Link Love: Windy City, Look Out!

This week was filled with reviews and hands-ons with the Wancher True Urushi Kickstarter Pen which reached its Kickstarter goals in about a nanosecond. They have unveiled the two additional color options for the Urushi already: yellow and green and the backers keep rolling in. It’s all pretty epic.

But yesterday, the Andersons rocked the US pen world by announcing that they are opening a second brick-and-mortar location in downtown Chicago! They will be divulging more details today at 10:30am CST on their podcast so tune in for details.

News of the Week:

• Say Whaaaaa??! Anderson Pens to Open Second Location! (via Anderson Pens)

Pens:

• A Pilot Parallel Pen, Sir? No thanks! I’ll pass on that! (via Fountain Pen Inks & Bleach)
• Pelikan’s European Price Increase (via Pelikan’s Perch)
• Let’s Talk About Pens- Parker Vacumatic (via Fountain PenArchy)
• Wancher Ebonite Urushi “Dream Pen” Kickstarter Fountain Pen (via Ed Jelley)
• Dream Pen: Ebonite Japanese True Urushi Blue Fountain Pen by Wancher (via Clicky Post)
• First Look: Wancher Dream Pen (via Pen Addict)
• Wancher Red Urushi Ebonite Dream Pen Fountain Pen (via Gourmet Pens)

Ink:

• The First 200 Inks (via Mountain of Ink)
• Kobe #6 Bordeaux (via Gourmet Pens)
• Video: Robert Oster Caffe Crema (via Inkdependence)
• De Atramentis Florence Nightingale Apricot (via Pen Addict)
• Monteverde Capri Blue (via Alt. Haven)
• Kyo-no-oto Hisoku (via Mountain of Ink)
• Sailor Jentle Yama-Dori (via Winter Sharks)
• Robert Oster Summer Storm (via Mountain of Ink)
• Colorverse Quasar (via Macchiato Man)

Pencils:

• The Fastest Pencil Sharpener – Kutsuwa’s double-bladed 2MaiBa (via Bleistift)

Paper & Notebooks:

• Why the Composition Book (via The Cramped)

InCoWriMo:

• International Correspondence Writing Month 2018 (via Wonder Pens)
• February Will Soon Be Here (via Letter Writers Alliance)

Art & Art Supplies:

• My Humble Art Supplies (via The Finer Point)
• How to make learning to draw a whole lot easier. – Danny Gregory (via The Cramped)
• Overcoming Creative Slumps (via My Giant Strawberry)
• My Favorite Life-Drawing Tools (via Fueled By Clouds & Coffee)
• Vintage Colored Pencils, Part 5: Wallace Motif and Invader (via Fueled By Clouds & Coffee)
• Vintage Colored Pencils, Part 6: Col-erase (via Fueled By Clouds & Coffee)

Other Interesting Things:

• First Look: Nock Co. A5 Seed Case (via Nib & Ink)
• February 2018 Digital Wallpapers (via Think. Make. Share.)