This week, some of the local facilities in Kansas City started opening its doors to visitors including our fine arts museum, the Nelson-Atkins. It opened it’s doors to our local zoo’s population of tuxedo penguins. These photos brought so much glee to me, in a week that was otherwise a little bit of a slump emotionally for me. I’m sure, like everyone else, the pandemic has created an emotional rollercoaster and some weeks it’s been easier to coaster, and some weeks it’s more of a white-knuckled clackety terror “when can I get off this ride?!?!”
So, if you’re needling a little lift, check out the link to see the other photos and video of these penguins give the Caravaggio the snub. Everybody’s a critic!
Link of the Week:
Pens:
- More Stock Nibs That Offer Line Variation (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Lamy Safari Mango Fountain Pen and Ink (via Gourmet Pens)
- Review: Esterbrook Estie Honeycomb Fountain Pen (via The Pencilcase Blog)
- Review: Baronfig LE Squire Adrift (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
- Esterbrook Composition Camden Fountain Pen (Gourmet Pens)
- Pen Review: Lamy Safari “Candy” Special Editions (via The Gentleman Stationer)
Ink:
- Top tips for painting with a limited palette of fountain pen inks (CMYK) (via Nick Stewart FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
- How Dangerous Is Mixing Fountain Pen Inks? (via Fountain Pen Love)
- Troublemaker Hanging Rice (via Mountain of Ink)
Pencils:
- The Shorter, the Better (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Public School Types (via Nero’s Notes)
- What Are The Best Fountain Pen Friendly Papers For Writing Letters? (via Fountain Pen Love)
- Wire-O and Spiral Notebooks from My Collection, Part 2 (via Notebook Stories)
- Please Print (A Journaling Rant) (via The Cramped)
- Lock down journalling (via Nero’s Notes)
Art & Creativity:
- Making Zines (via Apple-Pine)
- Growing Without Schooling (via Austin Kleon)
- Is Animal Crossing: New Horizons the answer to renewing our creative energy? (via It’s Nice That?)
- How to Hand Letter Like a Pro (via The Postman’s Knock)
Other Interesting Things:
- The Art of Impermanence (via Looped Square)
- 3 Year Anniversary & Pen Collection (via Mountain of Ink)
- Cereal Box Folding Hack is the Right Way to Seal Your Boxes (via My Modern Met)
- Inside the Epicenter of the Pandemic Baking Boom at King Arthur Flour (via Kottke.org)
- Working From Home: Gaining Traction (via From the Pen Cup)
- Ikea releases instructions on how to build homemade forts for children (via It’s Nice That)
- Facebook acquires Giphy for $400 million for Instagram integration (via It’s Nice That)
- Japanese Photographer Turns His Closet Into Charming Work-From-Home Space (via Design You Trust)
I grew up in Chicago and was obsessed with ALL the museums! Field, Art Institute, Science and Industry, Chicago Historical, Shedd. Glad the penguins have finally been allowed in!
I think the Nelson was inspired by the Shedd. They let the penguins take a wander through the building recently too.