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The Little Green Bean Studio
a creative blog of sorts
Calligraphy | Watercolor
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Phewee didn't know if I could fit the poem in a picture ๐Ÿคฃ 
Or the poem in one paper sheet ๐Ÿ˜†
There's a few ink smears and typos here and there ๐Ÿ˜…
Oops! ๐Ÿคซ But I had fun โ˜บ๏ธ 

Last poem for @endlesspens.usa poetry month challenge. 
Poem: True colours 
By Rebecca @beckyhemsleypoetry 

Y'all check-out her poems for your dose of love, quirk, and whimsy. โ˜บ๏ธโœจ๐Ÿ’–
Wherever you are, have a good one โ˜บ๏ธ 

Materials
Hunt 101 nib
@rhodia_officiel @rhodiapads a3 graph pad 
Moon Palace sumi ink

#poetrymonth #houstoncalligrapher #houstonwatercolorartist #copperplatecalligraphy #calligraphypractice by @littlegreenbean_studio
4
6 months ago
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For @endlesspens.usa 's handwritten poetry challenge. 

Thought I'd re-visit a classic poem for the month of hope. โ˜บ๏ธ

Poem: "Hope" is the thing with feathers (314)
-Emily Dickinson

Wherever you are, have a good one โ˜บ๏ธ 

Materials
Hunt 101 nib
@maruman.usa mnemosyne a4 grid notebook
Moon Palace sumi ink 

#copperplatecalligraphy #poetrymonth #houstoncalligrapher #houstonwatercolorartist #calligraphypractice by @littlegreenbean_studio
4
6 months ago
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Practicing copperplate calligraphy amidst @endlesspens.usa 's poetry month challenge week 2 (I accidentally missed week one! Oops! ๐Ÿ˜‚). The Maruman mnemosyne paper works so well with moon palace sumi ink to produce such satisfying calligraphy swells ๐Ÿ˜

Poem: We never know how high we are (1176)
By: Emily Dickinson

I (hopefully) aim to practice my calligraphy and script some favorite poems I've come across or listened to (spoken word poetry anyone? ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜ƒ) over the years. 

Wherever you are, have a good one โ˜บ๏ธ 

Materials
Moon palace sumi ink
Hunt 101 nib
@maruman.usa mnemosyne 180 a4 journal

#poetrymonth #copperplatecalligraphy #houstoncalligrapher #houstonwatercolorartist #calligraphypractice by @littlegreenbean_studio
2
6 months ago
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Prompt 4 from Behind the Strokes challenge hosted by @curious.medium and @thecreativekinds 

"Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous - to poetry."
Thomas Mann

Need more textured paper practice ๐Ÿคช looooooooovvvee doing the flourishes โœจ
Swipe โžก๏ธ for some gold shimmer details, sploots, and sheen action โœจ ๐Ÿ˜† 

Wherever you are, have a good one โ˜บ๏ธ 

Materials 
@strathmoreart
400 series recycled drawing paper 11x14
@thecreativekinds metallic watercolor - Ebony gold 

#behindthestrokes #copperplate #copperplateflourishing #houstoncalligrapher #houstonwatercolorartist by @littlegreenbean_studio
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7 months ago
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Prompt 3 from Behind the Strokes challenge
"Go into yourself..." - Rainer Maria Wilke
Hosted by @curious.medium and @thecreativekinds 

Swipe โžก๏ธ for some details on the sheen and shimmer details/action โœจ The Creative Kinds's Ebony gold has my heart! ๐Ÿ˜ My pan of Felicity's quite low per slide 2๐Ÿ˜‚

Wherever you are, have a good one โ˜บ๏ธ 

Creative brain dump/overthinking warning*
My mind was exploding with ideas, but I wanted to calm myself down to be pragmatic for this prompt. After all, more words, more time to complete right? ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคช Oopsies ๐Ÿ˜‚

I originally wanted to draw a girl in meditation, curled up, and snuggly. Nice and cozy. But no, let's try "to keep it simple"

But then. I was greatly inspired by the circle design, which made me want to do a calligraphy twist on the yin/yang symbol, which made me think of the koi fishes Tui/La from Avatar: The Last Airbender, which then made me realize March 29 is World Mermaid day (say wut? ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฏ), which then made me think about betta fishes and their beautiful fins. The aquatic sea life ventures also inspired me to look into Hawai'i and Polynesian tattoo designs, hence the spiral circles.

What an adventure ๐Ÿ˜‚ *end blog dump ๐Ÿคฃ

Materials
@speedball_art
Fluid hot press watercolor paper 6x6
Pilot parallel pen, 3.0mm
@inksbyvinta
Sulu Blue | Tubbataha 1993 (from their Heritage series I think ๐Ÿค”)
@finetecus metallic watercolors 
Silver, Blue silver, Champagne gold
@thecreativekinds metallic calligraphy watercolors
Ebony gold, Felicity, Twinkle, Lucy in the Sky

#behindthestrokes 
#uncial 
#calligraphyfiligree 
#houstoncalligrapher 
#houstonwatercolorartist by @littlegreenbean_studio
6
7 months ago
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Prompt 2: soliloquy
From @curious.medium and @thecreativekinds  #behindthestrokes challenge 

I always think of theater when it comes to the term "soliloquy," as it pertains to an introspective monologue as a character thinks out loud about growth that also moves the plot forward. Shakespeare's Hamlet has the ever-so-famous "To be or not to be...." But I chose words from Viola's soliloquy from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

Swipe โžก๏ธ to check out the sheen details and action โœจ 

Wherever you are, have a good one โ˜บ๏ธ โœจ 

Materials
@strathmoreart
400 series cold press watercolor paper 
Moon palace sumi ink
@thecreativekinds metallic watercolor
Solstice, Felicity
@wearingeul_global ink
For whom the bell tolls
Pilot parallel pen, 3.8mm nib

#uncial
#calligraphyfiligree 
#copperplate by @littlegreenbean_studio
8
7 months ago
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Behind the Strokes challenge
Prompt 1: inward 

A serendipitous cuppa tea for prompt 1 of @thecreativekinds 's and @curious.medium 's #behindthestrokes challenge ๐Ÿ˜†โœจ

Swipe โžก๏ธ for some sheen details and action โœจ๐Ÿ˜†

This might be a torrent post challenge as I found the challenge rather belatedly ๐Ÿ˜‚ (*whispers* so thankful for weekends and evenings away from work ๐Ÿคช) I might low-key have procrastinated some sleep ๐Ÿคฃ

Materials
@strathmoreart watercolor paper
Various watercolors (does anyone ever remember once you squish them onto the palette? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…)
Pilot parallel pen 3.8mm
@wearingeul_global ink For Whom The Bell Tolls
The Creative Kinds's Solstice

#houstoncalligrapher #houstonwatercolorartist #uncial #calligraphy by @littlegreenbean_studio
3
7 months ago
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A little happy birthday and a little filigree and a little flourish โœจ

A little birthday for a fwen!
Swipe โžก๏ธ for the envelope, some detail pics, and sloooooowww motion sheen action โœจ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Wherever you are, have a good one โ˜บ๏ธ 

Materials
@strathmoreart bristol card and envelope
Pilot parallel pen, 6.0mm, 4.5mm, 3.0mm nib
Hunt 101 nib

@sailor.pen.northamerica @sailorpen.1911 ink studio no.731
@wearingeul_global Ink: For Whom the Bell Tolls
@thecreativekinds metallic watercolor - Solstice
@finetecus Crystal gold, Rose Gold

#calligraphy #houstoncalligrapher #houstonwatercolorartist #metallicink #inkaholic by @littlegreenbean_studio
8
7 months ago
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Last prompt for @dromgoolespens #dromgoolesinktober challenge: 

Witch's hat

The illustration couldn't make "my cut" ๐Ÿ˜‚ but here's my inky hand-lettering for you guys ๐Ÿ˜œ
Swipe โžก๏ธ for details and sheen action โœจ

Materials
@cansonusa Bristol journal
@thecreativekinds Felicity
@andflowertales Black assassin 
Hunt 101 nib
@pilotpenusa parallel pen, 6.0mm nib
@sailor yurameku - Kokoro Guma ink 

Wherever you are, have a good one โ˜บ๏ธ by @littlegreenbean_studio
8
a year ago
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Tis another crunch-time post for @dromgoolespens #dromgoolesinktober 

Prompt: pumpkin

I originally had an idea...or four, but art block and life-ing be cancelling. Here's some loose-y goose-y pumpkins for y'all.

Wherever you are, have a good one โ˜บ๏ธ 

Materials
@legionpaper aqua hot press
Creative marks fountain brush
Various watercolor/gansai tambi from @holbeinartistmaterials @winsorandnewton @kuretakejapan by @littlegreenbean_studio
8
a year ago
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Must be the week of almost-midnight posts ๐Ÿ˜‚

Submitting a simple, Gothic textura "tombstone" for @dromgoolespens #dromgoolesinktober 

Materials
Crescent illustration board
@pilotpenusa parallel pen, 4.5mm nib 
@wearingeul_global black dream by @littlegreenbean_studio
2
a year ago
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Cinching at the last of Wednesday to post #mytsuchiyakaban in celebration of their 60th anniversary.

Many thanks to the @tsuchiya_kaban_en team for hosting. I received my randoseru back in April and had an excited opening sesh back in April this year.  it's been incredible weathering the craftsmanship against Houston indoor and outdoor explorations. I think I definitely spy a watermark that the camera can't spy ๐Ÿ˜‚

 Much love to the classic color combo. I recently learned I have a belt that's 30+years old that's weathered and creased with me for the past 20 years. It'd be really cool to see where my #tsuchiyakaban randoseru takes me in the next 20 ๐Ÿ˜‰

Also, reminder to self to take more pictures. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Wherever you are, have a good one โ˜บ๏ธ by @littlegreenbean_studio
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a year ago
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