A. Markov
@abigailmarkov.com
Pen Maker, Artist, Artificer, Director of Shenanigans.
Don't let the approachable oversharing fool you - my actual work has been featured in Pen World magazine repeatedly, with collectors around the world.
Personal account.
www.abigailmarkov.com
Don't let the approachable oversharing fool you - my actual work has been featured in Pen World magazine repeatedly, with collectors around the world.
Personal account.
www.abigailmarkov.com
Called it a night on the lathe after breaking a cap due to fatigue. Went to play in ZBrush - I've been finally making headway on learning the software in the last month.
Not too shabby, and no, the likeness was not intentional, but it is amusing all the same.
Not too shabby, and no, the likeness was not intentional, but it is amusing all the same.
December 31, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Called it a night on the lathe after breaking a cap due to fatigue. Went to play in ZBrush - I've been finally making headway on learning the software in the last month.
Not too shabby, and no, the likeness was not intentional, but it is amusing all the same.
Not too shabby, and no, the likeness was not intentional, but it is amusing all the same.
I have to finish my workbench queue and get started on a new batch of pens for my favorite authorized crack dealer, I mean pen & stationery shop - Smruti Pens is heading to the Philly Pen Show and I want to make sure they have some new work from me.
It's gonna be a packed week.
It's gonna be a packed week.
December 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I have to finish my workbench queue and get started on a new batch of pens for my favorite authorized crack dealer, I mean pen & stationery shop - Smruti Pens is heading to the Philly Pen Show and I want to make sure they have some new work from me.
It's gonna be a packed week.
It's gonna be a packed week.
Today was learning the basics of how current, voltage, power, solid state conductors, & electric fields in circuits work - for fun. Played in ZBrush some more, read more of The Perfectionists, did a bunch of laundry and swept some floors, dinner, washed my hair, listened to some jazz music. #DayOff
December 29, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Today was learning the basics of how current, voltage, power, solid state conductors, & electric fields in circuits work - for fun. Played in ZBrush some more, read more of The Perfectionists, did a bunch of laundry and swept some floors, dinner, washed my hair, listened to some jazz music. #DayOff
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Today's travelling fountain pens: two Parker 51 Demis and an @abigailmarkov.com "Bebe." Inks: Colorverse Red Shift, Anderillium Flying Squid Blue, Sailor Yodaki.
December 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Today's travelling fountain pens: two Parker 51 Demis and an @abigailmarkov.com "Bebe." Inks: Colorverse Red Shift, Anderillium Flying Squid Blue, Sailor Yodaki.
Wait for it.
/*Faraday Fountain Pen update.*/
/*Faraday Fountain Pen update.*/
December 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Wait for it.
/*Faraday Fountain Pen update.*/
/*Faraday Fountain Pen update.*/
The Faraday Fountain Pen has achieved operational stability.
December 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The Faraday Fountain Pen has achieved operational stability.
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For @abigailmarkov.com, but for all of us creative types as well:
![Post by switchelsweets: [wish I had a better cite, but that's all I got]
I want to share some wisdom from my high school art teacher.
In my AP Art class, there was a girl who was just starting to experiment with mixed media. At this point she was still playing around, trying to decide what direction she wanted to go with her portfolio. So one critique day, she brought in an abstract canvas with some rhinestone highlights and painted and real peacock feathers. She loved sparkles and peacock feathers so she thought she'd try introducing them a *little*. And after everyone had given some input, the teacher gave her his advice, VERY roughly paraphrased here:
"So here's the thing... I do not like this style. These are just elements that do not speak to me personally, but I see that you like them, and you're doing interesting things with them.
"My biggest critique is, I only merely *dislike* this piece. I want you to make me HATE it. Go crazy with the things that you like. Don't hold back trying to make it palatable to people like me. Because I am NEVER going to like it. And if the audience does not like it, it should drive them crazy seeing how much YOU love it."
Her portfolio was chock full of neon colors and glitter and rhinestones and splashes of peacock feathers and it was a delight. Our teacher despised every piece lol, but she got great marks and I think even won some awards. And more importantly, she was happy and proud of the results. Because she didn't limit herself by trying to appeal to people who were never going to enjoy what she enjoyed.
Takeaway here: be as cringe as you want. Don't limit yourself based on other ppl's tastes. They're not you, and you are incredible.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ot3nzcyg5dqlrs27gvdqhouv/bafkreibxon6wppdxp36o6cvxbnd24wvfqhxfezzdlfpqyh6m4fokkauon4@jpeg)
December 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
For @abigailmarkov.com, but for all of us creative types as well:
When a painting is done, I pull it off the wall and let it live on top of the keyboard in the living room for a while.
I had forgotten about doing that last night before going to bed.
Current view from the coffee maker in the kitchen, across the living room.
Felt like a gut punch, the good kind.
I had forgotten about doing that last night before going to bed.
Current view from the coffee maker in the kitchen, across the living room.
Felt like a gut punch, the good kind.
December 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
When a painting is done, I pull it off the wall and let it live on top of the keyboard in the living room for a while.
I had forgotten about doing that last night before going to bed.
Current view from the coffee maker in the kitchen, across the living room.
Felt like a gut punch, the good kind.
I had forgotten about doing that last night before going to bed.
Current view from the coffee maker in the kitchen, across the living room.
Felt like a gut punch, the good kind.
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A question I just asked myself (and I feel like @abigailmarkov.com would be proud):
"I wonder how much mica I can add to fountain pen ink before it clogs the pen?"
"I wonder how much mica I can add to fountain pen ink before it clogs the pen?"
December 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A question I just asked myself (and I feel like @abigailmarkov.com would be proud):
"I wonder how much mica I can add to fountain pen ink before it clogs the pen?"
"I wonder how much mica I can add to fountain pen ink before it clogs the pen?"
:pterodactyl screech:
December 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
:pterodactyl screech:
See the yellow? Due today to stay on schedule.
See the red? Overdue to stay on schedule.
:stretches hands:
See the red? Overdue to stay on schedule.
:stretches hands:
December 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
See the yellow? Due today to stay on schedule.
See the red? Overdue to stay on schedule.
:stretches hands:
See the red? Overdue to stay on schedule.
:stretches hands:
BlueSky keeps giving me file type unsupported for jpgs AND pngs.
For weeks. Only way around is to crop the image with android native editor instead of Snapseed.
Which... nah man, at the end of the day, that's just ridiculous.
For weeks. Only way around is to crop the image with android native editor instead of Snapseed.
Which... nah man, at the end of the day, that's just ridiculous.
December 15, 2025 at 5:23 AM
BlueSky keeps giving me file type unsupported for jpgs AND pngs.
For weeks. Only way around is to crop the image with android native editor instead of Snapseed.
Which... nah man, at the end of the day, that's just ridiculous.
For weeks. Only way around is to crop the image with android native editor instead of Snapseed.
Which... nah man, at the end of the day, that's just ridiculous.
Today was a good, but very long, day.
I have no higher order thought brain cells working left.
Prefrontal cortex has left chat, fam.
A bitch is tired.
I have no higher order thought brain cells working left.
Prefrontal cortex has left chat, fam.
A bitch is tired.
December 14, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Today was a good, but very long, day.
I have no higher order thought brain cells working left.
Prefrontal cortex has left chat, fam.
A bitch is tired.
I have no higher order thought brain cells working left.
Prefrontal cortex has left chat, fam.
A bitch is tired.
It's the consistency that gives it away, that I'm legitimately, albeit quietly, very good at what I do.
December 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It's the consistency that gives it away, that I'm legitimately, albeit quietly, very good at what I do.
Alive, and fine.
In deep flow state, aka: here there be dragons and krakkens, do not interrupt unless it's important.
In deep flow state, aka: here there be dragons and krakkens, do not interrupt unless it's important.
December 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Alive, and fine.
In deep flow state, aka: here there be dragons and krakkens, do not interrupt unless it's important.
In deep flow state, aka: here there be dragons and krakkens, do not interrupt unless it's important.
DIY Adult Lunchables continue to work well.
December 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
DIY Adult Lunchables continue to work well.
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Morning pages is often just me writing about whatever fountain pen I’m using and commenting on the nuances of the ink (before, you know, unexpectedly launching into something random about my childhood). This lovely red one from @abigailmarkov.com arrived yesterday! Her work is absolutely delightful.
December 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Morning pages is often just me writing about whatever fountain pen I’m using and commenting on the nuances of the ink (before, you know, unexpectedly launching into something random about my childhood). This lovely red one from @abigailmarkov.com arrived yesterday! Her work is absolutely delightful.
Look, I don't make the rules for the nervous system; this is a Feel Good song.
youtu.be/H0gvlyrGoIE?...
youtu.be/H0gvlyrGoIE?...
Michael Bolton + How Can We Be Lovers + Lyrics
YouTube video by ROADVIDEO404
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December 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Look, I don't make the rules for the nervous system; this is a Feel Good song.
youtu.be/H0gvlyrGoIE?...
youtu.be/H0gvlyrGoIE?...
Best chorale concert in 4 years while also being the most challenging.
December 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Best chorale concert in 4 years while also being the most challenging.
Is 13 months a statistically significant enough time to have spent on two dating apps in order to call an end to the experiment?
December 7, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Is 13 months a statistically significant enough time to have spent on two dating apps in order to call an end to the experiment?
Today's To Do list:
Turn six pens.
Listen and sing along with choir pieces to prep for concert tomorrow.
Avoid murder.
Turn six pens.
Listen and sing along with choir pieces to prep for concert tomorrow.
Avoid murder.
December 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Today's To Do list:
Turn six pens.
Listen and sing along with choir pieces to prep for concert tomorrow.
Avoid murder.
Turn six pens.
Listen and sing along with choir pieces to prep for concert tomorrow.
Avoid murder.
I am not trying to take better care of myself out of some newfound sense of self love.
I am doing it because I was faced with a logistical choice when it came to my work:
I am doing it because I was faced with a logistical choice when it came to my work:
December 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I am not trying to take better care of myself out of some newfound sense of self love.
I am doing it because I was faced with a logistical choice when it came to my work:
I am doing it because I was faced with a logistical choice when it came to my work:
TIL: if you get really tired after eating, it can be a sign you're way more dehydrated than you think. Like, chronically dehydrated.
Not enough space to explain the why, but it makes sense.
Not enough space to explain the why, but it makes sense.
December 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
TIL: if you get really tired after eating, it can be a sign you're way more dehydrated than you think. Like, chronically dehydrated.
Not enough space to explain the why, but it makes sense.
Not enough space to explain the why, but it makes sense.