Link Love: Circus Monkeys

Posts of the Week:

I’m handing this award over to Matt at the Pen Habit who rigorously documented his trip to the Arkansas Pen Show in documentary style. He made a series of videos of his adventures in Arkansas that included copious footage of his forays into eateries including his maiden voyage to Waffle House.

• Arkansas Pen Show Vlog Day 1 (via Pen Habit)
  Arkansas Pen Show Vlog Day 2 (via Pen Habit)
  Arkansas Pen Show Vlog Days 3 & 4 (via Pen Habit)
  Post Show Chat with Friends (via Pen Habit)

Pens:

• European pen-makers you’ve probably never heard of (but should) (via UK Fountain Pens)
• The Posh Pen Paradox: when writers and artists fear their tools (via The Cramped)
• The Spirit of 1838 Limited Edition (via Pelikan’s Perch)
• Explaining Fountain Pen Terms: The Nib (via 8BallPens)
• Faber-Castell Ondoro Fountain Pen (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!)
• Kaweco Steel Sport fountain pen (via United Inkdom)
• Mark One Minimal Pen by Studio Neat (via Clicky Post)
• Sailor 1911 Pro Gear Special Edition Earth (via Writing for Pain and Pleasure)
• Aurora Optima (365 Azzurra, Fine Nib) (via Hand Over That Pen)
• Video: Pelikan M200 “Brown Marbled” (via Scrively)
• Conklin Duragraph Review – Merlot Edition (The Poor Penman)
• Moonman M2 Eyedropper Fountain Pen (via Gentleman Stationer)

Ink:

• Help, My Calligraphy Ink is Bleeding!: 5 Ways to Fix This Common Issue (via The Postman’s Knock)
• Pure Pens inks – The Celtic heritage (via The Clumsy Penman’s Inkfusion Site)
• The return of Mabie Todd: Blackbird Inks (via UK Fountain Pens)
• Ink: Water-Resistant ain’t Waterproof (via Writing for Pain and Pleasure)
• KWZ Raspberry (via Mountain of Ink)
• Waterman Audacious Red (via Gourmet Pens)
• Diamine Autumn Oak (via 8BallPens)
• J. Herbin Amethyst de L’Oural (via Alt. Haven)
• Papier Plume Bean & Rice (via Wondernaut)
• Sailor Shikiori Yozakura (via Winter Sharks)
• GvFC India Red (via Wondernaut)
• Sailor Pen’s Alley Shaker Green (via Macchiato Man)
• Let it sheen! Organics Studio – Nitrogen Royal Blue (via The Clumsy Penman’s Inkfusion Site)

Pencils:

• A fake mechanical pencil – Pentel’s Orenz got cloned (via Bleistift)

Paper & Notebooks:

• Cortona Handmade Leather Bound Journal (via On Fountain Pens)
• The Paper Cuts B6 Tomoe River Notebook (Via Gourmet Pens)
• Write Correspondence Pad (via The Looped Square)
• Midori 10th Anniversary White Grid Notebook (via Hand Over That Pen)
• Choosing a Notebook for Journaling (via Notebook Stories)
• Rollo London Hardy Notebook (via The Finer Point)

Art Supplies & Creativity:

• Erik Hagerman’s Sketchbook (via Notebook Stories)
• Aussie Red Gold + Quinacridone Liliac + Sleeping Beauty Turquoise (Limited Palette) (via Parka Blogs)
• Caran d’Ache Supracolor 30th Anniversary Set (via Fueled by Clouds and Coffee)
• The Potentiality of the Page (via Roz Wound Up)
• Do You Struggle to Sketch Regularly (via Liz Steel)

Other Interesting Things:

• Daily Journaling Prompts for April 2018 (via Quo Vadis Blog)