My autumn watercolor palette has joined forces with a

• Platinum #3776 fountain pen
• Pentel Pocket Brush Pen
• Autopoint Twinpoint 0.9mm mechanical pencil (Two grades of lead are better than one.)
• Kuretake Waterbrush
• Stillman & Birn Epsilon Sketchbook (5.5″ x 8.5″)
• Lamy pen holder
• Two small binder clips
• Paper towel
• Staples Arc notebook band

to form a compact kit for writing and doodling any time space is limited or travel is necessary. The notebook band holds everything securely so I can grab the kit on the go. It also keeps the journal closed so the pages do not get damaged and bits I’ve tucked between pages stay put. However, if I want to play things extra safe, a clear, plastic zipper bag that formerly held a pair of new pillowcases, is the perfect size for the whole caboodle. Another option is to place the waterbrush in a zip lock bag…