Sunday Reads: Cussin’, Ice Cream and Vivid Color

Stillman & Birn and Traveler’s Notebooks are always on my desk and I was delighted to find new ways to use them.

This week’s color inspiration came from a slideshow of birds. Matching fountain pen inks to them could be an entertaining endeavor though the colors seem brighter than what inkdom currently offers. What do you think?

Oh, and remember to leave a comment at the Herbin “1798” Jacques Herbin Amethyste de l’Oural Fountain Pen Ink giveaway. One entry per person. Drawing will be on August 10th. U.S. residents only.

• The Pen Addict: A Cease And Desist, From A Pen That Doesn’t Exist
• Putting a Stillman & Birn Sketchbook to good use
• 10 Old-Fashioned Swears to Spice up Your Cussin’
• These Organisms Are Eating Greenhouse Gases
• Scientists create incredible ice cream that won’t melt
• Lamy and Noodler’s Black for drawing in a Traveler’s Notebook

https://www.facebook.com/TheBirdsGallery/videos/283197182068303/

Sunday Reads: Dogs, Notebooks, And Kangaroos

Who knew self-driving cars could be confused by kangaroos…

• Dogs Are Awesome!
• Volvo admits its self-driving cars are confused by kangaroos
• 6 Types of Salt and How to Use Them
• The Fountain Pen Quest: The Perfect Penvelope
• The Writer: In defense of writing with pen and paper
• Discover Analog: Dark Star Collection Pocket Notebook Review
• Byron Quertermous: Love Song for a Pen and a Notebook
• Ed Jelley: Blackwing Clutch Pocket Notebook Review
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Notebook Review: Rosetta Notes

Wide Nibs on Midori Traveler’s Notebook Paper

Sunday Reads: Coffee, Ebonite, And Vinyls

Pressing records again? New ebonite pens? Bedding made from coffee grounds? What’ll they think of next!

• Which Brand of Watercolour Should You Choose?
• How a Scuba Diver Found a Good Friend Under the Sea
• Leigh Reyes: Vintage nibs in modern pens
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Paper-Oh Notebooks
• Sony to restart vinyl record production
• This Bedding Is Made From Coffee Grounds
• Ebonite Milano Fountain Pen Collection (I haven’t tried one yet, but am a fan of ebonite pens.)

Waterman’s 54 with Pink Nib

A Wishlist In Two Minutes

Do you keep a wishlist? Mine took less than two minutes to compile. No pondering the question. Just a brief, whatever comes to mind list. And darned if it isn’t just right.

• Pelikan Souverän Black-Green M600
• Montblanc 146
• Robert Oster inks
• Tomoe River paper
• Hobonichi Cousin planner
• Sennelier Watercolor set of 12 + 6
• M. Graham Watercolor Landscape or 10 color set
• Kolinsky #10 watercolor brush
• pointed round #20 watercolor brush
• slant board for reading and painting

Try it the next time you have two minutes to spare. The results might surprise you.

Sunday Reads On A Saturday?

Holiday tomorrow so links are posting a day early.

• Scribble Jot: TWSBI Eco Piston Demonstrator Fountain Pen Review
• PenPaperPencil: Platinum #3776 Chartres Blue Fountain Pen Review
• A Writer’s Path: The Bleeding Pen – The Art of the Written Word
• Fountain Pen Heaven
• Kickstarter: Hippo Noto, a Hippo Size Tomoe Paper Notebook
• Notebook Stories: The Manly Tradition of the Pocket Notebook
• NattoSoup Studio Art: Fountain Pens for Artists: Noodler’s Flex
• AlbertJack.com: How Biro invented the ball-point pen
• Scribble Jot: What makes paper fountain pen friendly?
• Science Mag: New solar-powered device can pull water straight from the desert air

Sunday Reads: Pens, Inks and Paper. Oh, my!

Want to expand your collection? There are eight reviews in this lot to help you choose what’s next.

• The Pen Cup: Diplomat’s Excellent Excellence (I love Mary’s handwriting.)
• The Clumsy Penman’s InKfusion Site: J. Herbin – Vert Olive (Beautiful photos.)
• Ed Jelley: Baron Fig Confidant Plus Notebook Review
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Fountain Pen Review: Aurora Style Gemstone Aquamarine EF Fountain Pen
• Page Flutter: Rhodia Webnotebook for Bullet Journaling: The Definitive Review
• Alt. Haven: traveler’s notebook – olive edition
• The Pen Addict: Platinum Classic Ink Lavender Black Review
• The Serial Doodler: Review: Kyo No Oto Kokeiro
• Little Conkers: Rediscovering My Fountain Pens
• Mattias Adolfsson on fountainpens

From the archives…

Sunday Reads: Pens, Paper And Stuff For Lefties

Recently, Rodney sent a letter affixed with sealing wax, a delightful surprise. Admittedly and not for the first time, I almost succumbed to yet another hobby. Then I ran across GeekTells post about his descent into the cauldron. Is resistance futile?

• Manuscripts on Pinterest
• Handwriting Resources for Lefties
• Lori McNee: 12 Compelling Reasons Why Artists Should Use Twitter
• Lawyerist.com: The Best Legal Pad for Legal Work
• KenCrooker.com: Platinum 3776 Balance Maestro Fountain Pen Review
• ScribbleJot.com: Hero 395 soft fine nib review
• PenHabit.com: Waterman Carene Review
• GeekTells.com (a red-blooded American male): And Then I Fell Into a Cauldron of Sealing Wax
• Elise & Thomas: Falcon Has Landed
• Leigh Reyes: In Pursuit of the Rare

A Comparison of Two Namiki Falcon Nibs