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…
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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…
Review: Akashiya Sai Watercolor Brush Pen 20-Color Set
My good friend introduced me to the Akashiya Sai Watercolor Brush Pens when she brought an assortment home from Japan. I ordered several individual colors to try them out myself and loved them so much I went ahead and got a full set of 20 colors ($34.50). The pens originally came in reusable plastic package…
Ink Review: Private Reserve Ebony Purple
I’ve had good experience with every Private Reserve ink I’ve used up to this point so I had no concerns about the quality of the ink. My goal was to find a purple that I loved and Ebony Purple was recommended to me buy the fine folks at Goldspot Pens as a color I might…
Re-Review: Pilot Varsity
I took a lot of ribbing from readers after I reviewed the Pilot Varsity awhile back. I had a particularly bad experience so when I spied the newly repackaged Pilot Varsity ($3), I decided it was as good a reason as any to give the Varsity another try. The new pen design is the same…
Fashionable Friday: All That Glitters…
MT Asanoha Sinchu Washi Tape £2.75 per roll (via Fox & Star) Fisher Space Pen Bullet Ballpoint Pen in Raw Brass $20 (via Jet Pens) Kaweco Liliput Fountain Pen in Eco Brass Wave $83 (via Jet Pens) Edison Pearlette Fountain Pen in Aztec Gold Flake $149 (via Anderson Pens) Uni-ball Signo Sparkling Glitter Gold Gel…