Judith asks: Will you be attending the DC Pen Show in August? Judith, I’m delighted to say that YES! I will be attending the DC SuperShow in August. I’ve already purchased my plane tickets and Lisa from Vanness Pens has graciously offered to let me help out in their booth again after Chicago so I…
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Giveaway Winners: Baron Fig Vanguards
Thanks to everyone who entered to win one of the three Baron Fig Vanguard notebook sets that I have to giveaway. Here are the winners as selected by the handy-dandy Random Number Generator: Anissa called the Dot Grid so it seems like fate. Carla and Ida get to choose between the Flagship Ruled and…
Fashionable Friday: Maker Faire Edition
This weekend is all Arduinos and robots, steampunk and makers of all kinds as we head out for the Kansas City Maker Faire. So I decided to keep with the theme for Fashionable Friday this week and include things that were either aesthetically maker-y or made by small shops. Some stuff is tech-y and some…
Podcast: Art Supply Posse Ep. 4 You So Fine(liner)
This week we cover a fair bit of follow-up, our first #askasp questions, and the first part of our multi-part series on markers, starting with fineliners. And we got a theme song! Listen and download the whole episode at ArtSupplyPosse subscribe to the podcast via iTunes (or your favorite podcast catcher) Be sure to leave…
Link Love: Have (Traveler’s) Notebooks Will Travel
Pens: Namisu Nova Fountain Pen (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!) Delta Rediscover Pompeii Limited Edition (via Gentleman Stationer) Pilot M90 Limited Edition Fountain Pen (via Write To Me Often) Visconti Homo Sapiens Florentine Hills (via Calligraphy Nut) Kaweco Brass Sport Fountain Pen (via Nib & Ink) Jinhao 599 (via Alt. Haven) RIIND Pen Prototype (via Ed…
Ink Review: Callifolio Bleu Equinoxe 5 (and a Happy Ending)
First, I wanted to take a chance to thank the kindness of the pen community for rescuing my Parker Duofold from its sad state. Susan Wirth, “queen of pen shows” that she is, offered to repair my Parker Duofold for me before she jetted off to New York for a Guggenheim retrospective and she did…
Review: Baron Fig Vanguard
Baron Fig continues to expand their line of products. This time with a soft cover cahier-style notebook they are calling the Vanguard. They are offering it in an A5 size (Flagship) as well as their smaller passport (Pocket) size in blank, dot grid or graph paper formats. There’s also a “plus” size which is 7×10″.…