Category: Uncategorized
-
Retrospective: Sunday August 4th
My articles you may have missed: I’ve had issues with my RSS feed (too many photos and words…) so if this somehow gets through, be sure to check out these posts you may have missed: Ink Review: Pennonia Pokoltuz (Pokoltűz) Notebook Review: LAMY paper A5 Hard Cover Notebook Notebook Review: Pebble Stationery Co. A5 Cahier…
-
Retrospective: Monday July 22nd
View fullsize My articles you may have missed: I’ve had issues with my RSS feed (too many photos and words…) so if this somehow gets through, be sure to check out these posts you may have missed: Ink Review: Pennonia Pokoltuz (Pokoltűz) Notebook Review: LAMY paper A5 Hard Cover Notebook Notebook Review: Pebble Stationery Co.…
-
Retrospective: Tuesday June 18th
View fullsize Articles I’ve read: Taiwan Pen and Stationery Shop List (Inkantadora’s International Desk) ✑ I don’t exactly know how I missed that Ana created a blog in April but I’ve got some catching up to do! Midori Traveller’s Diary 2019 (Inkdependence!) ✑ I’ve been getting back into my Traveler’s Notebook for my Instagram and…
-
Retrospective: Tuesday June 11th
View fullsize Articles I’ve read: Hypercolors 41Nb (Niobium) (by Stalówka) ✑ Pretty ink from a brand I’ve not heard of! Hopefully I get an opportunity to try them out one day! Pilot Vanishing Point Moonlight LE (2018) (Flex & Other Follies) ✑ An interesting choice of colour for an LE. Jacque Herbin 1798: Kyanite du…
-
Retrospective: Monday May 6th
Articles I’ve read Ink Review: Pilot Iroshizuku 100th anniversary Inks, Bishamonten (red) and Hoteison (Dark Green) and Special Edition Ink Alert: Two Papier Plume Inks for the Chicago Pen Show (The Gentleman Stationer) ✑ I’m not a huge fan of the LE Iroshizuku’s that came out this year (I didn’t get any of them) but…
-
Retrospective: Tuesday March 26th
Articles I’ve read Lamy Benitoite ink, Lamy Peridote Ink, and Rohrer & Klingner Aubergine LE ink (Wondernaut) ✑ The new Lamy inks seem to be solid inks albeit for me a little generic at times (and I share the opinion here that the names are very uninspiring). The R&K I have an really like it.…
-
Ink Review Hakase Real Sepia Dark
Hakase Real Sepia Dark is an ink I’ve been intrested in for quite a while and late last year I pulled the trigger. The ink isn’t a particularly exciting colour but the ink is unique because it is, as the name suggests, real sepia. It is made from actual cuttlefish ink which is one of…
-
Respective: Friday February 22nd
View fullsize Articles I’ve read Flex Nibs And Ink Characteristics (Inkophile) ✑ Interesting overview of soft nibs (though I’d not describe any as flex, personally). Maker’s South Leather Field Notes Sleeve (Write Experience) ✑ Great looking sleeve for field notes sized notebooks. Mini Review: Nakaya Decapod Twist vs PenBBS 380 (Hand Over That Pen) ✑I’ve…
-
Respective: Friday January 9th
My 2019 Analogue System (Wonderpens) ✑ I love reading these overview articles about someones general approach to analogue tools. Always beautiful photos as well. Let the Fountain Pens Flow! (New York Times) ✑ There’s nothing particularly interesting about this article from the point of view of someone already deep down the fountain pen rabbit hole,…
-
Respective: Friday December 7th
Sacs, paper, and my favourite things! Why is Japan Still So Attached to Paper? ✑ Fascinating article on Japan’s (and presumably all readers) love of paper and analogue! An Experiment With New Inks and Latex Sacs ✑ It’s great to have this experiment recorded rather than just anecdotal. It reinforces my suspicions that many destroyed…