How did I not know about Ink Gin? How was this not the official alcohol of every pen show? I mean, first there’s the name. Then it’s a lovely shade of violet in the bottle. Then, when mixed with tonic, it turns PINK! I mean seriously! I love a good botanical gin to begin with but one that turns pink and is called Ink Gin? Why can’t we get this in the US? I need a bottle of this gin NOW!!!! Like I needed another reason to trek to Australia.
Pens:
- Studio Neat “Mark Two” Pocket Pen [Kickstarter] (via Tools and Toys)
- Platinum Prefounte Fine Nib Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
- UniBall Edge Ballpoint Pen Review (via The Poor Penman)
- Caran D’Ache 849 Nespresso Arpeggio Limited Edition (via Writing at Large)
- Pen Review: Esterbrook Camden “Composition” Edition (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- TWSBI Diamond 580 ALR Prussian Blue with Mark Bacas Predator Grind: A Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Faber-Castell GRIP 2011 Fountain Pen (via The Pencilcase Blog)
Ink:
- Ink Review #1220: KWZ Stay Home Purple (via Mountain of Ink)
- Ink Magazine (via Mountain of Ink)
- Sailor’s Sailor Ocean Blue Ink (via Gourmet Pens)
- Sailor Maruzen Athena Lemon (via Tokyo Station Pens)
- J Herbin 350th Anniversary Ink – Vert Atlantide (via Nick Stewart: Fountain Pen Ink Art)
Pencils:
- What Is the Best Long-Point Pencil Sharpener? I Look At Two Handheld Options (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Blackwing Pencils: A Comprehensive Guide (via JetPens)
- Staedtler’s Mars 502 lead pointer tub (via Bleistift)
- Review: Pencil of the Week Zine (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
- Mechanical Pencils In The Spotlight (An Inkophile’s Blog)
- Mechanical Pencil Day Reviews: Pentel Graphgear 1000 and Retro 51 Tornado Pencil (via Writing at Large)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Some words on Tomoe River. (via Musubi)
- A load of rot! (via Nero’s Notes)
- Nanami Seven Seas Review (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- Raymay DaVinci Notebook Review (via Notebook Stories)
- An Indoor Horticulturalist’s Notebook (via Notebook Stories)
- Keeping Two Journals (via Notebook Stories)
Art & Creativity:
- ‘Pastel’ Color Palette App for iPhone & iPad (via Tools and Toys)
- A Short Video about My Favorite Brush Pens (via RozWoundUp)
- The Collection Hahnemühle Watercolour & Sketch Paper Review (via Doodlewash)
- A Sketcher’s Worst Nightmare (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- June 2020 Reviews Roundup (via Parka Blogs)
- Porch of July (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- Has lockdown changed my urban sketching kit? (via Liz Steel)
- 20 Milton Glaser Quotes That Will Inspire the Designer in You (via My Modern Met)
- I could talk about Corita all day (via Austin Kleon)
- Creating a drawing habit. (via The Finer Point)
Other Interesting Things:
- You Can Now Smell Like the Cosmos Thanks to This NASA-Made Perfume (via My Modern Met)
- How Black Cats Went From Bad Luck to Symbols of Defiance (via Hyperallergic)
- With no models or celebrities on its cover, this issue of Vogue is better than ever (via It’s Nice That)
- Midori Aluminum Multi Ruler Giveaway (via The Pen Addict)
- How To Write Your First Letter To A New Pen Pal (via Fountain Pen Love)
Black Lives Matter:
- What Constitutes an “Appropriate Monument”? Philadelphians Have a Few Ideas (via Hyperallergic)
- The Best Of Black Lives Matter Protest Signs (via Design You Trust)
- Ashwin Chacko’s joyful illustrations that tackle serious topics with a lighthearted, positive vibe (via Creative Boom)
- My desk is not nice enough to do justice to the Galen desk pad (via UK fountain pens)
Here in BC we have “Empress Gin” after the famous hotel in Victoria. Same thing. Beautiful indigo colour that changes to magenta when you put tonic into it. You stand a better chance of finding it in the US I guess… https://www.empressgin.com/
I will definitely look for it as well.
Just a head-up that this post wan’t in Link Love category.
The link for the ink drink is in the intro only this week, if that’s the link you were looking for.