The new Big Idea Design Ti Arto Kickstarter project features the most ambitious Ti pen yet. This one will allow for over 200 different refills without any hacks or tip wiggle. How could I not support a project like this? So, if you, like me have a favorite refill or six, then this is a…
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Podcast: Art Supply Posse #11
Its time for Episode 11 of Art Supply Posse: Using the A-Word. This week, we nerd out about Harry Potter and KC Comicon and then we tackle the serious topic of, if and when, we call ourselves “artists.” Hop on over to the website to listen, or you can load us up on your favorite podcast…
Link Love: Lefties, DC and a Bigger Box
Links of the Week: Ink honor of Left-Hander’s Day, this week’s Links of the Week are left-handed-centric. Feel the lefty-love! Left-Handed Pens & Writing Supplies (via JetPens Blog) Midweek Mojo Left Handers (via Anderson Pens) Pens: Franklin-Christoph Model 03 Iterum Fountain Pen (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!) Paper Mate InkJoy Gel Ten Pen Set 0.7mm (via…
Ask The Desk: Left-Handed Pen Questions
Sean asks: I have never owned a fountain pen before and I want to know which is a good medium priced ($30 or so?) pen that won’t require a lot of maintenance and easy to master. At the $30 or lower price point, I would probably recommend a Pilot Metropolitan or a Kaweco Sport with…
Happy Lefthanders Day!
Happy Lefthanders Day! I thought I’d celebrate this weekend with a few posts specific to left handers that I’ve had queued up for awhile. So, all you lefties out there, this weekend is for you! Whether you hook when you write (also called overwriting like President Obama, pictured below) or write from below the baseline in a more…
Fashionable Friday: Travel Edition
I confess I spent the better part of what little free time I had in DC (at breakfast, on the train, at the airport, etc) trying to figure out how to post this Fashionable Friday via my iPad. Let’s just say that the technology has not come far enough to allow me to accomplish the task…
Ask The Desk: Notebooks (TN, XL and A5 Filo)
Matt writes: Dear desk, My question is: I own two travelers Midori journals. One is the regular size while the other is the passport sized one. I am currently using the passport sized one for planning and bullet journaling/taking random notes in. I am not sure what to use the regular sized one for at…