T Stands for No

No eating or drinking while working on diplomas and awards.

The diplomas have been lettered. Just waiting for the final list for diplomas with distinction.

While waiting, I lettered the bookplate awards (about 3 dozen). Not my favorite task because the paper is awful to work on. Crack and peel sticker labels. Inks just feather and bleed if the paper isn't treated with a spray fixative (done on Friday as the day was nice and I could open all the windows in the sun room) Also, the bookplates are only 3 in. (7.62 cm)  and some of these kids have 4 first names to fit in a tiny space.

On my desk, finished bookplates drying in the Slinky, Jr. rack, a drop bottle of gum arabic (to rubdown the 1/2 mm Brause nib. Gum arabic acts as a cleaner and also allows the ink to flow better through the nib), and Moon Palace sumi ink in the tiny cap (just enough ink to use for one session)

For my no drink reference, a shot glass of filtered water to give the nib a swish when I get up to leave my desk so the ink doesn't dry in the nib. My pen is resting on the Ink pen rest I made. A bookplate waits on the template I made on graph paper so I don't have to rule lines for each bookplate.

Drop by hosts, Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog to find out what the rest of the T Stands For gang is up to. If you want to play, include in your Tuesday post a beverage or container for a beverage. Don't forget to link your blog to Bleubeard and Elizabeth's page.