This week, there’s a bit of follow-up on the F+W Media bankruptcy from an artist directly affected by it. Lamy Bronze and Sailor Studio inks are the hot topics in ink right now. There are the first sightings of the Blackwing 811 and as the weather warms up in the US, thoughts of baseball season makes the stationery set get out their baseball scoring pencils and reconsider how much time they are spending in front of their screens.
Go forth and wander!
Pens:
- Muji Gel Pens (via Gourmet Pens)
- 13 hard-learned lessons from a veteran fountain pen addict (via UK fountain pens)
- ASC Bologna Extra ARCO Fountain Pen (via The Pencilcase Blog)
- The Case of Naginata. IV. Writing (via Crónicas Estilográficas)
- 10 alternative section shapes to find the most comfortable pen for you (via UK fountain pens)
- The Case of Naginata. III. The Brand (via Crónicas Estilográficas)
- OPUS 88 Omar (via dapprman)
- How To Differentiate The Pelikan 400 From The M400: A Guide (via The Pelikan’s Perch)
- The Best White Ink Pens (via JetPens)
- Pen Review: Desiderata Soubriquet in Briar Ebonite (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Woodshed Pen Co. Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
Ink:
- Noodler’s Texas Inks, Part 1 (via Mountain of Ink)
- Platinum Citrus Black (via Ink Sharks)
- Lamy Bronze (via Mountain of Ink)
- Lamy Benitoite (via Wondernaut)
- 12 inks for 2019: progress report and substitutions (via UK fountain pens)
- thINKthursday – Montblanc Red Fox (via Anderson Pens Blog)
- Sailor (Studio) Swatch Tests – Part 01 (via Fountain Pen Ink Art)
- Caran d’Ache Amazon Ink (via Gourmet Pens)
- Rohrer and Klinger Aubergine (via Alt. Haven)
- Montblanc Elixir Parfumeur Collection (via Gourmet Pens)
Pencils:
- CWPE x General’s Baseball Scoring Pencil (via Lead Fast)
- Blackwing Volume 811. (via Pencil Revolution)
- Portuguese Pencils! (via Nero’s Notes)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Stockpiling Notebooks for Brexit (via Notebook Stories)
Art & Creativity:
- Sketchbook Review: Stillman & Birn Zeta (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- Lively Designs by Studio Proba Celebrate Movement and Color (via Colossal)
- Review: Uni Posca Opaque Paint Markers (via Parka Blogs)
- Spring Palette Refresh (Screw Minimal Palettes) (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
Other Interesting Things:
- Daily Journaling Prompts for April 2019 (via Quo Vadis Blog)
- Arkansas Pen Show Recap: What’s New at Vanness Pens and The Nibsmith (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Write_On 2019 (via Letter Writers Alliance)
- U.S.P.S. X Forever 21 (via Letter Writers Alliance)
- F+W Media (my publisher) files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (via Citizen Sketcher)
- Screen Time (via Austin Kleon)
- How to read more (via Austin Kleon)
- Stationery essentials: How to create your note-writing wardrobe (via Think.Make.Share.)
- ‘Bored and Brilliant’ by Manoush Zomorodi (via Tools and Toys)
- Most Popular Models of Manual Portable Typewriters, 1980-90 (via oz.Typewriter)
- Typewriter review: 2019 Royal Classic (via The Typewriter Revolution blog)
- Man’s best friend? (via From the Pen Cup)
- Your Productivity Hinges on How You Arrange Your Desk (via Medium)