Custom Pen Wrap By Exbpens

[Djehuty]

I am now the proud owner of a one-of-a-kind custom pen wrap from EXBPens, made by FPN member exboling. It is absolutely beautiful:

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f230/djehutynakht/penwrap01_zpskh7zvjlz.jpg

 

When I contacted Elizabeth, I had no idea what, exactly, I wanted, or what my options were. She helped me find the right fabrics, and went above and beyond the call of penwrappery in working out the aesthetics and the practical concerns.

 

The exterior is a fabric imprinted with cursive hieroglyphic text from the Papyrus of Ani, the best surviving example of the Book of Going Forth by Day (aka the Book of the Dead), even after that reprobate Sir E. A. Wallis Budge chopped it to bits to make it more convenient for himself. Which is neither here nor there, as no one is chopping this to bits! Intriguingly, when rolled up it looks remarkably like Gardiner Y1, the hieroglyph of a papyrus scroll.

 

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f230/djehutynakht/penwrap02_zpskqq3e6my.jpg

 

Unrolled, the interior fabric peeks out. Folding Ani's user's manual for the afterlife back, we see:

 

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f230/djehutynakht/penwrap03_zpsbitkrdwa.jpg

 

The interior is a nifty Art Deco-y pattern of papyrus-flowers above the waters of the Nile. The blue lining evokes the color of Egyptian faience, and the beads at the ends of the cord ties look uncannily like faience beads the ancients would have used.

 

This was made with skill and care -- Elizabeth is a genuine artist -- and I am absolutely thrilled to have it. I'm going to wind up carrying three times my usual complement of pens around, just so I can have the pleasure of opening up the one and only Art Deco Papyrus of Ani Gardiner Y1 Pen Wrap in existence!

 

[watch_art]

Wow!!

[Djehuty]

That's what I said!

[SujiCorp12345]

Very nice.

[exboling]

Thanks for this great review -- can't say how tickled I am that this turned out to be what you wanted! EXB

[Ceilidh]

Wow indeed. That's really gorgeous, and very personal.

[Mullen88]

Absolutely beautiful work. I don't think I'll ever see a wrap as gorgeous as that again. Thanks for posting.

[fountainpagan]

Wawo I went to the shop. Am lurking on some japanese paterns (sold out for now, but I am hoping there will be more).

Verrry, verrry nice.

[webgeckos]

Wow amazing and so well done!

[PenJockey]

Very beautiful.