Did you know Yafa is listing a Monteverde Pelle refillable journal listed on their site now? Does this mean that Pelle is back in business and working with Monteverde? Exciting news if, like me, you really liked the Pelle version of this popular leather notebook system. Blackwing Volumes is a new collectible subscription service that…
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The 5-Minute Journal
Have you heard about the Five-Minute Journal? It is a journal that prompts users to answer five prompts each day. There are only a few lines to answer each prompt so it takes no more time than it would take to eat your breakfast to get started. It seems to be a good option to…
Fashionable Friday: Make More Art
Summer is always gets me in the mood to take an art class or workshop, getting outside and sketching or just spending a leisurely Saturday on the patio with notebook and pen. This week I decided to invest in one of the very popular Kipling 100 Pen Cases. Kipling is having a sale so I…
Ink Review: Noodler’s Purple Wampum
The last ink my “hunt for the perfect purple” is Noodler’s Purple Wampum. While its not the last possible purple ink I could try, I needed to limit my search or I would go broke. Noodler’s fills their bottles to the absolute top so be sure to open them carefully. Alternately, it means that when…
News: NPR Loves Paper
Yesterday, NPR published two articles about paper. The first, focused on the continued appeal of the Moleskine notebook in the “digital age” (despite us all knowing the paper quality leaves something to be desired) and another piece about the business of paper and that China makes GMO paper! Who knew? And today, there is a…
Link Love: More Friends & More Purple Inks
Posts of the Week: One of my good friends and favorite, super-productive artists, Britton Walters, AKA Nerfect was mentioned on the Field Notes blog: Support Your Local Weirdo! (via Field Notes) AND J. Robert Lennon was interviewed for a piece on Marketplace called Pro Tool: Tools of the Professional (via NPR’s Marketplace) Congrats, guys! Pens:…
Ink Review: Diamine Damson
Diamine Damson is a purple ink I wanted to try in my hunt for the “perfect purple” and this was available in a diminutive 30ml mini-bottle for $7. Diamine Damson is the smokiest of the purple inks I’ve tried and probably closest to some of the colors I already had in my collection. It is…