Use it or lose it

Many moons ago a young teenager saved her pocket money to buy these inks but she never dared to used them as they became "too precious".

Aged 16 she wasn't allowed to carry on with art at A level and they got pushed to the back of a cupboard.

Then one day she got her own studio and they sat on a shelf because she wasn't very well for a long time.

Then one cold April afternoon she thought she would be very brave and open them and use them.

10% of the bottles had dried up.

The moral of this fable is simply "Use it or lose it"