for @DenimAlley – wetenschappelijk broederschap van cephalopod (hard to capture the incredible iridescent effects of this ink, but you get the idea.) : fountain pen ink, squid ink, india ink: 4" x 6" 

ashtray octopus : fountain pen ink, squid ink, colored pencil: 4" x 6" 

auspicious octopus  : fountain pen ink, squid ink, colored pencil: 4" x 6" 

do you still fear the octopodes? : fountain pen ink, squid ink, colored pencil: 4" x 6" 

heavy like a first day cephalopod : fountain pen ink, squid ink, colored pencil: 4" x 6" 

shmeh.

meh.

also realized that embossing powder does not work at all on this kind of paper. fail. 

the next four octopuses are, by all accounts, dreadfully boring. finally got around to buying the right kind of paper for use with all the lovely fountain pen inks I’ve bought recently & wanted to give it a try.