hanging out these days, and kick around the idea of hallucinating penmanship forms.

Show Notes

• Interstellar: “I’ve waited years.”
• Sean Angus Watson on the space organ.
• Nina Tran as the voice of Brand.
• Depression Resources: Mayo Clinic, National Institute for Mental Health
• Bluey Season 1, Episode 3: Keepy Uppy
• The tradition of gifting a knife with a penny
• A few online penmanship communities
  • The Flourish Forum (No account needed.)
  • /r/Handwriting (No account needed.)
  • /r/Scribes (No account needed.)
  • The Creatrium (Account required.)
  • Copperplate Script For All (Account required.)
  • Fountain Pen Network (No account needed.)
• What’s a lurker? See the third definition.
• Party at the moon tower!
• Two methods of teaching: Banking method or the Sherpa method
• Visualization in sports.
• In Penmanship
  • Lessons in Ornamental Penmanship, C. P. Zaner
  • Lessons in Practical Penmanship, C. E. Doner
  • Collection of Penmanship, C. C. Canon
• Fire Kasina meditation and the basis for Jhana practice.
• Oh lawd! Back up Terry!
• Weinberg Memorial Library – Zaner-Bloser Inc./Sonya Bloser Monroe Penmanship Collection
• A. D. Taylor’s 1898 letter to E. W. Bloser
• Bearclaw attacks!

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Specimens Received: Ryan Vanden Bos