By Jessica Coles Franklin-Christoph. New Ink. How on Earth did I miss two of my favorite things intersecting? I was only able to attend the first few hours of the Raleigh Pen Show this year, although it was long enough to see the prototype tray set out and find an amazing 45L pen in a…
By Jessica Coles Today’s post will be light on the words, heavy on photos. Some inks just speak for themselves and this one absolutely shouts. Among the plethora of new inks from Robert Oster are many beautiful colors including the new Dragon’s Night ink. I received a sample from Pen Chalet where you can purchase…
By Jessica Coles When I first heard about Lamy’s new Crystal ink line I was excited because, hey, new ink! Even when the Lamy showed the colors of the ink line in their advertising, I remained excited. But when I started to see swabs of the colors, my enthusiasm started to wane since the colors…
By Jessica Coles The Chicago pen show was a great show in 2019 (not that it isn’t every year!) due to hard work from the organizers, fun people, and new vendors. I always love to see new vendors at shows; they prove that the pen community is growing. Plus they bring new stuff to check…
By Jessica Coles In the latest newsletter from Pen Chalet, I caught a glimpse of their newest ink. However, this ink had a special twist – it is a collaboration between Pen Chalet and ColorVerse and a limited edition as well. Only 300 boxes of the ink duo will be available and only from Pen…
By Jessica Coles Each year, Lamy announces a new color of their best selling Safari (plastic) and AL-Star (aluminum) pens. From the moment I first heard the colors for the 2019 special editions, I started counting down until I could get them in my hands. 2019 was the first year that not one but three…
By Jessica Coles Purple inks. Purple inks are by far my favorite. When I hear about another purple ink, it’s only a matter of time until I have it in my pen. I heard about Purple Rain from Diamine when it first came out, but I only came into possession of my bottle recently; this…
