I drove up to Chicago to vend and teach at the Chicago Pen Show this weekend. I traveled up by myself (there is a whole flat tire story I will not go into here but, as always, there was travel drama!) and met up with my friend and contributor to the site, Jaclyn of Kaleidocraft…
I cannot believe that it’s only two weeks until the Chicago Pen Show! I am working on new sticker designs (proofs soon!) and we have a limited edition Col-o-ring available at the event as well. The design for the “Land of Inkin’” Col-o-ring came from my very first license plate. I hope it will be…
A quick recap of my experience at the California Pen Show 2026 in Los Angeles.
While you’ve been busy noshing pumpkin pie and shopping the Black Friday sales, we’ve kept an eagle eye on next year’s Pen Show Schedule. Where will we see you next year?
I’ve been home for a little over 36 hours from DC and I am still a zombie. I was one of the many people who had delayed and cancelled flights and didn’t arrive in DC until about midnight Thursday night/Friday morning. I worked at the Vanness tables most of the time and then I taught…
Hey, gang! I’m not very good about self-promotion but I wanted to make sure that anyone who might want to attend one of the upcoming DC Pen Show workshops, knows about them. You can sign up now so I know how many kits to bring (or if you’re signing up for someone else’ workshop, THEY…
I’m so excited to be teaching workshops at both the DC Supershow and the San Francisco Pen Show. I am reprising a few classes I’ve taught previously as well as introducing some new workshops. I will be teaching Swatch Your Inks in both DC and SF, a workshop I offered in the past which will…
