I am currently aloft on my way to NYC for the first leg of the Pen Addict/Relay/Well-Appointed Desk North American Tour. Our first stop is Fountain Pen Hospital tonight at 6pm!
For more information about the trip and all our adventures, tune in to this week’s Pen Addict podcast.
NYC/Toronto Meetup details:
Meetup: Wednesday, October 24th @ Fountain Pen Hospital in NYC, 6pm-8pm.
Meetup: Saturday, October 27th @ Wonder Pens Toronto, 1pm-5pm
Scriptus Toronto Pre-Party: Saturday, 27 October 2018 @ Northern Maverick Brewing Co. 6:30pm-9:30pm, Hosted by Inked and Distilled X Yenderings. Tickets and waitlist information at Eventbrite.
Scriptus Writing Show: Sunday, October 28th @ Toronto Reference Library, 10am-4pm
Pens:
- The original reborn: hands-on with the new Esterbrook Estie (via UK fountain pens)
- Opus 88 Picnic – Coffee, anyone? (via Inked Happiness)
- The 2019 Lamy Safari is Announced, and I Just Cannot Even (via Fountain Pen Follies)
Ink:
- Cult Pens + Diamine Maureen and Robert Iridescink Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Scriptus Toronto Writing Show 2018 Inks – Maple Red & Northern Twilight! (via Gourmet Pens)
- Montblanc Le Petit Prince Red Fox (via Gourmet Pens)
- Noodler’s Dromgoole’s Banker’s Tan (via Macchiato Man)
- Colorverse Spaceward Hubble Zoom (via Ink Sharks)
Pencils:
- Stubby Pencil Studio’s Black Wood Rainbow Pencils (via Tools and Toys)
- Is Inkless Pen a Gimmick? (via Parka Blogs)
- Vintage Colored Pencils: Eberhard Faber Aquarello (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
Art & Creativity:
- The Campus Sketcher (via Notebook Stories)
- The Postman’s Knock Modern Calligraphy eCourse: A Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Packing for a Trip or Class (via RozWoundUp)
- Gouache (via Jane Blundell Artist)
- New Drawing Challenge! Home Sweet Home ♥ (via Doodlers Anonymous)
- Quick Guide to Sketching with Pen, Ink and Watercolour (via Parka Blogs)
Other Interesting Things:
- Penwell Traveler Desk Accessory by Good Made Better – Kickstarter (via The Clicky Post)
- HQ (via Field Notes)
- Don’t Be Scared of Rate Increases or the Postal Illuminati (via Letter Writers Alliance)
- The 2019 Typodarium Calendar (via Tools and Toys)
- There will be no typewriter emoji (via The Typewriter Revolution blog)
- Typewriter typefaces — a talk by María Ramos Silva (Welcome to the Typosphere)
It is probably too late to recommend things, but while in NYC, try TopHat, a gift shop with a wonderful selection, including Delfonics. It was on the June Thomas list of recommended places; it is near the other shops you want to visit, and it is great! Have fun!!
Thanks! Someone was trying to remember the name of that shop last night. I’m adding it to my map now.