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2025 Ink of the Month - Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample
2025 Ink of the Month - Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample
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Dark water, shifting light.
The Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly (Calopteryx maculata) is unmistakable along the streams and wetlands of eastern North America, with a glossy metallic blue-green body and velvety black wings that catch the light in quick flashes as it darts over shaded water. At rest it folds its wings closed to reveal a delicate translucence and subtle colour shift, and that is what inspired this ink. The base is an ultra-saturated blue-black, dark and velvety, with a marvellous copper sheen that emerges on premium papers like Tomoe River. July 2025.
Try before you commit to a full bottle. Each sample is hand-decanted into a 4ml glass vial with a screw-top cap and a labelled colour name, so you can test the shading, sheen, and flow in your own pens on your own paper first.
This is a shimmer ink. Shake gently before each fill, and use it only in fountain pens that can be easily disassembled for cleaning. Dip pens and brushes are always a safe bet.
Volume: 4ml glass sample vial
Series: Van Dieman's 2025 Ink of the Month
Base colour: Ultra-saturated blue-black
Shimmer: Shimmer
Sheen: Marvellous copper sheen
Dye-based, water-based ink
Decanted in-house from a 15ml bottle in the Van Dieman's 2025 Boxed Collection
Handmade in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
A perfect way to build a swatch library or fill an ink-sample flight. Ideal for junk journaling, lettering, fountain pen collectors, and stationery lovers who want to explore Van Dieman's Tasmanian inks without committing to a full bottle.
The Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly (Calopteryx maculata) is unmistakable along the streams and wetlands of eastern North America, with a glossy metallic blue-green body and velvety black wings that catch the light in quick flashes as it darts over shaded water. At rest it folds its wings closed to reveal a delicate translucence and subtle colour shift, and that is what inspired this ink. The base is an ultra-saturated blue-black, dark and velvety, with a marvellous copper sheen that emerges on premium papers like Tomoe River. July 2025.
Try before you commit to a full bottle. Each sample is hand-decanted into a 4ml glass vial with a screw-top cap and a labelled colour name, so you can test the shading, sheen, and flow in your own pens on your own paper first.
This is a shimmer ink. Shake gently before each fill, and use it only in fountain pens that can be easily disassembled for cleaning. Dip pens and brushes are always a safe bet.
Volume: 4ml glass sample vial
Series: Van Dieman's 2025 Ink of the Month
Base colour: Ultra-saturated blue-black
Shimmer: Shimmer
Sheen: Marvellous copper sheen
Dye-based, water-based ink
Decanted in-house from a 15ml bottle in the Van Dieman's 2025 Boxed Collection
Handmade in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
A perfect way to build a swatch library or fill an ink-sample flight. Ideal for junk journaling, lettering, fountain pen collectors, and stationery lovers who want to explore Van Dieman's Tasmanian inks without committing to a full bottle.
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