Friday, I land in Portland to help the Dromgoole’s at their tables at the Pacific Northwest Pen Show. Its my second year attending this show but its being held at a new location so it will be a new-ish experience for me. The show is technically only two days — Saturday and Sunday — with Friday to be special presentations and lectures for VIP Pass Holders only so it will be a quick show for me — fly in, sell ink, fly out. I had a good time at the show last year so I’m looking forward to seeing how much the show has grown or changed for this year.
Will you be attending? If so, please come by and say hello! If you’re not in the Portland area, will you be attending the upcoming DC or SF show? Drop a comment below!
Pens:
- Too many pens: Leonardo Aluminia, M nib (via scribbledemonboddo)
Ink:
- Wearingeul Paradiso Ink Review: Shimmering Light in Dante’s Divine Comedy Fountain Pen Inks (via Pen Chalet Blog)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Traveler’s Notebook in Japan: Kyoto Traveler’s Factory (via Wonder Pens)
- Travel Light // Frido (via Baum-kuchen)
- Using a Filofax to stay organised as a carer – by Anita (via Philofaxy)
- Ask TGS: New Notebook Systems Informational Resource Page (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Time to Pick a New Personal Journal: Maruman Mnemosyne Hardcover A5 Journal (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Kleid x Maruman Mnemosyne B6 Memo Pad Review (via The Pen Addict)
Art & Creativity:
- The power of doing nothing (and why it helps your creative work) (via Creative Boom)
- An Artistic Arrow Designs Cheat Sheet (via The Postman’s Knock)
- REVIEW: Holbein Artists’ Granulating Watercolor and Luminous Colors Sets (via Doodlewash)
- “But I Might Need it”: How to Downsize Your Kit (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- On My Table: Beginning of July 2025 (via Apple-Pine)
- Playing with Post-It-Notes™ in My Journal (via RozWoundUp)
Other Interesting Things:
- An original technicolor print of Star Wars (before all of Lu… (via Kottke.org)
- High School Principal Writes Handwritten Notes for All 443 Seniors (via My Modern Met)
- Fountain Pen Rotation: What’s in Your Cup this Month? (via Fountain Pen Chronicles and More)
- Stationery Favourites – June 2025 (via Inky Imaginings)
- Stationery Favorites June 2025(via Inky Imaginings)
- SHEdesigns Velvet-Lined Pen Sleeve Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Video-Review: The Superior Labor – Engineer Pouch (via Scrively)
- Enjoy Collection 2025: Q2 (via Dime Novel Raven)
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