I have a sneaking adoration of orange inks, partly because they’re so different from the dark, heavy colours I normally write with; they’re like a palate-cleanser.
It’s also that they typically shade wonderfully, and are dark enough to use for writing (which yellow inks often aren’t).
So of my nearly 80 bottles of ink, I’ve… Continue reading
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It comes up surprisingly frequently on pen forums and Facebook groups. How many pens do you have? How many do you have inked? How many do you carry?
The questions have more than a hint of the confessional. Like we want to know if we’re normal.
The answers, of course, vary dramatically.
Some people —… Continue reading
If you spend any time at all on Instagram following pen-lovers, you’ll see photos of swatches. People have elaborate systems, and there are even products specifically dedicated to creating swatches — like the Col-o-ring, and “Currently Inked” notebooks.
There’s a very good reason for creating swatches. Simply, ink in bottles doesn’t look anything like ink… Continue reading
I really, really wanted to love this ink. I’m not quite sure it’s right for me, at least with some of the pens and papers I use every day, but it might just be for you.
The Kyoto / Kyo no oto inks have been on my radar for some time — ever since someone… Continue reading
I’m a sucker for shading orange/red inks. One of my all-time favourites is Diamine Ancient Copper. Another is Diamine Autumn Oak. This ink, Monteverde Fire Opal, falls smack in between them.
It’s a relatively new ink, and until now wasn’t available in the UK. I’m heading out to California in a couple of weeks and… Continue reading
A recent post by Alison at Her Nibs got me thinking about storage.
For a long time, I figured that my hand-converted cigar box would be plenty of storage for my pen collection. Depending on how crammed I’m willing to make it, it holds up to eight pens in felt-lined luxury.
Now that cigar box… Continue reading
Stationery is a hobby that’s full of joy. Writing can be art, and so can the objects that produce it. But stationery is also a tool, a means to an end… in other words, work.
And we all get bored of work from time to time. If you’re finding that the spark has gone from… Continue reading