Pen, Ink And Paper Links Plus A Picasso

Fountain pens and other delights…

• Gourmet Pens: Paper for Fountain Pens Graphilo Notebooks
• Gentleman Stationer: Best Notebooks For A Commonplace Book
• Anderson Pens: 3 Oysters Colors
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Kuretake Karappo Empty Brush & Felt Tip Pens
• ReadCursiveFast.com: “Oops, I Forgot How To Read Cursive!”
• UK Fountain Pens: The results are in: the great fountain pen survey, part 1
• Fountain pen blog: Some thoughts on the Lamy Nexx fountain pen.
• The Pen Company: How to make your handwriting more beautiful
• 12 Famous Artists’ Signatures and What They Can Tell You

 

Sunday Reads: Lotsa Pens And Some Crazy Laws

In addition to fountain pens and pencils, felt tips work very well for me. So I was delighted to learn of a model that uses fountain pen ink. Pen Chalet carries them should you have an interest.

• Here Is The Craziest Law In Each State
• Drawing with a Lamy
• The Gentleman Stationer: QUEST FOR PERFECTION: MY SEARCH FOR THE BEST BURGUNDY INK
• Ana at The Well-Appointed Desk: Esterbrook Estie Honeycomb and Opus 88 Fantasia
• Fountain Pen Blog: early thoughts on the Staedtler TRX fountain pen
• A felt tip that uses fountain pen ink? Count me in!
• Doodlewash: Collecting Fountain Pens
• Notebook Stories: What if you love journals but hate journaling?
• Nathan Tardif on Noodler’s products at the Commonwealth Pen Show
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Ink Review: Sailor Studio 140
• From the Pen Cup: A Pocket Full of Bullet Pencils and The Blueberry Esterbrook Estie SE

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Sunday Reads: Iroshizuku, Lamy And A Drama Queen

Unlike those silly drama queens seeking attention from social media, this baby’s got the right moves – not too much victim but just enough to earn appreciation for a well-executed whine…

• Putting A Lamy To Good Use
• A falcon spotted in the wild
• The Atlantic: How the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive (2015)
• Anderson Pens: Iroshizuku 100th Anniversary LE Ebisu (Love this color.)
• A Pen House Survives in India
• Doodlewash: Princeton Aqua Elite Brush Review (There is a #10 round on my desk right now.)

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Sunday Reads: Pens, Good Reads, And A Very Cool Cat

A few tidbits for a busy Sunday…

• Teoh: $5 vs $500 fountain pen: What’s the difference?
• Write eXperience: My Goldilocks Pen: Lamy 2000, 50 Years Old And Still Just Right
• Goodreads Choice Awards: Best Books of 2018

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Sunday Reads: Pen Stuff And A Cat Pretzel

Pen stuff especially for people in the U.S. hungover from reverting to Standard Time. It shouldn’t happen to a dog and in Macy’s case it didn’t. She was ready for her first trip outside at 7am on this overcast Sunday morning. Then she promptly took a nap and left me to my own devices, the phone and laptop. At least I discovered some pen links to share.

• Quick Fountain Pen Review: Noodler’s Naponset Music Nib
• Fountain pen blog: My haul from the London Pen Show, 2018.
• Janet Salmons: Academic Writing with Pen in Hand
• Times of India: Fountain pens still ink an indelible signature in Hyderabad
• From the Pen Cup: LAMY in NYC: A Visit In Which Some Secrets Are Revealed

 

I just wanted a pretzel 🥨 pic.twitter.com/xkugNFWwx1

— ANIMALS R US (@Animal_R_Us) November 2, 2018

Sunday Reads: Sheen, Tomoe River, And A Cat

Ink sheen is intriguing, but using a cooperative paper can make even less well-endowed inks show a little dazzle…

• Fountain Pen Love: How To Use Your Fountain Pens More Often and How Different Papers Affect Fountain Pen Ink Sheen
• The Cat Goes Shopping
• 15 Foods You Didn’t Know Could Come in Cans
• The Finer Point: 2018 Jibun Techo Review (Tomoe River paper)
• How to Check If Your Online Accounts Have Been Hacked

A little bit of ash tree sketching in fountain pen today. pic.twitter.com/Gy9oY7ecWm

— Claire Leach (@Claire_L_Leach) April 26, 2018

Sunday Reads: Handwriting, Color, And Making Movies

Another eclectic mix…

• Pens still a mighty tool for those who don’t see the digital handwriting on the wall
• Here’s how to help students improve their writing
• How Pantone Comes Up With New Colors for Its Authoritative Guide
• Make Use Of: 5 Free Windows Movie Maker Alternatives
• A FOUNTAIN PEN ODYSSEY BY WENDY VAN CAMP
• What does handwriting tell us about culture?