The next pattern in my Doodling With Fountain Pens series is one that a lot of people tend to comment on. While it looks like it takes a lot of planning and is quite complicated, it’s actually pretty simple. I’m calling this one Pipes. If you’re ready, grab a pen and some paper and let’s get started! Thoughts On This …
Kicking off my Doodling With Fountain Pens series, I want to introduce you to a pattern that I feel is quite easy to do but still looks great. I realized that I don’t really name any of the doodles that I do, so the names in the post titles are what seem appropriate and descriptive for each one. I’m calling …
One of the ways I enjoy using my fountain pens is doodling with them. I have never considered myself to be good at drawing images, but I really find drawing shapes and patterns to be relaxing and fairly easy. I sometimes get asked to do videos or tutorials on how to do some of my doodles, so I figured it …
In this series, I want to give you a peek inside my collection of vintage fountain-pen-related items. Today we’re going to look at some of the vintage metal pencils that I’ve collected. These include a variety of silver and gold pencils. I have never actively collected vintage pencils, but am always happy to pick one up when the opportunity arises. …
Since I’ve started my Ink of the Week project, I have been cleaning a lot more pens than usual. Using a different ink in five pens each week leads to quite a few pens that need to be cleaned and I try to stay on top of it so I don’t fall too far behind. Each time I do another …
This week we’re going to take a look at Sailor Amamoyoi. If I’m going to be completely honest, I have no idea where I got this ink or when I got it. It was actually a surprise when I came across it in my ink drawer. I think I may have picked it up after a local meetup when I …
This week we’re going to take a look at Scribo Grigio. I first tried this ink at a pen meetup and was instantly hooked. Once I started looking for it, it took a while to actually acquire because it seems to always be out of stock at the retailers who carry it. Eventually I was able to get a bottle …
This week we’re going to take a look at Wearingeul The Song of Reed. As you may already know, Wearingeul is a Korean ink manufacturer that has literary themes for many of its inks. This particular ink gets its name from Korean poet Kim So Wol. I also learned that it has been discontinued, but at the time of this …
I’m sitting down to write this fresh off of a weekend spent at the Colorado Pen Show. Talk about a great few days! I saw plenty of pen friends and made some new ones. I had my first table and also taught a class. I may have also purchased one or two pens. I figure it’s time I post a …
This week we’re going to take a look at Ferris Wheel Press Adventurine. This ink was an impulse purchase at the 2022 Colorado Pen Show. I don’t usually buy shimmer inks, but the sample for this looked so amazing I just had to get a bottle. Fast forward a year and I think I’ve only used this ink once or …