Last year, I was interviewed for the podcast Hello, Atelier and the episode has finally been released. Enjoy listening to me wax poetic about fountain pens and ink. This podcast is super well-edited and makes me sound like I know what I’m talking about! They have even included a few photos of my studio. Pens:…
This is a good week. News that Retro51 will continue was announced this week. Scientists discovered Cookie Monster faces inside an agate stone. There’s a video showing the 10-billion pixel scan of the Girl with the Pearl Earring painting, there’s a new shade of blue, animals help photographers, learn genetics with gummi bears, new Star…
As I settle in to my new teaching schedule (5 hours a day, two days a week– all on ZOOM!) blended with freelance design work, blogging, and shop upkeep (shipping, inventory, new designs, etc), I find that it’s easy to get distracted by the new shiny releases that have been trickling into view from the…
Every week, I think I won’t have anything to write for the introduction of Link Love and then something will pop into my links, my life or my head at the last minute and I feel compelled to type a paragraph or two to share with you. This week the link on Baum-Kuchen’s blog about…
This week posts continue to round-up 2020 or set ambitious hopes for 2021. There’s Top 12, a Top 5, a 30-day challenge, 100 things, 21 things and lots of favorites from 2020. What’s your magic number for 2020 or planning for 2021? Pens: Sailor Pro Gear: Apre Ski (via An Unexpected Letter) Montblanc x Fritz…
This week’s title is inspired by the latest issue of Uppercase Magazine and their newest volume, No. 48, which is all about stationery and paper goods and the lovely design on the back cover which expounds “Never Enough Stationery” in a lovely lettering design. If you’ve never purchased anything from Uppercase or subscribed, Janine is…
We are all anxiously awaiting our holiday package deliveries but, to quote Douglas Adams: If your shipper sent a tracking number, you have as much information about the status and location of your package as the sender. If you don’t think you got a tracking number, remember to check your spam folder in case…
