Art and Earth Science by Grass
Pip: The Fabulous Scientist is a blog where someone writes about data and science — and also, apparently, about the radical act of licking a stamp.Mara: That's fabulousgrass, and this episode covers two ideas that turn out to be quietly connected: why handwritten letters still hold something digital messages can't, and what it finally took… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Letters And Prints In A Digital World
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist If you’re stunned by the title, you’ll know why in a bit as you read through this blog post. Honestly, I don’t even know where to begin but let’s start with Friday last week. I was attending a working lunch with my colleagues. It was an interactive session where… Continue reading Of Family Loss and Data Science
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist If you’ve been following my website for a while, you’ll know that I love painting with watercolors. Every now and then, I also bring out my fountain pens to sketch outlines for my line-and-wash artworks. There’s something wonderfully satisfying about combining the precision of ink with the unpredictable, fluid… Continue reading Tramol Candy Inks Review: An Affordable Waterproof Ink for Watercolor Artists
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist It Started With a Friend's Dilemma The story began when a friend asked me for my opinion on which colorway of the PENBBS 498 Hehe Cat he should get. He was torn between two options: a dark blue pen with gold accents, a gold-colored nib, and a gold cat… Continue reading PENBBS 498 Hehe Cat Fountain Pen Review: A Chatoyant Beauty
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist We live in a time when communicating with someone halfway around the world takes only a few seconds. An email can be sent before your coffee gets cold, and a message through Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or any other messaging app can reach its recipient almost instantly. Social media has… Continue reading Snail Mail in the Digital Age: Why Writing Letters Still Matters
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist It took me more than two years to finally decide to sell my artwork as prints. It's not that I had never sold art before. I have sold a few originals and accepted commissioned work over the years. But if I were to count all the artworks I've made,… Continue reading How I Finally Started Selling My Watercolor Art Prints as Postcards
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist A few days ago, I ordered several fountain pens from abroad. Some were the latest colorways of the Jinhao 82, which I plan to include in a few “penabling” kits. I also ordered one pen for myself—the Hongdian N1—because its unusual nib had piqued my curiosity. If you haven’t… Continue reading Fountain Pen Review: Hongdian N1 with Long Blade Nib (A Happy Orange Surprise)
I have a sore throat and a mild fever today. I also have body aches that only a massage from my personal therapist would have been able to fix, if only I were in Quezon City, near her. I usually get a massage twice a month, but the weather has been really bad over the… Continue reading Musings While on A Sick Day – Also the Best Time to Swatch New Inks
Pip: The Fabulous Scientist is where geology meets commuting, and this week the commute does the heavier lifting.Mara: fabulousgrass wrote one piece this episode — a jeepney ride through Muntinlupa that opens into a meditation on poverty, childhood, and what it means to grow up too fast. Let's start with the children on the jeepney.The… Continue reading Podcast Episode: The Children on the Jeepney
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist I normally take a jeepney to work. Partly because it is the cheapest way to get around, and partly because I genuinely enjoy riding with the locals of Muntinlupa. There is something about traveling with people from here that I find comforting. They seem more laid-back, more easygoing, and… Continue reading The Children on the Jeepney
