2020 continues to provide a rollercoaster of ups and downs. Whatever your stance on American politics, the fact that the election is over and, as far as I can tell, a decision has been reached without violence, has provided everyone with a sense of relief.
But 2020 is a gift that just keeps on giving. I’m not sure if you saw but the manufacturer that I partner with to make my rubber stamps had a tragic fire two weeks ago. My heart breaks for them knowing the catastrophic loss. (No one was hurt but the shop, equipment and inventory was lost.)
Selfishly, this also means that my stamp inventory may be out of stock a bit longer than usual while I work to find with a new vendor in the interim. The awesome Margaret of Paper Pastries has volunteered to help me with my stamp needs while my original vendor gets back on their feet.
Then news hit that my friend and cohort Brad Dowdy broke his arm. How? Playing Pickle Ball. It’s a recreational sport usually played while drinking (cause of the accident? Maybe…). Brad is likely to make a full recovery but, in the meantime, his writing hand is out of commission. Really, 2020, we are all tired of your crap.
Pens:
- Handwriting with a TWSBI Diamond 580 Rose Gold II Fountain Pen with an Extra-Fine Nib (via Gourmet Pens)
- REVIEW: STILFORM ARC GEL PEN (via The Pencilcase Blog)
- Video-Review: Pelikan M200 Pastel-Green (via Scrively)
- Worth the Hype? A Close Look at a Montblanc Writers Edition (Virginia Woolf) (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Why Use A Fountain Pen? (via An Inkophile’s Blog)
- Platinum #3776 Juicy Big Nib Fountain Pen Just in Time for Fountain Pen Day and Fat Nib Friday! (via Gourmet Pens)
- REVIEW: MONTEGRAPPA ZERO FOUNTAIN PEN (via The Pencilcase Blog)
- Scribo’s still got it: Write Here Tropea (via UK fountain pens)
- A stick of plastic with a nib on the end (via UK fountain pens)
- Schn Dsgn Pocket Six brass fountain pen (via Too many pens)
- The beautiful Bononia from Tibaldi (via UK fountain pens)
Ink:
- Diamine Ancient Copper – the perfect colour match for the chess heroine (via Fountain Pen Ink Art Nick Stewart)
- Comparing Robert Oster Bright Blue Inks: Which Wins Your Vote? (via Pen Chalet)
- Writing with White Calligraphy Ink: A Definitive Guide (via The Postman’s Knock)
- Diamine Night Sky (via Mountain of Ink)
- Monteverde Scotch Brown (via Mountain of Ink)
- Kala Nostalgia Abstraction Mongolian Sandstorm (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Van der Spek Touch Me A5 Manager – Short review (via Philofaxy)
- Chris Wilkinson’s Sketchbooks RA Exhibition (via Notebook Stories)
- The Sketchnote Ideabook: A Revie (via The Pen Addict)
- What My 2020 Planner Has Been Through (via The Pen Addict)
- Hannah Jones, Take a Bow (via Modern Daily Knitting)
Art & Creativity:
- Art Deco and Typewriters(via oz.Typewriter)
- Journal Comic: Cheap Art Supplies (via Writing at Large)
- Tools for drawing pictures on notebooks (via Travelers Diary)
- Instant Lettering: A Letraset Database (via swissmiss)
- If you loved Threipmuir why not try… (via Ysolda Ltd)
- Edge Of The Universe Scarf (via Purl Soho)
- Do you add writing to your sketchbook pages? (via Liz Steel)
- Funny Artist Illustrates Daily Life “Before and After” COVID-19 (via My Modern Met)
- Still Here, Still Life is the viral still life drawing challenge by Tess Smith-Roberts & Zena Kay (via Creative Boom)
- Unusual Vending Machine Dispenses Yarn Instead of Candy (via My Modern Met)
- “Star Wars: Knitting the Galaxy”: The Official Star Wars Knitting Pattern Book (via Design You Trust)
Other Interesting Things:
- National Postal Museum Is Sharing Secrets from Around the World! (via National Postal Museum)
- What’s In My Pockets: NASA Astronaut EDC (via Carryology)
- Review: Pencil Revolution The Zine (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
- An exclusive glimpse into the largest collection of magazines in the world (viaIt’s Nice That)
- A Graphic Designer Takes on the Rebranding of a Historic Shinto Shrine (via Spoon & Tamago)
- Artist Reactions to the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election (via My Modern Met)
- Joe Biden’s Dog Will Be the First Shelter Dog To Live in the White House (via My Modern Met)
- Wooden Cat Furniture Transforms a Human Bed Into a Playground (via My Modern Met)
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