Stanford Pen Studio Jabulani Gold Rosemaling Hand-Painted Fountain Pen

Stanford Pen Studio Jabulani Gold Rosemaling Hand-Painted Fountain PenThis pen is lovingly used and does not come with a box or papers. It is equipped with a Steel Broad nib and fills via Cartridge Converter (included). From Stanford Pen Studio:Allow us to introduce a new artist who has begun painting our pens: the exceptionally talented Kseniia Nel. This pen is inspired by the Scandinavian folk art form called Rosemaling. Kseniia painted 6 layers of liquid gold (an astonishing Japanese paint) around and around the barrel which gives the impression of wrapped gold silk.Kseniia NelKseniia is a versatile artist who has studied in both Ukraine and in Norway where she completed a Masters in Fine Art. Growing up in Ukraine meant that from the age of 14 children are streamed into a particular direction at school. In her case she was recognised as having artistic talent and has studied art ever since, so although she is relatively young she has been creating art for the proverbial 10 000 hours several times over.Jabulani Model‘Jabulani’ means ‘Rejoice’ in Zulu, which is exactly what we feel about this fountain pen model. It is gently curvaceous, with a girth of 16 mm (0,6”), narrowing to a 11 mm (0,4”) grip section. The relatively large size of the model is to allow the artist sufficient space for their art. We make all our fountain pen and rollerball pen bodies in-house. Once the pen body has been painted or illustrated we coat it in a layer of clear resin to protect the artwork from being damaged during day-to-day use, making it a portable work of art.Our logo medallion is embedded in the cap finial which is ever-so-slightly rounded, and the barrel finial is ever-so-slightly conical. The cap screws on to the barrel and is flush with the barrel. As with all our pens the cap does not post as this is an art pen and with repeated posting the threads could leave a mark on the clear coating covering the artwork. The Jabulani model comes with a hand-crafted cap band and section ring in either argentium silver or bronze, depending on which of these materials best suits the artwork.