(Sarah Read is an author, editor, yarn artist, and pen/paper/ink addict. You can find more about her at her website and on Bluesky. And her latest book, The Atropine Tree, is now available!)Wearingeul is quickly becoming my favorite ink brand, largely because their inks are fun and interesting, but also because they have the best ink names. The Autumn Night After a Thousand Years is part of their "The Color of Literature" line, in which all the colors are inspired by lines from Korean Literature. This color is inspired by Lee Yuk-sa's poem "Musa" which means "the dancer." The poem features starlight shining through tree leaves, and the ink invokes this imagery with its dark olive color and gold shimmer. The color is subtle and stunning. Chromatography shows a charcoal grey base, with a slate blue tint, then sand brown, pine green, and a shock of teal. I want this chromatography strip as a tie-dye shirt immediately. The ink does have some water resistance, though not much. The grey…
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