Misfill, CAPS Edition

Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Enter Misfill. Here are this weeks links:

— CAPS ’24 – The California Pen Show (The Poor Penman)

— California Pen Show Wrap-Up (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— My First Pen Show (The Cramped)

— Sunshine after rain, by Nishijima Katsuyuki (ZEN in TECHNICOLOR)

— Ultem® Fountain Pens – Hype or Here to Stay (dapprman)

— Vinta Summer Green (Inkcredible Colours)

— Lamy Dark Lilac (2016) vs. Lamy Dark Lilac (2024) vs. Lamy Blackberry - YouTube (inksplat!)

— An archive of illustration from c.1950-1975 (Modern Illustration)

— E Wolff & Son and Arthur Johnson Merge (Pencil Fodder)

— Review and Giveaway...the Benu Viper (Figboot on Pens)

— Iroful Fountain Pen Friendly Paper Review | Better Than Cosmo Air Light? (Blake's Broadcast)

— Why Writing by Hand Is Better for Memory and Learning (Scientific American)

— Root Map. (Present & Correct)

— Pen review: Retro 51 P-51 Mustang (idipbananasintocoffee)

— Pen Pit Stop : Parker Sonnet SE18 Atlas / Journey (inkxplorations)

— A Home For My Stickers using My Cottagecore Apothecary Jar (The Life of a Crafty Gardener)

— Zhanjiang Liu embraces unpredictability in his chaotic pen and ink drawings of daily life (Creative Boom)

— Step Into a World of Contemporary Japanese Art at New Exhibition in New York (Spoon & Tamago)

— Extra Fine Writing explains: vacuum-filling fountain pens (Extra Fine Writing)

— Anderillium Cephalopod Inks, Part 2 (Mountain of Ink)

— Journaling Series: On Starting a Journal (Writing at Large)

— What’s What 2/18-2/24 2024 (Line Variation)

— The Best Writing Pens, According to Authors, Artists and Creatives (Buy Side from WSJ)

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Misfill, Use It For Life Edition

Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Enter Misfill. Here are this weeks links:

— Use it for Life (Dime Novel Raven)

— It's Time for the California Pen Show! (February Mid-Month Update) (The Toasty Times)

— Central Renga (Inkcredible Colours)

— Tony Bechara Creates Chaos With Grids (Hyperallergic)

— Ink Review #2498: Kobe 79 Tamon Kakitsubata (Mountain of Ink)

— Notebook Comparison: 120gsm and 180gsm Paper (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— The Wet Pen Inks: Deception Pass and Elliott Bay (A Gathering of Curiosities)

— Ten of the Most Expensive Arts & Art Supplies in the Worlds: Japanese Bonsai Scissors & Calligraphy Brushes, Tunisian Dye Made from Snails and More (Open Culture)

— Picture a Day: Feb 17 (Cheryl Lindo Jones)

— Changing what EDC means (Everyday Commentary)

— Journaling Series: On Finishing a Journal (Writing at Large)

— Why call it a Nib? (Chronicles of a Fountain Pen)

— Illustrator Khloe Baker draws the people and communities that make Leeds food market special (Creative Boom)

— Shibui North Pocket Fox Titanium Kraken (Figboot on Pens)

— FP 101: Converters are for cool kids (idipbananasintocoffee)

— Aurora Il Viaggio Segreto in Italia Mantova Review (SBREBrown)

— It’s all because of those Thomassons! (Art vs. Entropy)

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Misfill, Refillable Edition

Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Enter Misfill. Here are this weeks links:

— Why can’t I buy a refillable version of my favorite pen in the US? - The Verge (The Verge)

— 1 Month(ish) Check-in for 2024 (Line Variation)

— Ink Review #2491: 3 Oysters Haneul (Mountain of Ink)

— Colleen Woods set sells for ¥110,000 (Pencil Talk)

— Stupid is as Stupid Does or How Refurbishing Fountain Pens Saved My Purchase (Chronicles of a Fountain Pen)

— Ensso Bolt Retractable Nib Fountain Pen Review (SBREBrown)

— Montblanc Meisterstück 149 Calligraphy Flex & Curved Nibs - Playtime (Gourmet Pens)

— Filatelia Grafica’s archive of sports stamps is a treasure trove of design history (It’s Nice That)

— Hobonichi Daily Pages layout (Stationery🍕)

— Recent Wearingeul ink swatch tests (Nick Stewart)

— Artists "Make LA Graffiti History" by Painting on Abandoned High-Rises (Hyperallergic)

— Cult Pens Matthew (Inkcredible Colours)

— The Wet Pen Inks - Elliott Bay and Deception Pass (Cheryl Lindo Jones)

— Tactile Turn Icefall (Figboot on Pens)

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