Link Love: Little Nuggets of Joy

I won the Link Love lottery this week. All the regular content was present and accounted for–  pen, ink and paper reviews — but my little nuggets of joy were also present. Star Wars related? Check. Cats? Check. Beautiful typography and design? Check, check! Lisa Congdon craft pattern? BONUS! And.. my friend Marcos Roman created free downloadable digital wallpaper this month that you can download through the links below.

What are your nuggets of joy? Cat or dog videos on Instagram or TikTok? The sound of the coffeemaker first thing in the morning? If I were not such a pessimist, these are the things I’d write down in a gratitude journal. Along with Baby Yoda macarons, stacks of new/old books and buckets of tea and coffee. Hope you can get a nugget or two of joy this week.

Pens:

• Kaweco Supra Stainless Steel fountain pen review (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!)
• Obelisk Prototype Pen by Darriel Caston of D Rocket Designs (via The Clicky Post)
• Modern Flex Fountain Pen Comparison – Montblanc 149 Calligraphy Flex vs. Aurora 88 Mottishaw Spencerian (via Gourmet Pens)
• Introducing New Pokka Accessories: Aluminum Cap and Keyring Dock (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Schon DSGN Pocket Six Fountain Pen (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Fountain Pens. (via The Finer Point)
• After the Pilot 65 (via Crónicas Estilográficas)

Ink:

• Pent Pen Saijiki Syurei (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
• Pilot Iroshizuku “Fuyu-Syogun” (grey) (via Scrively)
• Diamine Claret (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
• Redux: Diamine Winter Miracle (via Mountain of Ink)
• Diamine Purple Bow Ink (via The Pen Addict)
• Cult Pens Iridescink by Diamine: Diamine Robert (via Writing at Large)

Pencils:

• News Flash: Colored Pencils Are Not Paints (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
• Review: Pencils.com Custom Pencils (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
• I have cool stuff; how did I forget about it? Tombow Ki-Monogatari B Pencil (via Writing at Large)
• Muji Wooden Mechanical Pencils and Pen (via Writing at Large)
• A Hot Streak for Blackwing (via The Gentleman Stationer)

Notebooks & Paper:

• Ugmonk Discbound Heirloom Journal (via Tools and Toys)
• Hahnemühle vs Moleskine: My preference and the reasons why (via Liz Steel)
• In Defense of Plastic Covered Composition Books (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
• Ink + Volt 2020-2021 Academic Planner: A Review (via The Pen Addict)
• Agendio Custom Monthly Planners Review (hardcover A5 versus 7 x 9″ coil bound) (via All About Planners)
• Punches (via Philofaxy)
• One year in review: Bullet Journal in a Traveler’s Notebook (via Rediscover Analog)
• Personal Journaling Setup, Part 3: Revisiting Pocket Notebooks (via The Gentleman Stationer)

Art & Creativity:

• Sometimes Leaving Something Out Emphasizes It (via RozWoundUp)
• How upgrading my sketchbook has changed my everyday sketching (via Liz Steel)
• The Unschooled Artists (via Austin Kleon)
• Exquisite Oil Pastel Drawings of Women Enjoying Quiet Moments of Life (via Brown Paper Bag)
• Red is the New Black (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
• With a Convincing Parody Website, Artist Group Calls Out Pay Inequity at Guggenheim (via Hyperallergic)
• Meet Ragtag, In-House International’s first-ever font, marking the launch of its new foundry (via Creative Boom)
• Lisa Congdon’s Fangs Out Cross Stitch Kit (via Fancy Tiger Crafts)
• Textile Sketchbooks By Shelley Rhodes (via Notebook Stories)

COVID-19/Coronavirus-related:

• Safework Signs (via Safework Signs)
• Limbo is a lockdown magazine created to support unemployed artists and creatives (via It’s Nice That)

Black Lives Matter:

• Barack Obama’s Eulogy for John Lewis (via Kottke.org)

Other Interesting Things:

• Matt Stevens Reimagines “Good Movies as Old Books” in Book Covers (via My Modern Met)
• Artist Draws Wholesome Watercolor Comics Where A Cat Is Giving Out Mental Health Advice (via Design You Trust)
• Baking Enthusiast Creates Adorable Macaron Star Wars Characters (via My Modern Met)
• Someone Noticed That Cats Use Parking Bumpers As Pillows, And It’s Oddly Wholesome (via Design You Trust)
• FREE August 2020 Digital Wallpapers feature people, plants and patterns (via Think.Make.Share.)
• Pen Case Review: Lochby Tool Roll (via The Pencilcase Blog)
• My Personal Time Capsule (via From the Pen Cup)
• You’re Wanted on Set! (via Field Notes)
• Fantastico! (via Present&Correct)

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