The Pacific Northwest Pen Show is only in its second year. Last year, the show was hosted at a hotel downtown which had its pluses and minuses according to attendees. For those staying the weekend, there was easy access to food and entertainment. However, the hotel was pricey, small and there were issues associated with…
Much like Ana, I had my own “objects are smaller than they appear” experience recently. For the past few months I’ve been eyeing journaling tools in an effort to make my daily journal more visually appealing. For a while I saw a beautiful stencil repeatedly advertised on both Instagram and Facebook (that I now can…
The SF Pen Show for 2024 has an amazing roster of classes and workshops. Some will even be taught by me! If you missed our previous post about class opportunities at the DC Supershow for 2024, check out this post. The Secrets of the Ink Collector: Swatch & Catalog Your Collection In SF, I will…
OMG, gang! It’s really happening! I am going to be teaching classes at both the DC Pen Show and the SF Pen Show this year. Classes are now open for enrollment, this post is specific to events and classes happening at the DC Show. If you’re attending the SF Show, please check out this post.…
One of the things that I was most excited about at the St. Louis Pen Show was taking a class. While I’ve certainly taken advantage of classes to learn more about fountain pens in the past, I really felt like this year’s offerings were expanded in breadth. One of the ones I took the plunge…
Over the last couple weeks, the pen community has been awash in tales of the new Sailor TUZU fountain pen ($44). I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival stateside of the pen to test it out and see if all the fervor was warranted. The short answer? I’m not sure. But if you’d like to…
I often worry that Link Love is just another way to promote consumption and consumerism. I hope that each week, as you read Link Love, you see it as an opportunity to live vicariously through other people’s collections. By reading and using your discernment, you can sometimes say to yourself, “that must be great for…
