Cheers and happy holidays to everyone. Happy Sunday to those who don’t celebrate any holiday this time of year. Since Sunday is Christmas for me, and I’m busy the day or two before, I’m putting this together on Thursday and will schedule it for Sunday. I’ll catch up with any missed links next week.
I’ve been consistent all year and every post (except these Sunday link posts) starts life as a written draft. That ended this week when the last two Ink & Pen Notes started life electronically to save time. This, along with things being slower at work, meant I used my pens a lot less. So naturally I responded by inking up a few more and now have seven fountain pens inked up. I received the ink I mentioned last Sunday and it’s already in my pens. The Montblanc Lucky Orange is in my Sailor KOP and Monteverde Napa Burgundy is in my Pelikan M805. Both inks have made a very favorable first impression.
Pen Shows & Clubs
The US pen show season is over, with the next season kicking off in Philadelphia on January 13-15th.
Crónicas Estilográficas: Madrid in November (2016)
Pen Shows – Meeting the Makers · Penucopia
Gourmet Pens: Madrid Pen Show 2016: Close Ups!
What Others Are Using
Top 5 Favourite Pens – 2016 and Top 5 Favourite Inks – 2016 — Alt. Haven
Gourmet Pens: Magpie Syndrome: My Favorite Pens of 2016
2016 Planner Review — The Finer Point
TWSBI Eco – M nib | The Passionate Penman
Diamine Shimmertastic with F NIB and Just an updated family photo… – SquishyInk
Currently Inked Lettering Edition | Write to Me Often
Top 12 Fountain Pen Inks 2016 and Project Review | FOUNTAIN PEN INKS & BLEACH
The Frugal Fountain Pen: My Beaker Pen Cup
Misc Links
So long… — The Purl Bug // (Video) This was the most depressing stationery news I’ve seen in awhile. I really enjoyed her videos and will miss them. I agree with most of the points regarding the growth of the pen community. Like many of her videos this one left me wanting something. I’ll be digging out my Hitchhiker’s Guide series and reading it again.
Shaking the Fear Of Art | From the Pen Cup
Crónicas Estilográficas: Family Portait (VII). Integrated Nibs
And finally…
Above video via The Loop