On the seventh day of Inkmas I couldn’t resist featuring Kyo-no-oto #7 Hisoku ($28 for 40ml bottle). This smoky blue grey color is one of my favorite ink colors. When I first got into fountain pens, one of the first bottles of ink I bought was De Atramentis Pigeon Blue which is not too dissimilar in…
Papier Plume Bayou Nightfall ($8 per bottle) is another fountain pen ink from the New Orleans Collection inspired by the surroundings of the shop where the inks are made. Papier Plume is the only pen shop I know of in the US that makes its own inks which makes it an extraordinarily special shop. The…
(This is part four of a series of reviews about the new Colorverse ink line. Please refer to the overview for details about the whole collection.) Continuing with the grouped reviews of Colorverse inks, today I am going to go through the purple-pinks I bought. I know a lot of people were waiting on these so thanks…
I’ve decided to dub this group of Colorverse inks the “goth collection”. When I started painting the names of the colors I realized that they all sounded like club nights or 90s goth clubs. I realize that’s totally dating me but what can I say? Out of context, Black Hole, Vortex Motion and Dark Energy…
Post of the Week: Bloggers Weigh In: Collecting Fountain Pens vs. Using Fountain Pens (via Ed Jelley) Pens: ENNSO PIUMA Fountain Pen (via The Pencilcase Blog) Pelikan Twist Fountain Pen (via Gourmet Pens) Karas Kustoms Ink Fountain Pen (via Ken Crooker) Video: Gray Market Fountain Pens – Would You Buy One? (via The Frugal Fountain…
Over the past few months, I’ve fallen in love with pink inks. Despite what you might assume based on my hair color, pink has never been my favorite color so this is a bit of a revelation for me. First, it was Callifolio Andrinople last year and now this year its the pinks in the…
Double dose of podcast goodness today! Art Supply Posse Ep. 23 was a quick episode filled with follow-up, tidbits and creative space ideas. We had hoped to have a special guest but the onslaught of seasonal colds forced us to reschedule the interview. Show notes can be found on the website. AND…. The annual Pen…
