While I was in St. Louis for the pen show this weekend, it looks like everyone else was hard at work getting a backlog of reviews and posts completed. We have a full docket this week with reviews for the new J. Herbin shimmer ink Kyanite du Nepal, lots of pencil reviews, some event recaps and more.
Pens:
- A public service announcement about Aurora italic and stub nibs (via UK fountain pens)
- Pentel RSVP RT & Colors Ballpoint Pen (via Gourmet Pens)
- TWSBI ECO 1.1 mm Stub and Robert Oster Barossa Gilt Ink Review (via The Pen Addict)
- PenBBS 309 Piston Filler in Mojito (via The Pen Addict)
- The Aurora 88 Nettuno has beauty and brains (via UK fountain pens)
- The Pen Addict vs. Lamy Shootout—Brad’s on Fire! (via Writing For Pain & Pleasure)
- The Best Erasable Pens (via JetPens Blog)
- Sailor Bespoke Special Nibs! (via Anderson Pens Blog)
- Six long-gone pens I miss — and what I’ve done about it (via UK fountain pens)
- Monteverde Monza Signature Set (via The Finer Point)
Ink:
- How I do ink swatches (via UK fountain pens)
- Sailor Ink Studio Swatch Tests – Part 09 – Grey Greens (via FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
- J. Herbin 1798 Kyanite du Nepal (via Inkdependence!)
- Cult Pens Diamine Deep Dark Blue (via Gourmet Pens)
- Robert Oster Green Lime (via Inkdependence!)
- Pen BBS No. 220 Watermelon Red (via Alt. Haven)
- KWZ’s Meet Me in St. Louis 2019 (Butterscotch) (via Inkdependence!)
- A Night in Jodhpur – A teal blue sheen exclusive (via FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
- Papier Plume Lake Michigan Winter (via Mountain of Ink)
- De Atramentis Charles Dickens (via Ink Sharks)
J. Herbin 1798 Kyanite du Nepal (via The Gentleman Stationer)
Pencils:
- The Underrated and Humble Pencil (via Bleistift)
- A (Mus)grave Situation (via Polar Pencil Pusher)
- Pencils – not historically important? (via pencil talk)
- Blackwing Volume 10. (via Pencil Revolution)
- Golden Master Pencil (via Writing at Large)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Notebooks, notebooks, everywhere! (via UK fountain pens)
- Quo Vadis Life Journal Infinite (via The Pen Addict)
- Pebble Stationery Co. A5 Kickstarter (via Mountain of Ink)
- Apica CG-54 Grid (via Polar Pencil Pusher)
- Daily Journaling Prompts for July 2019 (via Quo Vadis Blog)
- Seafarers’ Sketchbooks (via Notebook Stories)
- Chronodex Weekly Planner Jul-Dec 2019 Released (via Scription)
- The Kokuyo Sketch Book (via Notebook Stories)
- Bullet Journal Daily Log vs. Weekly Log (via Rediscover Analog)
- Field Notes Releases Huskies Edition (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
Art & Creativity:
- What’s a Mood Board? Why You Should Organize Your Creative Inspiration (via My Modern Met)
- Artist Reveals the Simple Steps to Drawing Perfect Flowers (via My Modern Met)
- What is Negative Space Art? Learn Negative Space Definition, Be Inspired! (via My Modern Met)
- Macro Views of British Beaches Become Abstract Textural Embroideries by Emily Botelho (via Colossal)
- Filling your waterbrush with watercolour paint (via Parka Blogs)
Other Interesting Things:
- PEN SHOW VISIT: DUTCH PEN SHOW (UTRECHT) (via The Pencilcase Blog)
- Graf von Faber-Castell Event at Laywine’s in Toronto (via Gourmet Pens)
- Franklin-Christoph Leather Wrap (via Gourmet Pens)
- Ratnam Son – for, the name is the fame! (via Inked Happiness)
- Updating the EDC: Galen Leather A5 Zipfolio (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Dimensional Rate Change in Effect (via Letter Writers Alliance)
- 10 of the Best Creative Audiobooks to Spark Your Creativity Today (via My Modern Met)
- A bag of words (via Austin Kleon )
- This is how we keep our books #3 (via Flow Magazine)
- Insights to help you feel less stressed (via Flow Magazine)
- “Pokémon GO” Creator Niantic has Released “Harry Potter: Wizards Unite” for iOS and Android (via Tools and Toys)
- Maison: A Private Club For Women To Work, Relax and Network (via decor8)
