One of the habits that I am most glad to have started last year was buying a hobonichi techo, a fancy planner from Japan. There is a whole community online devoted to people drawing and writing in their hobonichi,… View More

Tanuki,… View More

One practice that I find useful for organization and planning is sketch journaling. The Hobonichi Techo is my favorite tool for this as the paper is thin but takes ink and watercolor well. Here are a few ways that I like to use it. … View More

It's Inktober time. Let's do this, Syndicate Helios style. Day 1: Poisonous Day 2:… View More

Inktober Day 5: Chicken (No particular symbolism beyond scary people with funny animals are the… View More

The start of year five with a Hobonichi Techo. Here's to new potential. This year I ordered a yellow cover, but I was disappointed that I couldn't see the beautiful detail on the cover on cover. I tried… View More

On buying a new… View More

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After the end of a busy semester, sitting down with my hobonichi to take stock does so much to put my mind at ease. I haven't crossed much off yet, but I no longer need to continuously complete "remember everything in my… View More

Inktober day 1 - Yukina and the… View More