Sous Chef hand-painted fountain pen
R11,000
Hanna’s Sous Chef reminds me of the animated film Ratatouille, with the rat that had a refined palate and was able to cook up the most mouthwatering meals. in her drawing, Hanna has mice concocting recipes, snipping herbs, adding seasoning, and a hen helping with the cooking. Her level of detail is astonishing. with vegetables, crockery, implements, brickwork, herbs growing in pots, an apron with the words, “Never Trust a Skinny Chef”, bottles, jars and even kites flying gaily outside the window. And then of course a tiny mouse inside a teapot.
The pen was made by us at Stanford Pen Studio, painted and doodled by Hanna then coated in a clear resin by ourselves and given its final shape, polished, and buffed. It has a bronze section ring, and silver logo medallion in the cap finial. Lana has mixed a special mustard-yellow material for the section, which matches some of the highlights in the artwork.
Each of our hand-painted fountain pens is a 1/1 original work of art. If you have seen a pen painted by Hanna that has been sold, you are more than welcome to contact us with a request for a pen on a similar theme, or to request a custom pen in a unique theme of your own.
Nib:
Available in Jowo #6 in polished steel. Please select Fine, Medium or Broad at the check-out. If you are willing to have Di try her hand at grinding a “Skinny Architect” (which starts off as a broad nib, and is modded so that it is skinny on the downstroke with a slightly thicker line variation on the cross stroke, yet smooth enough for day-to-day writing), then please select this during checkout.
The Jabulani model
SPECIFICATIONS
This is a gently curvaceous model, with a girth of 16 mm (0,6”), narrowing to a 10,7 mm (0,4”) grip section. The relatively large size of the model is to allow the artist sufficient space for their artwork, and the artwork is encased in a layer of clear resin to protect it from getting damaged during day-to-day use. 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 is a flush-fit and does not post. The Jabulani model usually comes with a hand-made, cap band and section ring in either Argentium silver or bronze, though this may differ depending on what best suits the artwork. Custom hand-crafted roll stops can be added.
Dimensions:
mm | inches | |
Total length (closed) | 157 | 6,2 |
Length (pen only no cap) | 141 | 5,5 |
Diameter at widest point (excl. cap) | 16 | 0,6 |
Width of section at narrowest point | 10,7 | 0,4 |
Section length | 30 | 1,2 |
Cap thread | 13 | 0,5 |
We supply our pens with a Jowo #6 nib, alternatively the section can be made to fit a Bock #6 if requested.
Refill type:
Standard international fountain pen converter (supplied) or ink cartridge.
SHIPPING
International shipping to your door via DHL Express is R350 and should take less than 10 days once despatched. Pens are securely packed.
Shipping within South Africa to your door is R60.