By Laura Cameron When I purchased a Nock Co. Sinclair at the LA Pen Show, I texted a photo to a friend of mine who loves pens and knitting. She immediately asked me to pick one up for her because she wanted to use it as a knitting notions case for her sock knitting. Not…
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Eye Candy: My Col-o-ring Books
If you ever wondered exactly why we decided to make the Col-o-ring Ink Testing Books, wonder no longer. This is my personal stash of books, less than a year into the making of them. I’ve divided my books into at least five different groups: Japanese inks, Robert Oster inks, PenBBS, Shimmer inks, European and American…
Eye Candy: Retro 51 Bamboo Display Tray
Between my husband and I, we have acquired enough Retro 51 pens to require an actual display case for our collection. Luckily, there is a lovely Bamboo Pen Tray ($60) available made especially to hold sixteen of your favorite Retro 51 pens. The plexiglass cover is magnetic so its easy to lift off to remove your…
Eye Candy: Morning Glory 1.8mm Flat Mechanical Pencil
I purchased a flat lead mechanical pencil several years ago at a big box office supply store that I used to practice my lettering. Unfortunately, it was not stocked for long so supply of the lead was very limited. I bought several of the pencils and a bunch of the lead refills for friends but…
Pen Buying Flowchart
(Inspired by the vinyl record buying flowchart found on Pinterest)
Art of the Day: Pencils for Signage
Since the site I found this particular art was all in Spanish I had to rely on some iffy translation software but it looks like Catharsis Studio used over 2500 pencils to create signage for BCN Lip Language School to hang in their lobby out of pencils. I love the script “Lip” and how great it…
Art of the Day: Unlikely Airline Art
I just had to share this video of my pal Amanda and her awesome habit of embellishing the sick bags in the seatbacks on flights to and from LA on Southwest. So if you ever happen to be on a Southwest flight, check the seatback pocket… To see some of her previous work, check out…