This is a big week here at The Well-Appointed Desk. Pelikan released their ink color of the year: Star Ruby. While we are rolling around in inky goodness, we thought we’d share some of the color goodness with you. Star Ruby is a deep magenta red color. You made be thinking to yourself, “Didn’t Pelikan…
Following the jokes last week on The Pen Addict podcast about trying to urushi a Lamy, I thought it best to share the untainted Lamy Al-Star Bronze before I possibly offer up my Lamy Al-Star to a possible attempt to urushi it, if that’s something that could be attempted. The 2019 Bronze Al-Star ($38) is…
By Jessica Coles I fell in love with Sailor Studio 273 as soon as I saw a photo of the ink on two different types of paper – the ink looked like an entirely different color when only the paper was changed. This is another ink that I have placed in my “Inks that have really…
By Jessica Coles Lately, Sailor has been flooding the ink scene with new ink choices. This has been quite a delight to ink collectors although it is also a curse to completionist collectors who just need to have each color. Sailor Studio inks are available in a standard line of 100 separate inks. Although each…
How could I possibly pass up a book that would teach me how to make my own ink? Make Ink: A Forager’s Guide to Natural Inkmaking by Jason Logan was an insta-buy for me. The swashes of color on the cover alone were enough to get it in my cart. Then, I was at a…
By Jessica Coles This newest offering from Robert Oster is also the first ink offering from Brad Dowdy (The Pen Addict). After many long years of being asked to create a Pen Addict ink, Brad finally caved to the cries from his fans. Teaming up with the talented Robert Oster, he has now introduced a…
Oops. So, I said last month that the Birmingham Pen Parcel was supposed to be their new “bright” collection. My mistake. This month is the bright collection. Which, I suppose, makes more sense. Last month was not so bright. I cannot resist the Pen Parcels. The price is right. I love ink. Regardless of whether…
