Misfill, Grow You Own Pigments 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:

— 10 Questions for Ellie Irons, an Artist Who Grows Her Own Pigments (Hyperallergic)

— No More Grail Pens: Hunting Fun Nibs at the 2023 D.C. Pen Show (The Gentleman Stationer)

— Retro writing 15 – Pomera DM250 (Art vs. Entropy)

— Sketchbook Flipthrough (24 min) (Francis Theo)

— Ishimaru #35 Grasshopper (Inkcredible Colours)

— Wearingeul Kim So Wol Literature (Mountain of Ink)

— Studio Neat Mark One Review (The Poor Penman)

— Sophie Green on self-doubt, battling procrastination and growing as a creative (Creative Boom)

— Shibui North Copper Pocket Pen (dapprman)

— In love with mechanical pencils (José Naranja)

— Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-Yo Fountain Pen Ink Review (BLAKE'S BROADCAST)

— Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black Returns To North America (The Pelikan's Perch)

— Peter Feigl’s Diary (Notebook Stories)

— Week 31 of the Pro Democracy Protests (Writing at Large)

— Issue#13 Keeping and letting go of Fountain Pens (Fountain Pen Weekly)

— Pen Shopping at Appelboom Boston (Line Variation)

— WeTransfer releases free colouring book with Tara Booth, Ori Toor and more (It’s Nice That)

— Color Traveler Seto Inland Sea Blue Black on Tomoegawa Tomoe River (Inkcredible Colours)

— Scribo Piuma (Figboot on Pens)

— Reader Question 6: Help, I'm writing in five notebooks daily, how do I pare down? (Analog Office)

— Slippery Smooth: Kokuyo Perpanep Tsuru Tsuru (Dime Novel Raven)

— Ink of the Week – Diamine Ruby (Fountain Pen Love)

— Yarn & Ink: The Weekender and a fall ink palette. (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— Incredible Manga-Like Drawing by Hokusai from Early 1800s (Core77)

— Touching the dice (Take Note Podcast)

— Let's do the 21 Pen Questions (Extra Fine Writing)

— Ink Review #773: Inkebara Brown-Gray (Fountain Pen Pharmacist)

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Posted on August 13, 2023 by Brad Dowdy and filed under Misfill.

Misfill, Cool Supplies 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:

— Guide: Cool and Useful School Supplies (Shellshore)

— InkShift – Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite to Golden Beryl (inkxplorations)

— Forward Play! celebrates women’s football legends through illustration, from Ellen White to Marta (It’s Nice That)

— time flies, so do i: holiday carry (a fleeting ripple)

— On micro.blog and how I want to use it. (Apple Annie’s Weblog)

— Things no one told me about the Sailor Pro Gear Slim, and how I picked mine (Ink Sync)

— 21 + 5 Pen Questions (Weirdoforest Pens)

— 2023 Bag Dump, Part II: Travel Edition and Pen Show Packing (The Gentleman Stationer)

— Meet Sofia Bonati, The Argentinean Artist Captivating the World with Her Dreamlike Women (Design You Trust)

— Zebra G4-450Gel Retractable Pen Review (Writing at Large)

— G Lalo Toile Imperiale Writing Pad Review (Blake's Broadcast)

— Does The Perfect Paper Exist? (Ajoto)

— Artist Amy Corson Transforms Old Cassette Tapes into Fabulous Musicians’ Portraits (Design You Trust)

— Touchstone Talk with Ben Walsh (Penquisition)

— Descriptions for brands and inks (Fountain Pen Companion)

— Dingbats Wildlife: notebook review (Stationery 🍕)

— Journaling Series: Journaling to Clear Your Mind (Writing at Large)

— My Personal Pens Edison Collier Grande (SBREBrown)

— #21PenQuestions (Dime Novel Raven)

— Ink of the Week – Kobe #53 Kitano Pearl Silver (Fountain Pen Love)

— Van Dieman's Bay of Fires (Figboot on Pens)

— What’s my Hobonichi done for me lately? (mnmlscholar)

— My 10 Favorite Grey Inks (Mountain of Ink)

— Yarn + Paper? (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— Pen Porn: Sailor Pro Gear Sakura Nagare (Rachel's Reflections)

— All Aboard the Deer Train to Nara (Spoon & Tamago)

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Posted on July 30, 2023 by Brad Dowdy and filed under Misfill.

Misfill, Hypothetical 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:

— Hypothetical! Top 5 (Weirdoforest Pens)

— eye candy: troublemaker foxglove (a fleeting ripple)

— Issue #11 Lessons from the Fountain Pen Hobby (Fountain Pen Weekly)

— Journaling Series: Journaling Through Fear (Writing at Large)

— Pininfarina PF Two Review - YouTube (Figboot on Pens)

— Lennon Tool Bar Tiegan (Inkcredible Colours)

— 2023 Bag Dump: What Do I Carry to Work? (The Gentleman Stationer)

— Introducing the Touchstone (Penquisition)

— Notebook Review: Colorverse Nebula Casual Notebook (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— ION Infinity II Titanium Pocket Pen (dapprman)

— Dethroned Favorites (Rachel's Reflections)

— Introducing: The Locavore Guide (Caroline Weaver)