After multiple weeks of going into work on Saturdays and/or Sundays in an effort to catch-up on work, I finally broke down and requested a laptop for work. I’m giving up my trusty, giantess iMac 27″ that I’ve been using. I’ll miss the luxury of acres of screen real estate, but I’m hoping to reclaim a…
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Art Supply Posse Ep. 12 Back To School
This week on Art Supply Posse we talk about back-to-school rituals, the smell of freshly sharpened pencils and do a little follow-up about the A-word. It’s not our most art supply-centric episode – we’ll be back in our 1-subject notebooks next week. Also, we had a little recording issue so if the sound quality is…
Link Love: Write It, Sketch It, Ink It, Plan It, Then Photograph It
Pens: What Not To Do (via From The Pen Cup) Pentel Touch Pen Meets A Midori Traveler’s Notebook (via Inkophile) Back in Brass: Kaweco Supra Fountain Pen (via A Fool With a Pen) Pen Addict Retro 51 Is Here (via Pen Addict) Pelikan Classic M205 Transparent Blue Demonstrator (via Gentleman Stationer) Ink: Waterman Mysterious Blue…
Housekeeping: Keeping My Head Above The Rising Ink
Just wanted to post a quick “housekeeping” post to let you know what’s going on around here. First, I added some new links in the Guide Sheets to some other awesome resources from Leigh Reyes and Ink Journal. GO now and check them out! I plan on adding more guide sheet options in the future…
Ask The Desk: Karas Kustoms RETRAKT/Cross Selectip Hack
My favorite pen is the superb Cross Selectip rollerball. Sadly, all but two of the Cross pens that take this refill (and I’ve got a BUNCH) require you to uncap it to use it. Only the diminutive Cross Click, which is too small for my hand, and the Cross Edge, which I find impossible to…
DC Pen Show Goodies Round-Up & SF Pen Show Prep
I can’t believe how long it’s taken me to finally be able to write up the “haul” part of the DC Supershow post. I really didn’t buy a lot of stuff in DC. Amazingly, it was mostly inks and paper. I still came home with a ton of goodies! Ink: Kobe #12 Okamoto Pink (Neon Coral)…
Fashionable Friday: Back To School 2016
Whether you’re going back to school or you’re just nostalgic for a fresh bunch of sharpened pencils and a new backpack, maybe a few of these items will get you into the mood to slam a locker door and complain about fourth period geometry and Mr. Miller. Foot Traffic Pencil Knee High Socks $9 (via…