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Tharrick Lawson
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Bioscientist, calligrapher, wooper enjoyer, cat lover, LARP enthusiast.

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The lyrics to Cakejumper's Irish cover of Kyofuu All Back, hand-lettered in black and orange inks in a LOTR-inspired style 'Chomh luath 's a chuaigh mé amach faoin aer, Séideach mo choirníní suas le gala fuar, Ach- cróga 's go cúramach, Rachaidh mé chun cíon, Téigí, téigí, téigí liomsa tríd an ghaoth mhór. "Siúl, lean ort, tá’n leaba the í gcéin," sin a deirimse liom féin. Nach mbeadh ghrian ag taitneamh dúinn níos mó? Go hainnis dúinn go deo. "B'fhearr liom suí chun breathnú ar na héin," sin a deirimse liom féin. Tuí ag éirí, ag éalú ón díon? Hata, hata, hata, hata, caillte? Ochón ó! Chomh luath 's a chuaigh mé amach faoin aer, Séideach mo choirníní suas le gala fuar, Ach- cróga 's go cúramach, Rachaidh mé chun cíon, Téigí, téigí, téigí liomsa tríd an ghaoth mhór. Tá mo ghruaig fhoirfe millte ag an ghaoth mhór!'
November 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Cakejumper - Kyofuu All Back
Dr Ph Martin's Bombay india ink and Tom's Studio acrylic ink on Clairefontaine Triomphe paper

Congratulations to @cakejumper.bsky.social for the first ever Gaeilge cover of a Vocaloid song in the world!

#cakejumpart
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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TWRP - Starlight Brigade

Wearingeul Anubis in Pilot Parallel fountain pen, on Rhodia Touch paper

Sadly the scanner doesn't pick up the little metallic particles in the ink, which is a shame!
The lyrics to TWRP's 'Starlight Brigade', hand-lettered in a LOTR-inspired style in a smoky grey ink. A red wax seal of a howling wolf is attached. 'When I look up at the sky, what meets my eyes? Can I just stand by while the world dies? Starship idling nearby, is it my time? I crawl inside and turn the cockpit clockwise T'ward the sunrise I hear a voice in the back of my head Screaming “This is suicide! Did you hear what I said?” But then it fades into nothing With the rest of the light and sound I’m on my way out! Lift off! The firestorm ignites Last thoughts of a life by candlelight Inside this speeding satellite Halfway between the black and grey Is no place for a life to waste away I’ll take the road with all the stakes'
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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John Clare - November

Dr Ph Martin's Bombay Sepia India Ink on Clairefontaine Triomphe paper

Streaming a seasonal piece tonight!
'November', by John Clare, hand-lettered in a blackletter/gothic style in a sepia-coloured ink. A wax seal of a howling wolf is affixed. 'Sybil of months, and worshipper of winds, I love thee, rude and boisterous as thou art; And scraps of joy my wandering ever finds Mid thy uproarious madness—when the start Of sudden tempests stirs the forest leaves Into hoarse fury, till the shower set free Stills the huge swells. Then ebb the mighty heaves, That sway the forest like a troubled sea. I love thy wizard noise, and rave in turn Half-vacant thoughts and rhymes of careless form; Then hide me from the shower, a short sojourn, Neath ivied oak; and mutter to the storm, Wishing its melody belonged to me, That I might breathe a living song to thee.'
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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I know they do the eco and the go with a 1.1mm italic stub nib as well, which is my preferred nib type... I've been kinda putting off getting one for a while. Perhaps this is the day I stop putting it off.
That said, I did just buy some new pens today...
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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@aviators.bsky.social - Lunarblood
Dr Ph Martin's Aqua India Ink on Rhodia Touch paper

Aviators has a new EP out, and I have a new ink...
Happy Halloween!
The lyrics to Lunarblood by Aviators, hand-lettered in a LOTR-inspired style in a blue/teal ink. A blue wax seal of a howling wolf is affixed. 'On a night of drinks and dress The dead rejoice, the saints confess But at enchanted hours they say Monsters rise again By rumours heard and whispers spread We feel a presence yet unsaid A lost unholy remnant That is destined to attend Before the dim October sky She comes, a guest, I question why And at the door I stop and fight A trance, locked with her eyes Oh, Lunarblood your nature shines How have you danced through desperate times Do human heartstrings lie within The moonlit night's monarch Oh, show me are the stories true Or do they lie to hide from you A thrill that must awaken A hunger from the dark'
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Shakespeare - Sonnet 18
Dr Ph Martin's Black India Ink on Rhodia Touch paper

Done as a commission, which has now been delivered, so I'm posting it up for other folk to see :)
The text of William Shakespeare's 18th Sonnet, hand-lettered in a gothic/blackletter style in black india ink 'Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed: But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.'
October 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Shakespeare - Song of the Witches (from Macbeth)
Dr Ph Martin's Van Dyke Brown Bombay India Ink on Rhodia Touch paper

Back on stream tonight after a couple of weeks off due to COVID!
The Song of the Witches, from Shakespeare's Macbeth, hand-lettered in a LOTR-inspired style in brown india ink. A wax seal of a raven perched on a branch is affixed. 'Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg and howlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. Cool it with a baboon's blood, Then the charm is firm and good.'
October 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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A panel from the comic Preacher, in which the protagonist demands to know where the fuck a white supremacist's chin is
October 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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I felt too ill to do my scheduled Monday stream. Turns out there's a good reason for that...
A COVID test strip, showing a positive result
October 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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One of my favourite fountain pen inks, Diamine's Bloody Absinth. A gorgeous green that sheens a vivid pink/purple where it pools!
October 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Miracle of Sound - Moonlight Blue
Dr Ph Martin's Aqua Bombay India ink, Leonardt round hand nib, in my Rhodia A5 practice book

New ink day today! An early birthday present that I wasn't going to wait to use :)
The lyrics to 'Moonlight Blue', by Miracle of Sound, hand-lettered in a gothic/blackletter style in a blue ink. 'Moonlight blue, grace in the glimmering Stars are glowing anew Rings dim, painting the pale Moon Fates frozen in time, time Stars skim, light on the old runes Come now see them align With a watchful gaze on the skyline We look to the sweep of the stars My friend through many long lifetimes I guide your way from afar Moonlight blue, grace in the glimmering Stars are glowing anew Moonlight blue, fates in the shimmering Such a beautiful hue Here's to you'
October 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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October 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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HUNTR/X - Golden
Dr Ph Martin Iridiscent Copper Plate Gold on Three Candlesticks letter paper

Apologies to the people of Korea for probably mangling your language - this is my first time ever writing any Korean and it almost certainly shows!
The lyrics to 'Golden' by HUNTR/X from KPop Demon Hunters, hand-lettered in a gothic/blackletter style in gold ink. 'Now I believe We're goin' up, up, up It's our moment You know together we're glowin' Gonna be, gonna be golden Oh, up, up, up With our voices 영원히 깨질 수 없는 Gonna be, gonna be golden' A photograph of the same image, to demonstrate the shimmer and iridiscense of the ink
October 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Practicing decorative versals this evening. Always something new to learn!
October 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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September 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Shakespeare - Sonnet 22
Dr Ph Martins Bombay Sepia India Ink on Rhodia Touch paper

For no reason other than that I fancied a bit of Shakespeare tonight!
William Shakespeare's 22nd sonnet, hand-lettered in a gothic/blackletter style in a sepia ink. A green wax seal of a howling wolf is affixed. 'My glass shall not persuade me I am old, So long as youth and thou are of one date; But when in thee time’s furrows I behold, Then look I death my days should expiate. For all that beauty that doth cover thee, Is but the seemly raiment of my heart, Which in thy breast doth live, as thine in me: How can I then be elder than thou art? O! therefore love, be of thyself so wary As I, not for myself, but for thee will; Bearing thy heart, which I will keep so chary As tender nurse her babe from faring ill. Presume not on thy heart when mine is slain, Thou gav’st me thine not to give back again.'
September 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Ghost - Square Hammer
Dr Ph Martin's Irridiscent Copperplate Gold on mixed media card

Little personal project for me :)
The lyrics to 'Square Hammer', by Ghost, hand-lettered in a gothic/blackletter style in gold ink 'Living in the night 'Neath heavens torn asunder You call on me To solve a crooked rhyme As I'm closing in Imposing on your slumber You call on me As bells begin to chime Are you on the square? Are you on the level? Are you ready to swear right here right now Before the devil That you're on the square That you're on the level That you're ready to stand right here right now Right here right now Hiding from the light Sacrificing nothing Still you call on me For entrance to the shrine Hammering the nails Into a sacred coffin You call on me For powers clandestine Are you on the square? Are you on the level? Are you ready to swear right here right now Before the devil That you're on the square That you're on the level That you're ready to stand right here right now Right here right now' The same piece of calligraphy, photograph taken at an angle to show the reflective quality of the gold ink
September 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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VNV Nation - Chrome
Tom's Studio acrylic inks, Brause Bandzug nib, Clairefontaine paper

A stream piece with a few difficulties with both nib and ink, but we overcame the issues!
The lyrics to 'Chrome' by VNV Nation, hand-lettered in a blacketter/gothic style in brown, orange and red inks. A red wax seal of a howling wolf is affixed. 'A million faces, each a million lies For each and all a chrome disguise Prompts for action force reaction Embody promise in a sheen so pure Hurt, the measure of blind ambition The testament to your singular disease Against all wisdom you heed no warning Your desires giving you away If I could change your mind I wouldn't save you from the path you wander In desperation dreams any soul can set you free And I still hear you scream In every breath, in every single motion Burning innocence the fire to set you free Your actions turn conquest to dust In portents of fate you foolishly place trust Sense fear in your broken breathing Resort to shadows till your body expires All creation has the promise of heaven And still you travel the road to hell I'm saying nothing for the good of myself But I'm still talking and you're not listening'
September 23, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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@stephenking.bsky.social - The Gunslinger's Creed
Dr Ph Martin's India ink & irridiscent copper plate gold ink on mixed media card

I had a few problems with this one - mostly due to the texture of the paper, I think. Still, quite happy with the end result!
The Gunslinger's Creed, from Stephen King's 'Dark Tower' novels, hand-lettered in a blackletter style in black and gold inks. 'I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. I aim with my eye. I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. I shoot with my mind. I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father. I kill with my heart.' A photograph of the same calligraphy, taken at an angle to show the reflective shine of the gold ink
September 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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September 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Nightwish - Elan
Dr Ph Martin's Bombay Sepia India ink on Rhodia Touch paper

Last week's stream piece, which I have only just got around to scanning to post! ...a week-long migraine ruins all sorts of plans :(
The lyrics to 'Elan', by Nightwish, hand-lettered in a LOTR-inspired style in a sepia-coloured ink. A red wax seal of a howling wolf is affixed. 'Leave the sleep and let the springtime talk In tongues from the time before man Listen to a daffodil tell her tale Let the guest in, walk out Be the first to greet the morn The meadows of heaven await harvest The cliffs unjumped, cold waters untouched The elsewhere creatures yet unseen Finally your number came up Free fall awaits the brave... Come! Taste the wine, race the blind They will guide you from the light Writing noughts till the end of time Come! Surf the clouds, race the dark It feeds from the runs undone Meet me where the cliff greets the sea'
September 9, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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JRR Tolkien - The Riddle of Strider
Dr Ph Martin Iridiscent Copper Plate Gold on mixed media card

New ink day again today!

#calligraphy #lordoftherings
JRR Tolkien's 'The Riddle of Strider', hand-lettered in a LOTR-inspired style in gold ink. 'All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.' The same piece, photographed rather than scanned to show the reflection of the gold ink
September 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
September 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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JRR Tolkien - A Walking Song
Dr Ph Martin's Bombay India Ink on Rhodia Touch calligraphy paper

New ink today! Taking it out for a spin.

#calligraphy #lordoftherings
The first two verses to one of the walking songs from Lord of the Rings, hand-lettered in a LOTR-inspired style in a sepia India ink. A wax seal of a howling wolf is affixed. 'Upon the hearth the fire is red, Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet, Still round the corner we may meet A sudden tree or standing stone That none have seen but we alone. Tree and flower and leaf and grass, Let them pass! Let them pass! Hill and water under sky, Pass them by! Pass them by! Still round the corner there may wait A new road or a secret gate, And though we pass them by today, Tomorrow we may come this way And take the hidden paths that run Towards the Moon or to the Sun. Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe, Let them go! Let them go! Sand and stone and pool and dell, Fare you well! Fare you well!'
August 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM