Misfill, Protest Safely 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:

— How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance (WIRED)

— Ink Review #202: Aurora Black (Fountain Pen Pharmacist)

— Lennon Tool Bar Tea Color Inks (Mountain of Ink)

— Platinum Curidas (7heDaniel)

— Competition – 10 minute drawing (Punk Girl Diaries)

— Paper Review: Elia Note Journal (The Pencilcase Blog)

— What Makes a Cover Song Great?: Our Favorites & Yours (Open Culture)

— Lofi Hip Hop Radio (swissmiss)

— Paintings by Darrell Black that highlight social injustice and boldly advocate for change (Creative Boom)

— Ten Favorite Pencils (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— What's The Difference Between Inexpensive and Expensive Fountain Pens? (Fountain Pen Love)

— 8 Outspoken Political Hardcore Bands to Listen to Right Now (Paste)

— Nueva Galería Fotográfica de Fran Nieto (El Pajarete Orquidiado)

— A look at the Online College fountain pen (Fountain pen blog)

— Keeping a journal can be good for your memory, stimulate creativity and can help clear your head (Las Vegas Weekly)

— A single-frame film by Braden Summers celebrates trans-visibility and the expression of gender identity (Creative Boom)

— New USPS Stamps Feature Prominent Voices of the Harlem Renaissance (Kottke)

— Luxury and Silent. II. Analysis (Crónicas Estilográficas)

— A Letter to My Own Lungs (Inkpothesis)

— A Fist Full of Franklins (dapprman)

— Queer Art Workers Reflect: Lucy Mukerjee on Accessing the Visibility of Pride Month All Year (Hyperallergic)

— Kaweco Brass Sport (Nero's Notes)

— She Was a Black Librarian Who Could Equal America's Most Powerful Man (Messy Messy Chic)

— L’Artisan Pastellier Callifolio Swatch Tests – the Blues (Nick Stewart)

— May Analog Download (Irv's Stationery)

— Drawing upon the art of hand lettering (The Peak)

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The Well-Appointed Desk Ink Bottle Stamp Giveaway Winners

Happy 10th Anniversary Well-Appointed Desk! To celebrate, I am giving away two of Ana’s newest creations, the ink bottle stamps for both the Tall bottle and Short bottle, plus the Col-o-ring Oversize to each winner. And the winners are:

Congrats Julia and Mike! I’ve sent you both an email to get your shipping information.

Sailor Ink Studio 735: A Review

Sailor Ink Studio is a collection of one hundred inks (out of 20,000 created!) that were blended by inkmeisters at Ink Studio events. Each number represents a unique blending code (source: Sakura Fountain Pen Gallery). Sailor 735 is the second ink from the Ink Studio collection that I’ve gotten to try (the first was Sailor 123, review here). I discovered that the higher the number of an Ink Studio ink, the more shading and sheen it offers, and 735 definitely rocks the sheen.

As always, my ink testing begins with Rhodia Dot Pad paper. Although I like this paper for ink testing because it’s a true white and it’s fountain pen friendly, it tends not to show sheen very well. You can see a little bit of sheen in my first swipe, but otherwise it’s not apparent. Sailor 735 is a beautiful deep purple ink with lots of pink undertones. The ink is quite wet and takes over 30 seconds to dry. If you lay it on really thick, you’ll want to give it even more time. It’s not waterproof.

The sheen in this ink comes through nicely on my Col-o-dex card. It’s a gorgeous shiny green. There’s just something wonderful about the combination of purple and green. In fact, I have an entire section of my Animal Crossing island (Villanelle) planted with purple and green mums . . . but, like Isabelle, I digress. Sorry! Both the swirls and the ink splats show off the green sheen as do the swab and writing.

Chromatography demonstrates that Sailor 735 is a complex ink, with blue, lavender, magenta, pink, and purple hues.

Even more glorious sheen is exhibited when you use a ruling pen for big, fat, juicy lines. It’s almost as though the letters are gilded with green-gold leaf!

I used my Franklin-Christoph EF steel flex nib on Midori MD paper and was pleased at how beautifully the ink flowed. Even with such a fine nib sheen is evident.

I am absolutely smitten with Sailor 735. It is a wonderful purple ink, but what makes it extra special is that green sheen. Fortunately, Sailor Ink Studio inks are now much more readily available than they were when I wrote my first review last July. You can purchase a 20ml bottle of Sailor 735 from Dromgooles for $18.00.

(The Pen Addict purchased this ink from Dromgooles at a discount.)

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