Inky dinky wang dang doo

Read on for what the hell this title means ^_^

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Rayne Badillo
July 10, 2024 • Reading Time: 3 minutes

I have more fountain pen inks than is necessary.
Or so I thought…

(My spouse may disagree. But oh well. 😆 )

In this epic issue:

  • A recap of a local art class on painting with ink

  • On discovering a fellow ink artist with a brilliantly edgy tarot deck

  • The mystery behind this absurd newsletter title

Look at what ink can do on the page!

My art class began with the teacher placing an ice cube on each of our canvases. She then added random puddles of water. Allow me to further set the scene by adding that she had the vibe of an artsy and carefree Ms. Frizzle. Fabulous.

To the sprawling splotches of water, we added ink. This is where the mind-blowing began. The two liquids seemed to dance together, swirling and spreading in ways that made the artist a passenger rather than the driver of the art.

Experimenting with ink and water.

I could ramble for hours about what it was like to play with ink. But I’ll cut to the chase. It was by far and away my favorite artistic experience yet. I’ve written and sketched with ink with the support of my extensive fountain pen ink collection. I’ve been inspired by ink artists like Micah Ulrich whose tarot deck has blown me away. But I’d never painted with it. Never seen it react to water or salt.

I think I fell in love.

Here’s the work-in-progress I walked away with from that class:

Ink wash work in progress.

P.S. Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo is a hilarious song that always brings me joy to listen to. Thanks to the first word of the title, it was stuck in my head throughout my ink painting class. 🤣 Click here to listen to it on YouTube.

Bone Dust by M.R. Badillo

Reviews:

“This collection has an ancient, primal feeling...such an astounding way with words.” — Elena Malkov, co-founder of Sublunary Review

“Haunting, provocative poetry that sings you to sleep in your ancient dreams.” — Lindsey Tarkington

“I read this while I had a livestream of Skyrim going on in the background and it ended up being a fitting setting for the dark and wintry poetry.” — Citri

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