Sad news

[Bammer]

A long time member and a fantastic pen maker, Gregory Hardy, passed away this last weekend.

https://baker-swan.com/obituaries/gregory-l-hardy/

He always added humour to hist posts and his work set the bar extremely high.

Rest in peace

 

[DuncSuss]

This news hit me hard.

I had the good fortune to meet Greg at a pen show a few years ago, we'd known each other through membership of the Pen Artisan Guild and planned to get together for a minute or two (depending on how busy the show was). Carlene, his wife, ran the booth while Greg and I wandered outside and spent a solid hour talking pens, materials, tools, techniques, and whatever.

If you've ever held one of his special creations, as I did that day, you'll know how much room for improvement there is - a high bar indeed.

I'll treasure the memory.

 

[pittswood]

Sad news all round. RIP Greg.
Kelvin

 

[Gadget-UK]

Very sad news, Condolences to his Family

 

[Adal6]

Very sad news rip

 

[geordie0928]

Never met him but RIP Gregory.

 

[Phil Dart]

Greg was one of the good guys. I had dealings with him and spoke to him many times over the years. He was a lovely man and will be greatly missed.