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<blockquote data-quote="Ironwood" data-source="post: 138487" data-attributes="member: 10447">Self taught at the start Don, I started making pens in the early '90's. there wasnt much help out there back then. Nowadays I am a member of 2 pen forums, it is easy to get all the help you need to get started now. I get plenty of inspiration from other penmakers to try new things, and I hope some of them get some inspiration back off some of my work.It can be a bit of a slippery slope, some call it an addiction, and unless you can sell a few pens to offset the costs, it can be an expensive one at that. Bit like photography I suppose.I tend to agree on the backgrounds, but I gotta try different things, and hope to get the feedback to see what other people like.I havent tried a fish scale themed pen yet, the only marine type pens I have made are the Abalone (Paua) shell pens.Though I have seen a pen that was created out of polymer clay, that the artist calls &quot;Dragon Scales&quot; , very impressive. I will see if I can find a photo and post it here, or I may just put a link to it, because it wont be my photo.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ironwood, post: 138487, member: 10447"] Self taught at the start Don, I started making pens in the early '90's. there wasnt much help out there back then. Nowadays I am a member of 2 pen forums, it is easy to get all the help you need to get started now. I get plenty of inspiration from other penmakers to try new things, and I hope some of them get some inspiration back off some of my work. It can be a bit of a slippery slope, some call it an addiction, and unless you can sell a few pens to offset the costs, it can be an expensive one at that. Bit like photography I suppose. I tend to agree on the backgrounds, but I gotta try different things, and hope to get the feedback to see what other people like. I havent tried a fish scale themed pen yet, the only marine type pens I have made are the Abalone (Paua) shell pens. Though I have seen a pen that was created out of polymer clay, that the artist calls "Dragon Scales" , very impressive. I will see if I can find a photo and post it here, or I may just put a link to it, because it wont be my photo. [/QUOTE]

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