In preparation for the Atlanta Pen Show, I thought it might be fun to put together some great (maybe a little “dreamy”) things to have on hand with you should you venture out to the Atlanta Pen Show, or any pen show. In your kit, you’ll want to have a notebook with paper you love…
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Books for the Desk Set: The Cocktail Edition
After being teased a bit on the April Fool’s Day edition of The Erasable Podcast with the ladies of graphite and Brad, I decided I might as well bring my cocktail love and lore out into the open. Because what pairs better with a beautiful fountain pen and journal or a rustic Blackwing and pocket…
Giveaway Winner: Winsor & Newton Watercolor Markers
Big thanks to JetPens for providing a set of 6 colors of the Winsor & Newton Watercolor Markers in a metal storage box for my giveaway this week. Despite some technical difficulties on Saturday there were still a healthy number of entries and an exciting interest in seeing more about watercolor and art supplies here…
Link Love: A Little Bit of Everything
Pens: Special Edition Sailor 1911 for Anderson Pens (via Inkdependence) @pen_haul About Small Fountain Pens (via On Fountain Pens) Montblanc M Fountain Pen Review (via The Clicky Post) uni-ball Power Tank, Pressurized Ballpoint, 0.7mm (via Pens and Junk) Kaweco Allrounder Ballpoint (via Gentleman Stationer) Ink: Diamine SBRE Brown (via Alt. Haven) Noodler’s Blue Upon The…
Review: Seawhite of Brighton A5 Starter Sketchbook
On the neverending hunt for the “perfect paper” for a notebook or sketchbook, I will try just about anything I stumble across on the internet. One such find is the Seawhite of Brighton A5 Starter Sketchbook set which I found on Amazon. The small set of three A5 booklets with simple black covers and 40…
Fountain Pens for Sketching
As I’ve been spending more time using my pens, inks and notebooks for drawing, I thought I’d put together a post about the best fountain pens (and inks) for sketching. I did a good deal of research for this piece. My favorite is Liz Steel’s 7-Part Fountain Pen Sketching article. Her Part Two: Why Draw…
Ask The Desk: Supply Organization
This Ask The Desk question is actually a follow-up from the Pen Addict Podcast Episode 197 and a question that started with June Thomas and was then there was a follow-up question in the Pen Addict Slack channel by clairelin. Both wanted to know how I kept my copious collection of supplies organized so I…