Khreyselle asked me some time ago: I’ve been struggling to find the perfect notebook to hold all of my graphic design sketches and notes. I have fallen in love with the paper quality of the Baron Fig/Code & Quill notebooks, but they are both missing the elastic closure and pocket/envelope feature that I would really…
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Fashionable Friday: Inktober
This week, though I am a day or two late, I wanted to use the Inktober theme for Fashionable Friday. And why am I late? Because I am also participating in Inktober, of course so I am spending my spare minutes actually drawing instead of dawdling on the computer! The goal of Inktober is to…
Ink Review: Bookbinders Snake Ink Sampler Set
While at the San Fransisco Pen Show, I was able to acquire a coveted box of Bookbinders Snake Ink sampler bottles. It probably helped that I was working at the Anderson Pens table directly across from the Snake Ink table and the Andersons are the sole distributors of Bookbinders Snake Ink in the US presently. So……
Art Supply Posse Ep 17: Falling for Joey Feldman
This week on Art Supply Posse, artist and pen enthusiast, Joey Feldman shares his origin story, how he met his mentor and what’s on his utility belt. Batteries to power, turbines to speed… ready to move out! We also talk about the Dallas Pen Show and, of course, favorite art supplies!
Link Love: Inktoberfest
Pens: Kaweco Brass Sport and the Kaweco Supra (via Gentleman Stationer) Sneak Peek: Parker Transformation (IM and Urban) (via Goulet Pens Blog) Video: Denobil 300 (via The Pen Habit) Kaweco Supra Fountain Pen (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!) BNdot Pen (via Clicky Post) Anderson Pens Sailor Slate Blue Special Edition is Here! (via Anderson Pens Blog)…
Pen Review: Regal Alice Fountain Pen
The Regal Alice fountain pen is a slender copper body pen with a shimmer metallic finish and silver tone hardware. The pen is pretty, inexpensive and feels nice in the hand. Everyone who sees it compliments its looks and asks about it because the color is unusual and the slim understated design is something not often…
Ink Review: Ink Crate Volume 2
I finally got a chance to test out the inks in the second volume of the Ink Crate subscription service. Each month, the service sends five 2ml samples each month for $10 per month plus $3.99 shipping worldwide (at present) in their signature mint blue “crates”. Should shipping costs change, Ink Crate will notify subscribers and subscriptions auto-renew…