feel free to point me in the right direction for an affordable one that will last and i can refill, etc.. or just something cool, like a unique notepad etc

Okay, is a five hour first date standard?

I wasn't going to say anything until day of with time and location, and he confirmed the day of that it was still on and he was still looking forward to it... But as of right now, 2pm on Monday, I have a date tonight at 7pm.

I've had v2 of my Barracuda feed (look, it needed a name for file naming) in my Bebe Fountain Pen for a bit and it seems to have solved the worst of the lingering issues v1 had. (Hard starting wasn't one. I was concerned that's the issue I was going to run into with V2. Nope.)

Your choice of nibs,from the drop down menu. www.abigailmarkov.com

I haven't done this in a while, but... I have two one-of-a-kind, handcrafted Bebe Fountain Pens left from the latest shop release. One is Invictus (a wine to blood red color shift with gold flake) the other is Blue Mallee, a silver and blue-green marbled.

Are you an author who wants to write your manuscript by hand but you get tired after one or two pages using a ballpoint? Try a fountain pen. Because you barely need to press the nib on the paper while writing with a fountain pen, you can easily write three or more times the number of pages before

Tonight: Modeled and printed (and seated) a replacement blade plate for my bandsaw. Long overdue. Faced, trued, and bored 34 Bebe Fountain Pen sections/grips.

Just 1 day left to get rent taken care of. If I can sell 5 spiral pendants then that covers it. (After that I need to start working on replacing the laptop, but one thing at a time.)

Because me dating on the apps couldn't get any more chaotic, they now allow your friends to answer prompts about you.

Newest 3D printer is running. Have been back and forth between inside studio and workshop all day.

Trust me. You want one of these.

I haven't done this in a while, but... I have two one-of-a-kind, handcrafted Bebe Fountain Pens left from the latest shop release. One is Invictus (a wine to blood red color shift with gold flake) the other is Blue Mallee, a silver and blue-green marbled.

Whenever I need a little bit of motivation, I remind myself of how it felt being told that there's a man telling other people that he thinks I haven't worked long enough or gotten good enough to be successful.

help, too pretty

Handful of new Bebes available on Smruti Pens! smrutipens.com/abigail-mark...

Okay, so now that I got the proof of concept pen turned and video evidence posted, I can just quietly make pens for a while without people assuming I'd bitten off more than I can turn by doing six stacked diagonal layers surrounded by gloss black in a kitless pen.

I have been going since 6am. It is 7:30pm. I am going to eat junk food and sit in the bath tub.

It's fine it's fine it's fine it's fine it's fine. (I'm probably just tired. I've been awake for almost 10 hours already.)

Since people were asking for scarf / bandanas of my lens cloth art, I came home to a bag of samples! They’re way better than I thought, here’s the Anomalocaris one

Handful of new Bebes available on Smruti Pens! smrutipens.com/abigail-mark...

Just (fountain pen) bodies. Still casting black. If you know me, you know what's about to go down... and what it's going to take out of me.

What I'm about to do to my sleep schedule could make Ron Jeremy jealous.

Sorry not sorry. Future Bebe Fountain Pens. youtu.be/UkSPH6ehDHY

FINGERS COVERED IN INDUSTRIAL SUPER GLUE, TINY BIT OVERSTIMULATED RIGHT NOW.

Pen details: www.abigailmarkov.com/product/the-...

Alright, the black and silver Jimmy Choos are going to have to wait, because the workshop actively needs the Bambu A1 printer for infrastructure, and I promised myself when I paid off the Form3 printer I'd get the A1.

I love this wonky little pot.

Somehow, against all odds, I have a date Monday night.

I think the time has come to move on from Mr. SMG. I'm pretty sure his needs are about to exceed my patience. Want to own one of the handful of SMG equipped e46 tourings left in the US? $3k takes it. This is a PROJECT car. It doesn't currently pass inspection in Harris Co, TX.

Somewhere out there, there's a man upset because he feels like I haven't worked hard or long enough to have the level of success I have, and that my work can't be that good. That any measure of success I've had is just because of girls supporting other girls.

Fatboy referred to HBO Max (we were talking about where to watch Three Stooges) as Hobo Max and I will never ever ever correct him.

I appear to have overextended myself and hit the level of tired that involves: "Let Us Litigate Every Reason We Do Not Deserve Love or Kindness" If you need me, I will be white knuckling self-compassion.

So when you've spent months restructuring your entire work flow and it - works-, you get yourself a little treat. Don't laugh too hard if I look like I was electrocuted in a wind tunnel tomorrow. 😂 youtu.be/rSl4b3TkVjw

The Bebe Fountain Pen in Invictus. Shifting from black to wine to dark blood red, chased with gold flake. youtu.be/-1jVxHliD98

Part of turning simple ingredients into gourmet presentation is proper knife cuts. Practice them over and over and over again.

Open studio wheel throwing: check. Arms: 404 not found.

The Bebe Fountain Pen in Invictus. Shifting from black to wine to dark blood red, chased with gold flake. youtu.be/-1jVxHliD98

REALM exhibit now showing at FloridaRAMA Gallery at The Factory 2606 Fairfield Ave S, St.Petersburg FL On display May - June 2026 REALM Artist Talk is Saturday, June 13th, 6-8PM View online at : chadmize.com/exhibits/realm

EVERYTHING SURVIVED TO BISQUE. Glazes done tonight, glaze fire Friday. (I don't operate the kiln.)

Help a friend make rent. It's ridiculous that he has to go through this dance every month. If you've offered to help me out in the last week(ish), buy a lovely bit of jewelry from Jack. That will help buoy my spirits.

Feeling extremely lucky to have the collectors and clients I do right now. Just released 10 new Bebes. Five sold in the first hour. Half. Thank you, y'all.

Taking a break from pen work to put this year's flock additions outside in the coop. We've officially graduated from the playpen brooder! Not shown: the remaining 12 chickens going out next.

Alright, packages out in the mailbox, took a break to stand under the two story tall stand of Jasmine climbing one of the live oak trees in the front yard, and now it's on to taking care of the geese, ducks, and chickens. And coffee.

Y'all. This crossed my screen today. This... I have to sit with the potential implications of this. (I promise I'm working on new work. I PROMISE.)

Bloomed the saffron longer, switched to filtered, used, deep fryer oil instead of new oil, used a couple of shots from my (fermented) ginger bug instead of powdered ginger. Onion, garlic, anchovies, duck eggs - same as last time.

At this point I'm just using dating apps to make friends.

Made a duck egg fried rice, using anchovies. Expected everyone to hate it. (it was what we had on hand, and I like leftovers.) There are no more leftovers. I have been asked to make it again. *This week.*

Trying to explain to people that I like wonky, wobbly, asymmetrical pottery is interesting when the goal of wheel thrown pottery is even and symmetrical. :shrug: I'm weird and difficult, fine. Mine are the not scribbled out ones. I kept the asymmetrical and collapsed rims *on purpose*

Just finished turning all 8 of the new material collection as Bebe Fountain Pen bodies. Caps tomorrow - the new material AND new cap construction method at the same time. Came in, lay on the bed, and promptly started sobbing. Was seriously confused, and then I remembered I got 5 hours of sleep.