One of the first ink colors I chased when I started collecting fountain pens was dusky purples. At the time, there were no multichromatic inks or the array of shading and shimmer inks that are available today. It’s a good time to be a fountain pen ink connoisseur. Colorverse From Cali ($12.50 for a 15ml…
I think ink names are getting a little long. Today’s ink is Colorverse Kingdom Project Series 019 – Taepyeong Seongdae ($13.50 for a 30ml bottle). The color is a tribute to Korean history though I know little else about the specifics of this ink and the association of the color to Korean history. What I…
Vanness Pen Shop has become more than just a pen shop in the last few years. Lisa, queen of indie inks, is now actively creating her own inks. Just in time for the holidays, Vanness has released two holiday-themed inks: Sweet Tater Pie (review coming later in Inkmas) and Cranberry Sauce (14.75 for a 30ml…
With all the amazing ink colors out there, sometime I just go back to the primary colors and marvel that these 3 hues can be mixed in various proportions to make all the other colors! Recently I finished a sweater that had the primary colors, plus turquoise thrown in. So I had to search through…
It is now mid-November which means two fundamental things: I will forget that I need to take pictures early in the day, meaning they’ll now be badly (or artificially lit). You’d think after 44 years on earth I’d remember that fact, but every year I repeat the mistake. November is NaKniSweMo. For a little history…
For those of us who living in states that don’t already have a Sailor Ink color, have you pondered what your state’s ink color would or should be? My home state (where I was born and grew up), California, has already been done, and Jesi reviewed it previously: But I’m still waiting for Kansas, so…
This week in Colorado has been cool and crisp – sweatshirts and sweaters are replacing shorts and short sleeves. It’s the perfect time to show this collection from Ferris Wheel Press – The Finer Things collection. Oyster Hour, Steeped Umber, and Spruce County Post feel like perfect fall colors in my state – we don’t…
