First, I have some big news! Jaclyn Myers of Inkpothesis has decided to write for The Well-Appointed Desk. I am so excited to have another amazing pen enthusiast, photographer and all-around great lady writing for the site. For anyone keeping score, Jaclyn is right-handed so we now have only a 3:2 lefty lead. She will…
Today, I am spending the day watching the Adobe 99U Conference: The Creative Self. Usually, the conference is held in NYC but because of this year’s pandemic, the conference was held online and Adobe opened it up for free to anyone who wanted to participate. There is so much uncertainty in the creative field (there’s…
We are in the middle of our second week of our tenth anniversary celebration and everyone has been so kind in joining our giveaways and sending us kind words and congratulations. It still feels a little weird to celebrate in the middle of a pandemic and while there is so much hurt and frustration throughout…
When I planned the tenth anniversary celebration several weeks ago, we were still deep in the throes of COVID-19 and I wasn’t sure it was appropriate. Now, in the midst of protests and violence and still more pandemic, I’m still not sure it was the right thing to do. I was encouraged to do it…
I have squirrel brain today so bear with me. First, news that the Pelikan Hubs are officially cancelled for 2020 rolled out yesterday. It’s the safest decision but it makes all of us so sad. Just this weekend, Laura and I were talking about how, in order to orchestrate the Hubs, Pelikan would have to…
This week, some of the local facilities in Kansas City started opening its doors to visitors including our fine arts museum, the Nelson-Atkins. It opened it’s doors to our local zoo’s population of tuxedo penguins. These photos brought so much glee to me, in a week that was otherwise a little bit of a slump…
On Sunday, Laura and I started going through the Pen Show Schedule and trying to figure out how best to update it. Many shows have already announced postponed dates or cancellations due to the pandemic but some, that are a few months out, are still listed as “on schedule”. I confess, I’m skeptical that any…
