Ink Review: Ferris Wheel Press New York Set

Ink Review: Ferris Wheel Press New York Set

Ferris Wheel Press is a company that releases a large number of new inks throughout the year. Usually their inks are released in 38mL bottles, however, this is a bit too much for individuals who only need sample sizes of the ink to test. I appreciate that Ferris Wheel Press offers smaller doses of their…

Ink Review: Ferris Wheel Press Curious Collaborations: Paper Tree

Ink Review: Ferris Wheel Press Curious Collaborations: Paper Tree

I recently received a set of inks from Ferris Wheel Press called Curious Collaborations. The set is has been created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Paper Tree, a family-owned stationery store in Tokyo. There are three inks in the set: Glimmering Greige, Chidori Cherry Blossom, and Dearest Navy. Dearest Navy is a strong blue-black…

Ink Review: Kuretake Ink-Cafe Meiji no Iro Araishu and Shikon

Ink Review: Kuretake Ink-Cafe Meiji no Iro Araishu and Shikon

What? Another new ink line? Several new ink manufacturers seem to have appeared recently, although, like today’s example, most have been in business for many years. Kuretake isn’t new to the pen world or to ink, but their Ink-cafe line is new to the market. I chose to review two inks in the Ink-cafe line…

Ink Review: Wearingeul Twelfth Night

Ink Review: Wearingeul Twelfth Night

Special edition or limited edition inks are incredibly difficult for me to pass up. I recently saw an Instagram post from Atlas Stationers showing off their store exclusive ink from Wearingeul – a dusty pink ink with blue sparkle – and I ordered it immediately.   I have recently seen a few store exclusive inks…

Ink Comparison: Tom’s Studio vs. Diamine

Ink Comparison: Tom’s Studio vs. Diamine

A new player has come to light recently in the pen world – Tom’s Studio. This is a pen maker in England who broke into the scene with calligraphy tools and is quickly expanding into fountain pens, refillable fiber-tipped pens, and most recently, Tom’s Studio ink. I ordered a Lumos pen from Tom’s Studio months…

Ink Review: Monteverde Color Changing Ink Set

Ink Review: Monteverde Color Changing Ink Set

Were you one of the cool kids in elementary school or middle school or even high school who had access to markers that could change color? These markers came with several saturated colors and a marker with no color. But if you wrote with the colorful markers and then used the marker with no color…

Ink Review: Newest Sailor Manyo

Ink Review: Newest Sailor Manyo

I’m a big fan of Sailor’s Manyo ink line. The Manyo colors are beautiful, the ink quality is excellent, and the price/volume is well below the current average for Sailor. All Sailor Manyo inks come in 50mL bottles for $24 – a far cry from the $1/mL prices we’ve been seeing recently. A big thank…