Misfill, Today 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:

— today (ink between the teeth)

— Some Thoughts on Productivity Systems (Writing at Large)

— L’Artisan Pastellier Callifolio Swatch Tests – the Pinks, Purples and Greens (Nick Stewart)

— How Black Artists in Texas Demonstrate the Spirit of Juneteenth (Hyperallergic)

— Hooligan Pens Custom Pen Review (SBREBrown)

— Journaling Prompts for June (Wonder Pens)

— 8 Black-Owned Brands That Should Be on Your Radar (Carryology)

— Tricky To Release New Album, 'Fall To Pieces' (The Quietus)

— The BIC 4 Color multi-pen from your childhood just got an update (The Gadgeteer)

— Mechanical Pencil Lead Review: Caran d’Ache 2mm Colored Leads (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— Electronic indexing system for your paper notes (The Cramped)

— Reflections of America in Rap (Hyperallergic)

— Sharpener Review: Blackwing One-Step Long Point (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— Sailor Durian Musang King Fountain Pen Inked With Louis Vuitton Ink! (Gourmet Pens)

— Ink Review #210: Robert Oster Shake & Shimmer Sparkling Cranberry (Fountain Pen Pharmacist)

— Ink Review: Diamine Florida Blue (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— The Beautiful Game: Amazing photos of seventies English soccer fans (Dangerous Minds)

— A clear look at the Opus 88 Demonstrator fountain pen (Fountain pen blog)

— Henry the Pen Man (Writing at Large)

— Artist Creates 17 Illustrations To Reflect On Our Lives During The COVID-19 Crisis (Design You Trust)

— Fountain Pen Photography: How To Focus Stack (Fountain Pen Love)

— The 1850s Map that Made Modern Epidemiology (Kottke)

— The Sad, Strange Saga of Crane Stationery (The Gentleman Stationer)

— Henry’s Pencil Box (Pencil Revolution!)

— Pocket Size Review 44: Opus 88 Fantasia, Colorverse Mars Curiosity (Penquisition)

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Tactile Turn Side Click Copper Pen Giveaway Winner

The Side Click, the latest creation from Tactile Turn, is the next iteration of awesomeness from Will Hodges and team. This Copper standard model is fantastic, and is headed out to the winner of this giveaway:

Congrats Austin! I’ve sent you an email to collect your shipping address.

Robert Oster Sushi Ink: A Review

(Susan M. Pigott is a fountain pen collector, pen and paperholic, photographer, and professor. You can find more from Susan on her blog Scribalishess.)

Robert Oster Sushi is a pink shade that definitely evokes the color of salmon or raw tuna you might find in sushi. The ink offers good shading in flex and wide nibs, but has no sheen, as you can see on the Col-o-dex card.

In my ink tests, I found the color to be a bit too light for use in extra fine and fine nibs, but in wider nibs it is readable and exhibits good shading. The ink dries very quickly which means you won’t have difficulty with smearing. The ink is not waterproof.

Chromatography shows little variation--just light and darker pink tones.

The beauty of this ink really comes through in wide nibs. I used my Handwritmic Ruling Pen on Midori Cotton paper and love the shading and pooling exhibited.

Unless you’re using a dip pen, flex nib, or broader nibs, you may find this ink too light for every-day writing. Still, it’s such a unique color, I think it’s worth having in your collection, especially for ink washes, italic, flex, and large lettering, and for drawing/art. (In the photos below, Vanness White Lightning Ink Additive was added to the ink before writing.)

When I started inking my mandala (below) with Robert Oster Sushi, the ink was so dry that I feared I was going to scratch through the paper. I wound up adding Vanness White Lightning for better flow in my TWSBI 580 with an EF nib and was able to complete the mandala without any more dryness problems. I was pleased with the results.

I am quite taken with this beautiful shade of pink. It reminds me of well-worn ballet shoes or a ripe grapefruit cut in half. You can purchase Robert Oster Sushi from Vanness Pens for $17.00 for a 50 ml bottle.

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

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