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Highlights, including the "haul," from my second pen show weekend! I returned to the Atlanta Pen Show after attending for the first time a year ago.
I do a lot of fountain pen ink swatching, so finding reusable tools that would produce a good swatch and could be cleaned quickly and easily at my desk was important.
Join me for a "bag dump" of the pouch of accessories and tools that I bring when meeting up with pen friends.
A look back at 23 inks used in 2023 that became favorites or otherwise made an impression.
Last month I had to say goodbye to my beloved 16 year-old cat, Boo. I reflect on her life and our time together, including her connection to my relatively recent interest in fountain pens and inks.
For the fifth year the Relay FM community is supporting the life-saving work of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Returning this year: Building Hope 2.0, my sub-campaign featuring Lego—now with more fountain pens & inks!
In mid-April I started on a project to re-swatch all my inks on Col-o-dex cards with little sketches inspired by the ink name, packaging, and/or color. Now four months in, I took a look back at the process so far.
Since I'm obsessed with fountain pen inks, I came up with my own list of questions.
Answering the 21 Pen Questions posed by Ana at The Well-Appointed Desk.