I cannot tell you all how excited I am to announce my first-ever Rickshaw Bagworks pattern! I hand drew some of my favorite ink bottles in pen and ink.
I used a Platinum Carbon Desk Pen with Platinum Carbon Black ink — and then created ink splashes using liquid watercolor paint. I scanned all the art into my computer with a craggy old Epson all-in-one printer/scanner and then edited the pattern in Photoshop and adjusted the color of the splatters to create the color scheme you see here. Mark at Rickshaw transferred the patterns into Illustrator to align them to his templates and voila! The ink bottle pattern was born.
Currently, the linings in all the cases is the turquoise in either plush or nylon/poly — depending on the case.
Can you name all the brands shown in the pattern?
All the art was created by hand. No AI. No tracing. No tomfoolery.
Now, maybe you’re wondering, “How do I get one of these unique Rickshaw cases?” First, they will be available in person at the San Francisco Pen Show for their debut. We will have all the designs shown here PLUS Bonzai and A5 Field Bags. How much ink bottle pattern is too much?!?!?
If you are unable to attend the show, you will have an opportunity to purchase the cases after the show either at Vanness Pen Shop or in my shop. I will let you know when those are available but it might be a couple weeks post-SF depending on if we sell out in SF.
Let me know in the comments if there are other designs or configurations that you are interested in purchasing and I may be able to add those to the shop in the future. Stay tuned and I can’t wait to share these with you in person!!!
Love the artwork, Ana! There’s that Robert Oster bottle. Sad not to see a chonky Iroshizuku bottle included. The shape is classic and not as dynamic as some of the others you chose to include: de Atramentis and Diamine among them. Fingers crossed that there’s an A5 pouch remaining after the shows.
Oops! I didn’t realize I skipped the Iroshizuku bottle. I think it’s because I don’t have any of the full-sized bottles left in my collection, just the smaller bottles! LOL!
I’m sure when we see each other, Ana (WE WILL!), you will have a fabric pen handy with which you can doodle an ol’ Iroshizuku bottle on my pouch 😀
Oooh, I need a Coozy! Sadly I won’t be able to attend the SF show as I can’t take that much time away from caring for my husband right now, so I’m super glad they’ll be available in the shop 🙂
I’d buy some of these AND pay to have them shipped to the UK AND pay the customs tolls, VAT, and all the other GD fees that go with it. These are GREAT!
You’re too kind! I can make sure to set up a special order for you when we get these in !
These are so delightful, Ana!! I love the colorful pattern!
This is exciting Ana. I have many Rickshaw products. Does the coozy case have tabs on the side to attach a lanyard for wearing? I think they do that on some of their special order Sinclairs. I won’t be in SF but will order when available later.
The standard coozy case does not have the d-hooks on it but I can request a few for the shop.
I LOVE the pattern! Well done.
Great pattern – must order!
Love this in the 6 pen roll, wish I could pick one up in person!