Posts of the Week:
I am really enjoying learning more about the world of Chinese pens through the posts on Frank Underwater’s site. And with Chinese New Year just around the corner, it seemed perfectly appropriate to celebrate them, Check out his two posts this week:
- Chinese Pens You Need to Know | Feb 2018 (via Frank Underwater)
- The Ultimate Guidebook for Chinese Pens (via Frank Underwater)
Pens:
- Karas Kustoms Decograph Sleeping Beauty meta-review (via United Inkdom)
- Video: Fountain Pen Revolution Himalaya (via Pen Habit)
- Pilot Metal Falcon (via Ink Smudge)
- Sailor 1911 Fude de Mannen Fountain Pen (via Gourmet Pens)
- Parker Rialto (Parker 88) Fountain Pen Laque Dusk 1997 (via Write to Me Often)
- Omas Milord Arte Italiana (via Flex and Other Follies)
- A Look At The M805 Ocean Swirl (via Pelikan’s Perch)
- Gel Refills for My Caran d’Ache 849 Goldbar (via Three Staples)
- The Penton F20 Demonstrator Will Bring You a Barrel Full of Sadness (via Economical Penster)
- Buying a New Pen: Some Decision-Making Tools (via Writing for Pain and Pleasure)
- Video: Faber-Castell Loom (Gunmetal Matte) (via Scrively)
Ink:
- Papier Plume Sazerac (via Gourmet Pens)
- Monteverde Charoite (via Alt. Haven)
- Papier Plume Heart of Gold (via Mountain of Ink)
- Monteverde Topaz (via Wondernaut)
- Robert Oster Pinky (via Mountain of Ink)
- KWZI Red 1 (via Wondernaut)
- Noodler’s Army (via Mountain of Ink)
- Krishna The Earth (via Wondernaut)
Paper & Notebooks:
- Personalised Stationery Notebook (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!)
- Berlin Notebook assaulted! (via Fountain Pen Inks & Bleach)
- Kokuyo Systemic Refillable Notebook Cover – A6 – Khaki/Navy (via No Pen Intended)
- Maruman Reccer Memo Pad (via Pen Addict)
- Video: Mr. Paper! LIFE Vermillion! (via Anderson Pens Blog)
InCoWriMo & Letter-Writing:
- Mark Your Calendars for February 7th (via Letter Writers Alliance)
- To Write a Letter (via Reverenced Writing)
- InCoWriMo 2018 (via The Looped Square)
Art Supplies & Art:
- I Drew An Avocado With a Cat (via From The Pen Cup)
- Vintage Colored Pencils, Part 7: Try-Rex Omega (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- Trekell Brushes (via Doodlewash)
- Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours: a Pre-Photographic Guide for Artists and Naturalists (via Colassal)
- Erasing Demo (via Fueled by Clouds and Coffee)
- 10 Illustrations of Vases and Vessels Celebrating Cut Flowers and Big Cats (via Brown Paper Bag)
Other Interesting Things:
- Philadelphia Pen Show Recap (via On Fountain Pens)
- Field Trip: Fontoplumo in Delft, The Netherlands (via Gourmet Pens)
- Lush Dive, Oslo (via The London Parchment)
- Nero’s Notes (via Nero’s Notes Blog, formerly Pocket Notebooks)
- February 2018 Wallpapers (via Oh So Beautiful Paper)
- February Desktop Calendar (via Genine’s Art Blog)