Pens: Franklin-Christoph: Eyedropper Mania! (via Gentleman Stationer) Waterman Carene Black Sea Fountain Pen (via Unroyal Warrant) Kuretake Zig Cartoonist Mangaka Outline Pen 003 (via Pen Addict) The Nakaya elastic nib FAQ (via Leigh Reyes) Ink: Noodler’s Nikita (via Inkdependence) J. Herbin Vert Pre (via Peninkcillin) Color Redundancy Or Too Much Of A Good Thing (via…
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Pigment Pen Comparison (AKA Archival, Waterproof, Felt Tip Pens)
Felt tip (aka, fiber tip, pigment pens, archival pens, etc) are some of my favorite writing and drawing tools. A couple years ago I did a Showdown of some of the pens I had in my collection but I thought it was time to take another look at these inexpensive and endlessly usable pens. This…
Edison Nouveau Premiere 2013 Special Edition
In Atlanta, I mentioned I’d never tried an Edison pen and when I returned home, my pal Kasey (AKA Punkey) had kindly sent me his Edison Nouveau Premiere to try out. This particular model is the limited edition Macassar Ebonite model that was sold through Goulet Pens in 2013. The coloring reminds me of wood…
News: Pelle Notebooks and Blackwing Subscriptions
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…
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…