Review by Tina Koyama I’ve seen a few brush pens in my day, and most with bristles have the same average-size tip. Pentel’s Ultra Fine Artist Brush Sign Pen ($3.65) is a rare exception. (I chose black to test, but it comes in 12 colors.) On the outside, it has a basic plastic body typical…
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Link Love: Spiders & Tortillons
Several months ago, I was supposed to receive a Montblanc Rouge et Noir Metamorphosis Fountain Pen from Appelboom but FedEx lost the package and has spent the last few months vehemently passing the buck. They told me they sent it back to Europe, they told Appelboom they tried to contact me and when I didn’t…
Pen (Pre)Review: Spoke Pen
I was fortunate enough to get my hands on an early edition of the Spoke Pen (starting at $65 — 5 days left), a collaborative project recently launched on Kickstarter between Brian Conti of Spoke Design and Brad Dowdy of The Pen Addict. Y’all have heard of Brad, right? Of course you have. Probably have…
Link Love: Martians, Parrots and Wind Speeds
(Laura here… mea culpa. Ana asked me to get Link Love ready, and well… I HAD ONE JOB. Without further ado: LINK LOVE!) Out of seemingly nowhere, there are two reviews for the Scribo pen this week, a review for the new Spoke Pen and the Classmate Octane. Also, Gourmet Pens reviews the unusual Parrot…
Pen Review: Lamy 2000 Multipen
It will probably come as a surprise to discover that, up until recently, I did not own any model of Lamy 2000. While I own many different models of Lamy fountain pens, including the Lamy Scala with a gold nib, I don’t own any of Lamy’s rollerball or ballpoint pens. So, I decided to break…
LA Pen Show Recap (with Road Trip Round-Up)
When I was trying to decide how to best organize this post, I debated planning it and titling it “A Pen Show in 3 Parts.” The first part being the drive to LA, the pen show itself and then the drive home. I drove from Kansas City to Little Rock where I met up with…
Link Love: A Day Late but Not a Dollar Short
Due to weather delays, this is an extremely lengthy Link Love. But I’m home safe and the cats are very happy about that. Some of the highlights are: Draplin Love, actual pencil reviews this week, LA Pen Show recaps, and, oh yeah, the 2019 Pen Addict Live Kickstarter went live. Plus SOOOOO much more. Enjoy!…