Welcome to Wednesday Link Love brought to you by the inside of my local MINI dealership. Don’t worry, I am not throwing my beloved Fat Charlie (2009 MINI Cooper in BRG) out but I thought you all would be amused to see the Hot Wheels JCW MINI Cooper S sitting in the lobby. I’m actually waiting for Charlie to get his long-overdue service. The pandemic and my financial situation have both improved so that taking him to get all his bits checked over is actually possible. Should I have them add this spoiler and air intake onto Charlie? NAW! He just needs his fluids topped off.
In pen-related news, we are chock-a-block with paper posts this week and Joe over at Gentleman Stationer asks the hot-button question “Has the market for ‘limited editions’ jumped the shark?” which is a topic ripe for discussion. What’s your opinion?
Pens:
- Artist Creates Hyperrealistic Portraits Using Only a Blue Ballpoint Pen (via MyModern Met)
- One Year Later: The fountain pens I’ve bought (via Inkcredible Colours)
- Getting to grips with the Otto Hutt design08 (via UK fountain pens)
- What Makes a Great Anniversary Edition: Kanilea Pen Company Honokalani Maile Lei (via The Gentleman Stationer)
Ink:
- Colorverse Extra Dimension & Warped Passages (via Mountain of Ink)
- June Teals (via Mountain of Ink)
- Diplomat Deep Green (via Inkdependence!)
- PenBBS 179 Serenity (via Mountain of Ink)
- PenBBS #521 Heavy Snow (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- Sailor Manyo Yomogi (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
Pencils:
- Faber-Castell’s Goldfaber pencil set (via Bleistift)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Kokuyo Campus: A Comprehensive Guide (via JetPens)
- A Beginner’s Guide to Eco-Friendly Stationery (via The Pen Company Blog)
- Off the net and into the web… (via Nero’s Notes)
- Ayush Paper in A5 and A4 Sizes: A Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Notebook Review: LeStallion Ariegeois Ashgray Black A5 Notebook (via Rants of The Archer)
- TRU RED Starter Journal – the notebook that will get you into the journaling habit? (via Rediscover Analog)
- On Boundaries and Balance (via Bullet Journal)
- How to Get Started with Bullet Journaling (via Bleistift)
Art & Creativity:
- How to Use a Crowquill Nib (via The Postman’s Knock)
- Not Calvin, not Yves – Easy Klein is the latest pigment to democratise colour from artist Stuart Semple (via Creative Boom)
- Review: M Graham Watercolour (via Parka Blogs)
- Illustrations Show Cats and Art History Are a Purrrfect Combination (via Brown Paper Bag)
Other Interesting Things:
- Has The Market for “Limited Editions” Finally Jumped the Shark? (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Typewriter Hawaiian shirts (via The Typewriter Revolution blog)
- Artist Review: M1 iPad Pro 2021 with Mini LED display (via Parka Blogs)
- My Dream Studio: How to Plan and Design an Ideal Workspace (via My Giant Strawberry)
- Lego Unveils Its Largest Set Ever: A World Map With Over 11,000 Pieces (via My Modern Met)
- Eric Carle, collage artist (via Austin Kleon)
- Out Of Character Star Wars Paintings by Kyle Hagey (via Design You Trust)
- The Science of the Sun Shines Bright – U.S. Postal Service Issues New Forever stamps (via USPS Newsroom)
USPS proceeds with request for postal rate change (via USPS Newsroom)
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