Just in time for the All-Star Game is the Blackwing Editions No. 56 Joe DiMaggio edition. In white lacquer and classic blue pin stripes and topped with a blue eraser, the No. 56 pays tribute to the “Yankee Clipper,” the baseball legend who hit safely in 56 consecutive games in 1941. This edition of the…
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Link Love: Shiver Me Carobs?
Pens: Fisher Space Pen Q4 Multi Pen (via Office Supply Geek) Best Non-Fountain Pens For Everyday Use (via The Gentleman Stationer) Announcement: Lamy 2000 Limited Edition Pen – 50 years of Lamy Design (via Pen Chalet) Pelikan Stola III Fountain Pen (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!) Kaweco Skyline Sport Fountain Pen – Mint – Medium Nib…
Ink Review: Waterproof, Permanent Inks
During an episode of Art Supply Posse, Heather mentioned that she didn’t realize that most fountain pen inks were water soluble. I held my tongue because I already had a pile of waterproof fountain pen inks in my arsenal and I was ready to test and share them with folks but I didn’t want to…
Art Supply Review: Pfeiffer Art Supply Handcrafted Watercolor Paints
I was really excited to be able to purchase the handmade watercolor pans from Pfeiffer Art Supply. They are listed as non-toxic and come in either half- or full-pans. Half pans are currently $6 each and full pans are $12 which is a very good price. There are currently 14 colors available in their line-up,…
Fashionable Friday: Opulence & Glamour
Somedays, I am struck by the glamour and opulence of high fashion couture. The Spring Dolce & Gabbana Spring Collection came to my attention this week and I couldn’t get it out of my mind. The velvets, furs, over-the-top embroidery, operatic details and lush details had me imagining all sorts of occasions to wear such…
The Great Eraser Rub-Off Challenge
After appearing on the Eraser episode of the Erasable podcast, I decided to fully test all the erasers (and then some) that were in the awesome CW Pencil Enterprise eraser pack as well as some of the erasers that were mentioned on the episode. Some were long time favorites of mine and others were new-to-me…
Podcast: Episode 6 of Art Supply Posse: Cats-up & Bullying
This week on Art Supply Posse, Heather and I discuss surviving bullying, being brave, making art, Sketchbook Skool and a backlog of follow-up. And we still didn’t get to it all! This week’s artwork was created by my lovely co-host, Heather Rivard using her new Schmincke watercolors. Pop over to the web site to listen…