My New Favorite Calligrapher: Ken Brown

Posted on September 11th, 2009 12:24pm by Tim Rogers
Filed under Arts, Drinking, Giveaways

kenbrownLoyal readers of the “print product” will recall a little ditty I wrote about the Duckbill money clip back in March. I still love that thing. Highly recommended. Well, the guy who engraves the Duckbills (if you so choose) is a man named Ken Brown. He does calligraphic engraving with a dental drill, a process he taught himself. Well, you know who’s a loyal reader of the “print product”? Ken Brown is. After reading this story about how Spider Monkey and I nearly drowned in the Trinity (slight exaggeration), Ken sent over an engraved bottle of wine (pictured). Here’s the poem writ thereon:

A toast to the Trinity/ And surrounding muck./ A toast to the Matrix/ That didn’t get stuck./ A toast to the Monkey,/ While shooting the news,/ With brute force she pushed/ And Tim saved his shoes!

Now all I have to do is drink this thing before Spider Monkey reads this post and demands her share.

5 comments

  1. I’m so glad you wrote this. I bet I’ve been through a dozen calligraphers over the years but could never find one I thought I could work with on anything other than a temporary basis. Thanks to you, I might have found one for good!

    @ 4:15 pm on September 11, 2009

  2. Thanks for writing about my friend, Ken. I’m taking a bottle of wine Ken personalized for another friend who has a 50th birthday surprise tonight.

    @ 6:37 pm on September 12, 2009

  3. Oh my heavens! The cat’s out of the bag and now I may have to get serious with this poetry and Calligraphy that flow through my veins and capillaries!

    @ 9:22 am on September 14, 2009

  4. Have worked with Ken many years & NEVER been disappointed. His talent, skill, & creativity are unmatched!

    @ 5:35 pm on September 16, 2009

  5. I learned calligraphy from Ken Brown in 1978, from his then, white-faced calligraphy book. He is totally awesome! His book allowed me to teach calligraphy at the local craft shops. It was so much fun and his work is amazing. I then used the Osmiroid pen that Ken recommended, but since they went out of business, I am having trouble finding a pen to replace the Osmiroid. What do you use? Thank you for this website. Ken’s work is second to none.

    @ 5:59 pm on April 16, 2010

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