My pal and fellow stationery lover, Felicia Koloc, held the Grand Opening celebration of her itty bitty stationery shop, Supply Closet, on Saturday. Its in Kansas City, KS, just across the state line in a small residential neighborhood and tucked into a literal closet inside the Garden House Cafe. The shop is lovely and the opportunity to grab a delicious coffee surrounded by plants make the trip 100% worth it. The Supply Closet is open anytime the Garden House Cafe is open.
If you’re in the Kansas City area or passing through, its worth a trip to the shop. Don’t forget to grab a delicious coffee while you’re there.
Pens:
- Review: a cheap, customizable Japanese fountain pen (via Extra Fine Writing)
Ink:
- Do Less, Swatch More, Use More, Repeat (via The Pen Addict)
- Ink Battle: Vinta and Vinta (via Rachel’s Reflections)
- Ink Review #812: Inkebara Sand (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- Testing an Entire Ink Line: The Tom’s Studio Bottled Fountain Pen Inks (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Ishimaru #7 Cherry Blossom (via Inkcredible Colours)
- Ink Review #2543: Vinta Palaisipan (via Mountain of Ink)
Pencils:
- Quick Look: Different Grades of Blackwing Graphite (Plus a Bonus YouTube Video) (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Closing It Out: The 2024 “Best” List Is Complete! Now With Woodcase Pencils (via The Gentleman Stationer)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Alwych Notebooks Discontinued? (via Notebook Stories)
- The Best Notebooks for Note-Taking, Journaling, Drawing, and More (via JetPens Blog)
Art & Creativity:
- La Maison du Pastel (via Kottke.org)
- Preserving the Art of Palestinian Taṭrīz 76 Years After the Nakba (via Hyperallergic)
- Why Are Hiroshige’s Woodblock Prints Still so Moving? (via Hyperallergic)
- Artist of the Week: Surrealist Sorceress, Remedios Varo (via Messy Nessy Chic)
- A Remarkable Typeface Resurfaces from the Thames After Being Dumped in the River More than a Century Ago (via Colossal)
- Ink & Wash in the Garden Book Review (via Doodlewash)
Other Interesting Things:
- Fun with Washi Tape (via Dime Novel Raven)
- How to get Google search results without the AI garbage. (via Kottke.org)
- 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 696) (via Messy Nessy Chic)
- Man “Travels” the World by Cooking Dishes From Each Country (via My Modern Met)
- SpoGomi: The Japanese Sport to Promote Trash Collecting (via My Modern Met)
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