The California Pen Show, as I mentioned in yesterday’s post, was a great first show for the new group of organizers. I thought we’d share some photos and a more in-depth recap for our first show of the year. I know the California Pen Show was not the first show of the calendar year but…
Until recently, the pen show season is something that I have come to see as consistent, almost “set in stone”. For me, the first pen show of the year is Philadelphia and my last pen show is Chicago. The summer is a blur of pen shows too close together. But the pen show circuit does…
The highly trained staff of monkeys at the Desk has been hard at work updating things around here! Today’s update includes a shiny Pen Show Schedule for the remainder of 2022 and 2023. Of note, it looks like the LA Pen Show has been canceled and a new California Pen Show is launching around the…
This week, The Desk is taking a little holiday to attend the Dallas Pen Show. If you are in the Dallas area, please come by the Dromgoole’s tables and say hello to Jesi and I. We will be your hostesses at the Dromgoole’s Ink Bar. The irony that we will be spending the whole weekend…
Guest Post by Julia van der Wyk The San Francisco International Pen Show arrived like an oasis in a dream. I am ready for my vacation, I am ready to see my friends and meet new people, and I am ready for that special Pen Show Magic! The show began for me with a delightful…
You may have already seen a few San Francisco Pen Show recaps, wrap-ups, posts, or photos. So many people have covered the show from many different angles, but I wanted to show San Francisco from a slightly different viewpoint. I’ve been working with the Dromgooles at shows this summer, setting up a rack with only…
Our good friend, Julia van der Wyk, is teaching Ink Wash Painting this August at the San Francisco Pen Show. We all have way too many inks than we can use in a lifetime so thankfully, Julia will show you lots of painting techniques to allow you to use your fountain pen inks (and any…
