This week, let’s all wish Kelly of Mountain of Ink Happy Anniversary on 8 years and over 2700 ink reviews! her dedication and consistency is unrivaled in the pen community and a true treasure for us all. Thank you for all you do, Kelly! You are the inky queen!
Link of the Week:
- 8 Years! (via Mountain of Ink)
Pens:
- Pen Porn: Stanford Pen Studio Intwana Seahorse (via Rachel’s Reflections)
- Swapping nibs around (via mnmlscholar)
- Jinhao 82 Mini (Mini) Review (via Casual Crossings)
- Pen Collecting Milestones: Nate’s Fountain Pen Starter Pack (via Pen Chalet)
- Tom’s Studio Fountain Pocket Pen (via dapprman)
Ink:
- Ink Review #2770: Rohrer & Klingner Magenta (via Mountain of Ink)
- Ink Review #2767: Journalize Dawn (via Mountain of Ink)
- Ink Review: Taccia Utamaro Aomurasaki Is The Deepest of Purple-Blacks (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Ink Review #2769: Taccia Sketch Earth Blue (via Mountain of Ink)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Notsu To-Do List Cards and Case Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Notebook Review: Maruman Spiral Note Basic Notebook (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- The History of the Pocket Slim Filofax Part 4 Oddities and Alternatives (via notebookstories)
- Evening Letter Writing (via Wonder Pens)
Art & Creativity:
- A Week of Lilacs and How to Keep them Alive (via Apple-Pine)
- The Best Fountain Pens for Art (via JetPens)
Other Interesting Things:
- 2025 Chicago Pen Show Recap and Report Card (via The Pen Addict)
- Visit to G.Itoya in Tokyo, Japan (via Inkcredible Colours)
- May 2025 mixtape (via Austin Kleon)
- April Showers (via Austin Kleon)
- This Fall, 600+ Objects Spanning Wes Anderson’s Career Will Go on View at the Design Museum (via Colossal)
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