Back To Work With My New Puppy
After a month with no computer and limited access to email, Inkophile is back to work. My new puppy, an HP g6 laptop purchased for peanuts and a couple of jelly beans, is going to take some house...
View ArticleA Double Review: Sailor Ultramarine Purple And A Kaweco Converter
Sailor Gentle Ink in Ultramarine Purple Last week Jet Pens offered a bottle of Sailor ink to review. That’s not something an inkophile can refuse. Along with it came a converter for the Kaweco Classic...
View ArticleMore Sailor Ink Sources
More Sailor ink sources from @LokYouTan on Twitter: http://www.ishidabungu.co.jp/index.php?id=45 https://www.kingdomnote.com/item/01complete https://www.kingdomnote.com/item/02complete...
View ArticleWhat Color Was Your Day?
Alexandra at FPN wondered yesterday if it is time to switch to spring ink. The temperature was 88 degrees here suggesting Diamine Meadow and J. Herbin Rose Cyclamen. Today it is 63 degrees and...
View ArticleSunday Reads From Color To Nibs
There are some odd ones in this bunch. The first one absolutely blew me away. The fourth one is a contrast in size. The last one just made me happy, no mean feat this past week… Alexa Meade brings art...
View ArticlePilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen
A summer project provided the opportunity to test an inexpensive, reliable, sturdy fountain pen with a medium nib. The Pilot MR Metropolitan seemed a good fit for the purpose. So I popped one into an...
View ArticleSunday Reads: Flex Nibs, Ink, And Stifflexible
Pen links and other goodies… The Inkluminati: Fountain Pen Revolution flex nibs and pens Draw Tip Tuesday – How to Draw Perspective (A short video that will make it easy to add perspective to your...
View ArticlePen Links And A Little Drama
Current events dominated the news last week but there were a few pen posts and videos worth sharing… The Well-Appointed Desk: Recommended Fountain Pens and Top Ten Inks Teoh: Scepter VII fountain pen...
View ArticleToo Many Inks
Anyone else challenged by the number of inks on the market? So many brands. So many colors. A few have piqued my interest including several offered by Colorverse and Robert Oster, but I cannot begin to...
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