Link Love: Dancing about Typewriters

I drove to Baltimore with Lisa Vanness from Vanness Pen Shop and then we drove back to Little Rock and I drove on to Kansas City. It took a total of about 25 hours each way for me and I got home last night around 9pm. I collapsed in bed pretty much the moment I got home. So, it wasn’t until this morning that I saw this lovely message left on the chalkboard inside our front door from Bob. The Baltimore Pen Show (BWI Pen Show) was very busy for me, despite it being the first time I have attended. I was asked to participate in the live Erasable Podcast recording on Friday night, I hosted a Meet the Makers: Paper Panel (the first few minutes sound is dodgy until the hotel staff brought in some microphones for us) and then I acted as a judge/Vanna to Brad’s Pat Sajak in the first-ever Pen Show Jeopardy Game Show. I also helped Lisa with her ink emporium.We were directly across from Kenro Industries, The Gentleman Stationer and Nock Co. so I felt surrounded by friends.

We were showered with gifts from friends including Berger’s Cookies, Zeke’s Coffee (Jesi ran away with that!) and Unreal peanut butter cups and chocolate gems (AKA vegan M&Ms).

We made new friends like Rachel from Sailor and Anna who coined my new favorite nickname for Bryce at Luxury Brands.

Baltimore was a new show for me but it was filled with all the things I love about a pen show: pens, ink, friends and laughs.

Pens:

• Namisu Maos 2-in-1 Fountain Pen & Rollerball (via The Pencilcase Blog)
• Wilson Vacumatic – where is the Pen that drafted the Indian Constitution? (via Inked Happiness)
• Does the World Need More Retractable Fountain Pens? (via Rediscover Analog)
• Comparative Overview: Sailor 1911 Large & Platinum Century #3776 (via Scrively)

Ink:

• Everyday Writers: The Best Fountain Pen Inks for Daily Use (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Sailor Shikiori Yozakura (via Mountain of Ink)
• Robert Oster Signature Caffe Crema (via Ink Sharks)
• Troublemaker Foxglove (via Mountain of Ink)

Pencils:

• Lyra Robinson 2510 (2B) (via Polar Pencil Pusher)

Notebooks & Paper:

• Dorothea Lange’s Notebooks (via Notebook Stories)
• Pebble Stationery Co Tomoe River Notebook Review (via Fountain Pen Love)
• Franklin-Christoph 5.3 Notebook Cover (via The Pen Addict)
• Mark’s Velessera A5 Notebook Cover Review (via The Pen Addict)
• Mottled Pressboard Notebooks (via Notebook Stories)
• BaronFig Work/Play III (via The Poor Penman)
• Pen & Ink Sketchbook: Then & Now Review (via Notebook Stories)

Art & Creativity:

• PV19 Comparison (via Parka Blogs)
• Oneweek100people2020 Prep: Watercolour skin colour mixes (via Liz Steel)
• 31-day challenge (via Austin Kleon)
• 0% vs 25% vs 50% vs 100% Cotton Watercolour Paper (via Parka Blogs)
• If you draw, the world becomes more beautiful (via Austin Kleon)
• This is how my Saturday work table looked like (via Apple-Pine)

Other Interesting Things:

• Cancellation and Virus (via Crónicas Estilográficas)
• Baltimore 2020 Pen Show Recap: And It Keeps Growing! (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• I’m Back from the Baltimore Pen Show! (via Notebook Joy)
• Scenes from the 2020 Baltimore Pen Show: Day One (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Tackling Diacritics in Calligraphy: A Polish (and Czech) Challenge (via The Postman’s Knock)
• Typewriter Revolution dance (via The Typewriter Revolution blog)
• Kokuyo Jibun Techo English Translations (via JetPens Blog)
• Pantone adds 315 new colours, including 70 blues and 50 pinks  (via It’s Nice That)
• Jonathan Hoefler will critique your letterforms for free (via It’s Nice That)