The title of the book, The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting by Anne Trubek did not instill a lot of confidence that I was going to see eye to eye with the opinions of the author. The urge to make marks to communicate seems hardwired into the human DNA, in my humble opinion. How…
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Photo of the Day: Wallace Motif Pencils
While at the D.C. Pen Show, my good friend John Martinson gave me a beautiful tin box of vintage pencils. It was a Wallace Motif box with nine unsharpened No. 2 pencils and three Eagle Mikado No. 3 pencils. I’ve never seen Wallace pencils before but the company was in Saint Louis so they were…
Book Review: The Pencil Perfect
I was tickled pink (cover pun entirely intended!) to be able to read The Pencil Perfect: The Untold Story of a Cultural Icon by Caroline Weaver. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when the book arrived but it turned out to be about the size and shape of a text book with a black…
Link Love: Operation Kitten
Pens: YStudio Portable Fountain Pens (via Gentleman Stationer) Aurora 88 Demonstrator Fountain Pen (via Clicky Post) Ink: Robert Oster Lake of Fire (via Pen Chalet Blog) Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Brown (via Pen Habit) Blackstone Scented Inks and Ink Concentrate (via Fountain Pen Inks & Bleach) Blackstone Ink CMYK Kit (via Fountain Pen Inks & Bleach)…
Notebook Review: Pebble Paper Design A6 Notebook
Review by Laura Cameron One of the perks of writing for “the Desk” is that occasionally I get to pick some samples from the review box and give them a go. One of these such finds is a cute mint A6 notebook from Pebble Paper Design. Pebble Paper Design was started in 2015 by Rachel…
Fashionable Friday: Slumber Party
Phoebe Blue Cotton Pyjamas in Clouds & Sunrays £38.00 (via Emily & Fin) Sailor 1911 Standard Fountain Pen in All-Blue with Gold Trim $156 (via Anderson Pens) Parker Jotter Ballpoint Pen in Shiny Chiseled Stainless Steel, Special Price $16.70 (via Pen Chalet) DesignWorks Burgundy Floral “Dreams” Journal $11 (via Vanness Pen Shop) Japanese Washi Tape…
Fountain Pen Review: Sailor ProColor Stardust
When I saw the Sailor Procolor 500 Shikisai Fountain Pen in Hoshikuzu (Stardust) with Fine Nib ($60) come up on JetPens, I jumped at the chance to try it out. It looks like the Sailor 1911 regular with a steel nib and it was available in the black sparkle Stardust finish that I had wanted…