Pen Links And A Little Drama

Current events dominated the news last week but there were a few pen posts and videos worth sharing…

• The Well-Appointed Desk: Recommended Fountain Pens and Top Ten Inks
• Teoh: Scepter VII fountain pen from BENU (review)
• Fountain Pen Blog: And a Safari gets a deep clean
• The Pen Addict: Conklin Duraflex Elements (Water) with Omniflex Nib
• dapprman: Platinum Curidas – a Surprising Cracking Good Pen
• The Gentleman Stationer: How to Choose the Best Pen for You
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Ink Review: Sailor Colorado
• The blackest black and its real life drama

From the archives:

Sunday Links: The Perfect Pizza, A Sausage, And Ink

A group of links that have nothing to do with one another, but might offer a little something for everyone…

• Innovative Berlin Bookshelves In Fallen Trees
• Talking dog has hilarious conversation with owner
• The Pen Addict: Midori MD Notebook Light A5 Review
• Physicists Have Come Up With the ‘Perfect Pizza Equation
• 10 nib choices on an Edison pen? Now that’s a real “something for everyone” offer!
• Maya The Sausage
• Troublemaker Inks
• Notebook Stories: Moleskine Alternatives
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Ink Review: Lamy Crystal Amazonite
• Life Imitates Doodles: Frog Fun & Easy Step-out

Pen secrets, part two pic.twitter.com/dqjGCxRBWN

— Mattias Adolfsson (@MattiasInk) January 16, 2019

 

 

 

Lazy Day Links: Inks, A Doxie, And Seeing Red

Recovering from a night of revelry? Here is some easy fare for a lazy day…

• Jet Pens: Top 6 Fountain Pen Inks for Ordinary Paper
• The Pen Addict: December Sponsor Spotlight plus some remarks on sponsor support
• The Most Stunning Red Buildings Around the World
• Nibs and Flourishes: 2018 Year In Review (Ink with a waterbrush reveals multicolored hues.)
• Nick Stewart: My Top 12 Inks 2018

 

Sunday Reads: Pens, Inks, And A Pup In Pink

The pup in pink won me over…

• 27 Winners Of The “Not My Job” Awards
• The Pen Addict: Kokuyo Sokuryo-Yacho: The original Japanese field notebook
• Contour drawing with a fountain pen here and here
• The Pen Addict: TWSBI ECO-T Yellow Green Review
• Fountain Pen Inks & Bleach: Five new Herbins
• Bruno Taut: Kubo, Momose, and Iwase
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Fountain Pen Review: Pelikan Souverän M600 Turquoise White (Love this pen!)
• Play it safe: Reboot Your Router

That’s one patient dog. pic.twitter.com/osdTir5QwR

— ANIMALS R US (@Animal_R_Us) May 22, 2018

 

No, I definitely haven't seen your lipstick!! Pic. https://t.co/BNwBkoQAFZ pic.twitter.com/uBD7WgTgY9

— John Evans (@Distinctboxes) May 25, 2018

Sunday Reads: Pens And Inks By The Dozen

Saving my tea bags in case there’s a paper shortage…

• The Pen Addict: Architect Nib vs. Stub Nib
• Doodlewash: Introducing Da Vinci Watercolor Trios! – Making A #DaVinciMoment
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Sketchbook Review: Clairefontaine Goldline Multi-Techniques A5
• Anderson Pens: Washable Inks Need Not Apply!
• Pen Chalet: Colorverse Ink Voyager I Fountain Pen Ink (Beautiful colors for a four color rotation.)
• Vanness Pens: Krishna Ink and a review from The Well-Appointed Desk
• Jet Pens: Turquoise!
• Here’s What It Looks Like Inside the Handmade Sketchbooks of a Well-Traveled Artist  (Ink rotation)
• Artist Fills Every Inch of His Sketchbooks to Keep Visual Diary of Life Abroad in Berlin
• Artist Creates Visual Diary with Daily Miniature Paintings on Used Tea Bags
• Pen Chalet’s Top Sheening Inks

Aww pic.twitter.com/lKAqs7WQWp

— ANIMALS R US (@Animal_R_Us) April 19, 2018

Stop thief! pic.twitter.com/rlL8OXOhT2

— ANIMALS R US (@Animal_R_Us) April 14, 2018

Sunday Reads: Pens, Calligraphy, And Downton Abbey

Ever wondered what is the difference between High Tea and Afternoon Tea? Downton Abbey Cooks has the details.

When it comes to frankenpens, vintage super flex with a converter sounds right for me. What combination of old and modern features would you cobble together?

• Fountain Pen Love: How To Refill A Fountain Pen Ink Cartridge
• Ahoy Travelers: These are your rights when airlines screw up
• 19-year-old professional domino artist Lily Hevesh
• Mike Masuyama: Why Nothing Writes Like A Fountain Pen
• The Pen Addict Retro 51 Ice-O-Metric Is Here!
• No Pen Intended: Pilot Falcon – Red – Rhodium Trim – Soft Extra Fine Nib
• ipenstore: Rohrer & Klingner 50 ml Bottle Fountain Pen sketchINK®
• Leigh Reyes: More Collaborations Please
• Downton Abbey Cooks
• So that’s how a wet noodle writes: Waterman 12 and some frankenpens
• From Crappy Calligraphy with an Idiot
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Book Review: The Revenge of Analog

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/