Link of the Week: While this link is old, I found it down the click-through rabbit hole that happens when one starts reading one article, then another, then another, that eventually leads to a jewel. This article might lead you forward through my New Yorker rabbit hole to the other articles which were each about…
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Inkmas Day 9: 3 Oysters Hanuel
I admit it. I’m a sucker for a vivid blue ink. There is something luminous and soothing about the swimming pool/Caribbean sea blue colors that can be created with fountain pen ink. They are translucent like watercolors and show a range of shading like rippling waves on a crystal blue waters. 3 Oysters Hanuel…
Fountain Pen Review: Desiderata Soubriquet Lapis Nugget Acrylic Flex Nib
The Desiderata Soubriquet in Lapis Nugget Acrylic (starting at $240) is the third iteration of Zebra G flexible nib fountain pen that I’ve tried from Desiderata. Each version I’ve tested as been iterative of the previous, with improvements and modifications to the filling system as well as making the pens more aesthetically appealing. The Soubriquet…
Inkmas Day 6: Ferris Wheel Press Tanzanite Sky
Welcome to Day 6 of Inkmas 2018! I just received my Ferris Wheel Press Kickstarter Backer package so I thought this would be a good ink to show today. First, the bottle and packaging. Ferris Wheel Press packages their ink in a paperboard tube with lovely graphics and gold foil details. Inside, the bottle is…
Link Love: Posse, Biscuits, GO?
The biggest news (in my world) is that Art Supply Posse relaunched this week. I very shakily turned over the reigns to Marcus, Ana, Kim and the gang so now its your turn to join Artsupia and join in too. Add to that, the start of the San Francisco Pen Show and my head is…
Fountain Pen Review: Birmingham Pen Co. Model-A Liquid Hot Magma
I had been itching to try one of Birmingham Pen Company’s custom fountain pens — their Model-A series designs. They release a small batch of a particular color material every few weeks or months. For some reason, I was taken by the Crystalline Liquid Hot Magma ($119) acrylic color, aptly named after the Austin Powers reference.…
Link Love: Pen Zero
Post of the Week: Pen Zero. (via Leigh Reyes: My Life as a Verb) Pens: Pilot Kakuno Demonstrator Fountain Pen – Medium Nib (via Clicky Post) Kanilea Pen Co. Hanauma Bay Fountain Pen (via Pen Addict) Faber-Castell Design Ambition Op-Art Flamingo Limited Edition Fountain Pen (via Pen Addict) Karas Kustoms Galaxie Pen (via Pens! Paper!…
