Robert Oster Berry D’Arche ($16 per 50 ml bottle) is hard color to color to describe. It’s not quite a burgundy, not really purple but its not a brown either. And if you think describing it was a challenge, photographing it was even more difficult. Looking at the swatch card next to other colors of similar…
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Review: NEW Denik Layflat Notebook
Denik Notebooks heard the comments about their notebooks from reviewers across the internet and have retooled them and introduced the new Denik Layflat Notebook. They feature the same soft touch softcovers, same interior paper but Denik improved the binding of their books to get a better binding. The books open easier, exposing more of the…
Kata Kata A4 Postcards
There’s only a few days left in April and I’m thinking I need to end Letter Writing Month on a BIG note. Thankfully, Fresh Stock Japan sent over these A4 sizes die cut Kata Kata postcards ($6 each, six designs available) that will be the perfect thing. Aren’t they fabulous? They are basically blank on the…
Set Your Scanners on Atlanta!
Just a reminder… This weekend is the Atlanta Pen Show so there will be lots of activity on Instagram. So, if you’re following along at home, look for the hashtag #atlantapenshow2017 . That should be the best source for photos of cool pens, funny situations and all the good stuff. The live “in front of…
Link Love: Paper Frenzy
Pens: Zenzoi Bamboo Fountain Pen (My Pen Needs Ink) Nib Novice, Part 9: Pen Cleaning & Retro 51 (via Pens & Junk) Aurora Nebulosa Limited Edition Fountain Pen (via Pen Addict) TWSBI Eco Fountain Pen (via Ken Crooker) The $9 Faber-Castell School Pen (via Wonder Pens) Inks: Private Reserve Brown-Yellow Inks Test (via Fountain Pen…
Pen Review: Montegrappa Game of Thrones Ballpoint & Rollerball Pens
Montegrappa has mastered the art of the licensed pen with the Game of Thrones collection. They created four pens to represent major families represented in the series: House Stark, House Lannister, House Targaryen and House Baratheon. From the packaging to the aesthetics of the pens, Montegrappa managed to do high-end licensed pens right. I was lucky…
Product Review: ArtSnacks April 2017 Subscription Box
By Tina Koyama The April ArtSnacks box contains an assortment of drawing instruments from fine to fat, and the handiest of brushes, too. Here’s what I got: a Pentel GraphGear 800 0.5mm mechanical pencil; a Copic Multiliner 0.5 pen in lavender; a Winsor & Newton Water Colour Marker in Phthalo Blue; and a Kuretake medium-tip…