every couple of months, I try my hand at painting on this rice paper again and inevitably fail. here’s 1 of 3. bear with me, folks.

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"