I hate hearing bad news. I hate announcing bad news. But I do appreciate finding out about the bad news in time to be able to do something about it. You may have recently heard rumors about Cosmo Air Light paper being discontinued and I am writing today to confirm that this is true –…
This week, The Desk is taking a little holiday to attend the Dallas Pen Show. If you are in the Dallas area, please come by the Dromgoole’s tables and say hello to Jesi and I. We will be your hostesses at the Dromgoole’s Ink Bar. The irony that we will be spending the whole weekend…
You may have already seen a few San Francisco Pen Show recaps, wrap-ups, posts, or photos. So many people have covered the show from many different angles, but I wanted to show San Francisco from a slightly different viewpoint. I’ve been working with the Dromgooles at shows this summer, setting up a rack with only…
A big shout out to everyone who shared their favorite sea creature in order to enter our giveaway for the Enigma Blanks Limited Edition Striped Jellyfish Fountain Pen. Lots of praise for octopus, whales, dolphins, a whole school of fish, crabs, jellys and even a lot of praise for sea otters, walrus and penguins. Maybe…
Do you have a way to keep your inks organized? Inside the world of fountain pens, there are several areas for people to focus. Some people concentrate on vintage pens, others love unique filling systems, and the list goes on. Personally, my favorite fountain pen focus is ink. I first became interested in fountain pens…
Thanks to everyone who entered our giveaway for the Hinze Pens Erste L12 Fountain Pen Gift Certificate (valued at $160). Drum roll, please…. Clearly, I completely agree! Winner will be contacted directly with the email provided. Thanks again and a big thanks to our Patrons who helped fund this giveaway and to Hinze Pens for…
Our good friend, Julia van der Wyk, is teaching Ink Wash Painting this August at the San Francisco Pen Show. We all have way too many inks than we can use in a lifetime so thankfully, Julia will show you lots of painting techniques to allow you to use your fountain pen inks (and any…
