THE GIANT PEN PROTOTYPE
1. The protonib with six of the seven brass reservoir plates.
2. The protonib with the plates installed.
3. The protonib with plate-ends wired in place.
posted by Jim Woodring at 9:27 AM
Monday, October 18, 2010
1. The protonib with six of the seven brass reservoir plates.
2. The protonib with the plates installed.
3. The protonib with plate-ends wired in place.
About Me
- Name: Jim Woodring
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
I was born in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California and enjoyed an exciting childhood full of poetry and paroniria among the snakes, rats and tarantulas of that enchanted realm. I eventually grew into an inquisitive bearlike man who has had three exciting careers; garbage collector, merry-go-round-operator and cartoonist. Some of my work is collected in THE BOOK OF JIM, THE FRANK BOOK and SEEING THINGS (all published by Fantagraphics) and in various toys, fabrics, prints and urban legends. Thank you for your interest.
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15 Comments:
Great! I hope to see more coverage of the project as it moves along.
Will you be casting a giant ink bottle?
I saw Protonib warming up for Hawkwind back in '84. Helluva show.
Most impressive. Even if no great art flows from this, you will develop the intimidating upper-body parts of Conan the Calligrapher.
Maybe you can build a pantograph to operate it in synch with a normal-sized pen.
JW: Regarding the ink bottle: hmmm, I can cast one for you usng my glass kiln - what color and shape specifically - how many feet/inches tall, circumference,details!!! and what for the stopper? When do you plan to unveil this?? I'll email you.
JW: Regarding the ink bottle: hmmm, I can cast one for you usng my glass kiln - what color and shape specifically - how many feet/inches tall, circumference,details!!! and what for the stopper? When do you plan to unveil this?? I'll email you.
Are you doing anything to prepare yourself physically for wielding this mighty pen? Looking formidable. Sure can't wait to see what comes out.
We don’t understand. A regular sized quill pen operates using the surface tension of the fluid to keep from dripping. With a pen this size how is the ink not going to just spill everywhere?
The plates. A series of nesting plates spaced just far enough apart to hold the ink with sufficient tenacity that it will stay there until drawn out. You can see the prototype work here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKgVjd37XNQ
Ahhhhhhh… the plates! Of course. Thanks for clearing that one up.
I have a question regarding "Weathercraft", but I'll start it with a clarification...
The above poster, Joshua Ray Stephens, is my brother and a comic artist. I believe you two might have a mutual friend at Fantagraphics Books.
I was wondering if anyone had shared with you a copy of Joshua's self published book, "The Moth or The Flame"?
http://thursdaycitywares.blogspot.com/2008/04/moth-or-flame.html
There is a scene in your book, "Weathercraft" where Frank shoots dead a little worm-like creature who is gathered with his family on the banks of a lake and Frank uses the little "worm" as fishing bait.
There is an almost identical scene in my brother's book, "The Moth or the Flame". The creature looks almost identical as well. Joshua's "bait" is called a Lightening Lump.
I had a question, and Joshua did not put me up to this (he didn't even recognize that your scene was eerily similar to his scene).
The question:
Did you read "The Moth or the Flame", and amalgamate a piece of Joshua's story subconsciously, or did y'all happen to reach into the cosmos and tap into the same bit of emotional weirdness and put it in your book?
Either way, we both think it's pretty cool and it would be an honor if you've actually read his book.
Thanks!
p.s. We both love your work!
I regret to state that I have not read The Moth or the Flame. I'll keep an eye out for it. Strange coincidence, that.
wow that's gunna be a big pen!!!!!!
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Even if no great art flows from this, you will develop the intimidating upper-body parts of Conan the Calligrapher.
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