Wancher from Japan has just launched their Kickstarter for the True Urushi line of fountain pens. Its one of the pens in their full Kickstarter that includes an ebonite “Dream Pen” (Super Early Bird is $175/Early Bird is $185) and a maki-e pen as well. The True Urushi (Super Early Bird pricing starts at $350/Early…
I was curious about the Opus 88 Koloro fountain pen ($93) which combine ebonite body components with transparent resin as well as being eyedropper fillers. This combination of elements seemed very unusual in a streamlined design I found aesthetically appealing so I was willing to give it a try. The pens ship in a fairly…
Sailor has released all of their ink colors in tiny 20ml bottles under the Shikiori sub-brand. But with this release, there are four new colors available only in this set and one of those colors is Shimoyo (20ml bottle for $15). The bottles are actually very elegant with a matte gold faceted plastic lid and a…
My pencil problem has an equal rival: the pencil accessories problem. To accompany my pencils, I have pencil point protectors, erasers, sharpeners, and leads for mechanical pencils. The accessory collection has grown to such proportions that it warranted its own organizational system. I use an old military green metal box with divided compartments that keep…
Pelikan Ink of the Year Finally unveiled! The Pelikan Edelstein 2018 Ink of the Year is Olivine. The Pelikan’s Perch has a survey about what color trim people are hoping will be on the accompanying M20X pen that will be released to match. Membership has its Privileges If you are not a member of the…
I don’t know what’s gotten into me lately but I think I was inspired to buy another cheap Chinese fountain pen from a photo on Economical Penster’s Instagram. All those demonstrators lined up made me weak. So I hopped over to Ebay and I bought a clear demonstrator Wing Sung 618 (approx $10.70) which is a weird…
This week I have a few posts I forgot to include in previous weeks. You may have already seen these elsewhere but, if not, I wanted to bring them to your attention. And know that I try to keep Art Supply Posse alive in my own little way with my Art & Art Supply links.…
