Review by Tina Koyama First, I must begin by admitting that I am not a huge user of mechanical pencils. Though I use clutches with certain art materials, I’ve always preferred woodcased pencils to write with. Call me fussy, but many mechanicals I’ve tried are either too heavy, too light, too cold, or just too…
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Link Love: Educational
Every week, I think I won’t have anything to write for the introduction of Link Love and then something will pop into my links, my life or my head at the last minute and I feel compelled to type a paragraph or two to share with you. This week the link on Baum-Kuchen’s blog about…
Ink Brand Overview: The New Birmingham Pen Company Inks
I was a loyal subscriber of the Birmingham Pen Company Pen Parcel ink subscription for several years. This habit meant I ended up with almost 100 bottles of their ink. Each color is named after a person, place or event related to their hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the designs of their bottles and packaging…
Brush Review: Pentel Design Fude Menso Brush – Small
Review by Tina Koyama The Pentel’s Design Fude Menso Brush in the small size ($3.25; also available in medium and large sizes at varying prices) is a product I previewed during Inktober. Despite the range of sizes, all three have extra-fine tips for “drawing intricate detail work like facial features.” The very tip isn’t much…
Ink Line Review: Ink Institute Cat Daily Line
Ink Institute is one of the many ink brands currently washing up on US shores. Ink Institute inks come from Taiwan and their first series to make it to the US is the Cat Series. There are four inks in the series: Cat at Dawn, Cat at Noon, Cat at Dusk and Cat at Midnight.…
Link Love: 2021 by the Numbers
This week posts continue to round-up 2020 or set ambitious hopes for 2021. There’s Top 12, a Top 5, a 30-day challenge, 100 things, 21 things and lots of favorites from 2020. What’s your magic number for 2020 or planning for 2021? Pens: Sailor Pro Gear: Apre Ski (via An Unexpected Letter) Montblanc x Fritz…
Fountain Pen Review: Platinum Procyon (Citron Yellow, M Nib)
I’m going to cut to the chase and give my opinion before I even start on this review of the Platinum Procyon ($52.80): I don’t like it. After reading Jaclyn’s review, I thought for sure I would enjoy the pen but at every turn, I was annoyed. Let’s start with the price point compared to…