Mark making

I made this drawing with a bamboo pen I got from my friend Lori in Ireland. I actually did try to fine-tune the pen a bit, sanding and sawing etc., but it's best when I just forget about how a good pen should behave and let it have its way... and I'm working on paper that allows for lots of feathering.
I think about it a lot more after it's made than before – a good thing – at the time I was just dipping and layering. Noticing the negative spaces, noticing the repetition and the humor. After, I think the crop is important... accenting the listing of the stack. And preserving the 'tail'.
So much happens in a minute.