I am back from Chicago and slowly coming out from under a pile of emails, orders and unpacking all the boxes. So I am doing the things, trying to get some sleep and maybe even doing a couple loads of laundry.
I want to say thank you to everyone who came by the table at the Chicago Show, attending any of my workshops or placing orders while I was away. I am so touched at all the kind words, support and confidence. I am so grateful to you all.
So, enjoy this week’s Link Love while I take a nap.
Pens:
- TGS 12th Anniversary: What’s in Your Pen Case These Days? (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- A comic diary and my thoughts on fountain pens (via Drewscape)
- Which pen got you into fountain pens? – by Ricardo (via Extra Fine Writing)
- How To Buy Pens From Japan (May 2026) (via fudefan)
Ink:
- Brown waterproof inks compared: Diamine Forever Ink, De Atramentis Document, SketchInk (via Parka Blogs)
- Cult Pens Deep Dark Brown (via Inkcredible Colours)
- Col-o-dex Update: 3 Years In (via Olive Octopus)
- Anderillium Ichthyoformes Series Ink Review (via The Pen Addict)
Pencils:
- Pencil Gradation Explained (via Yoseka Stationery Blog)
Planners, Notebooks & Paper:
- My New Wallet: Traveler’s Company 20th Anniversary Card-Sized Notebook (via CJs Wunderkammer)
- The Konik Method for Making Analog Notes (via Bullet Journal)
- My Paper System: Coming Full Circle (via Rachel’s Reflections)
- A Spring Refresh: Meet YOSEGI & MIZUHIKI Charms (via TRAVELER’S COMPANY USA Blog)
Art & Creativity:
- Freebie- 5/8″ & 3/4″ Sided Hexagons for English Paper Piecing (via Wearing History® Blog)
- Fifth-Generation Quilter Creates Narrative Quilts Inspired by African Tradition (via My Modern Met)
- Caran d’Ache Neocolor II Experiments (via RozWoundUp)
- My current Inktense and Tombow Selection (via Liz Steel)
- The Ever-Versatile Neocolor (and Latest Sketch Kit Improvement) (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- Illustrator Spends Years Rendering Detailed Architectural Drawings (via My Modern Met)
- Laura K. Sayers’ Vibrant Postage Stamps Celebrate the Beauty of Everyday Moments (via Colossal)
- Recreating Low Friction En Plein Air Sketching Habit (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
Other Interesting Things:
- NASA Just Dropped More Than 12,000 Photos from the Artemis II Mission (via Colossal)
- Book Review: Miniature Worlds: Files of Illustrators Who Draw Small Fantasy Worlds (via Parka Blogs)
- Here’s When National Geographic’s Museum of Exploration Opens This Summer (via My Modern Met)
- Hotel Retro revives graphic luggage labels from the golden age of travel (via It’s Nice That)
- I Bought Friendster for $30k — Here’s What I’m Doing With It… (via Kottke.org)
- The Pebble Time 2 Arrived! (via CJs Wunderkammer)
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