Heav[ier].Â

The first Pen Type-C prototypes we machined in our basement were brass and copper. The material is friendly to machine and it's what we had lying around. When it was time for production, we decided to go all out, and chose Titanium. Some of our original friends who copped a copper version in the early days to test were bummed by this choice. And longed for the weightier V1.Â

Brass and copper Pen Type-C have an uncoated tumbled finish. They are smooth to touch, but don't feel precious. Compared to titanium, these metals are soft. They will pick up traces of daily use. And patina with your greasy digits over time.

For the Cescos and Chachas out there <3. This one's for yous.

Brass Pen Type-C

Copper Pen Type-C

Tree caught strep this week :/ so stayed home Tuesday. We read this book we have lying around by Remi Charlip called Arm in Arm: A Collection of Connections, Endless Tales, Reiterations, and Other Echolalia. It's really one of our most favorite family books. We giggled about recursion and then crafted this image.

More about books.Â

This week I finally got around to reading Ocean Vuong. It started with a 2am instagram scroll, when I came across Vuong's story on metaphors. His writing, his thinking, his care and carefulness hit me hard. And I don't think it was sleep deprivation (even though I was deprived).

So many things stuck with me when reading how Vuong thinks about metaphor. His basic premise is that metaphor should activate the senses, and that activation should be logical. There is of course lots of freedom here. But when effective you can transport a person, somewhere they have never been, somewhere unexpected, and bring them safely back.

As someone who makes I think often about this journey. About the carefulness required when stewarding others through unfamiliar territory. This matters so much that (aside from everyday stuff) it is what most often makes my creative practice slow or stop. And that seems totally ok.

I spent the next couple hours with the first half of Vuong's first novel On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. I've been waiting all week to wholeheartedly recommend this.