And a Happy New Year to everyone! 2020 was a difficult year on so many levels. But, if there is a plus side to all of this, it would appear that during the lay offs […]

And a Happy New Year to everyone! 2020 was a difficult year on so many levels. But, if there is a plus side to all of this, it would appear that during the lay offs […]
As a member of the United Inkdom I have just had the pleasure of testing – and purchasing – an Esterbrook Estie. Esterbrook is one of the greatest names in American pen history. Founded in […]
The 30 day miniature portrait challenge is one of those things you see posted on social media by artists from time to time and something that I’ve always fancied having a go at. So I […]
Taccia Ukiyo-e inks have been created in hommage to the Ukiyo-e art movement and the world famous Ukiyo-e artists including Hiroshige, Hokusai, Sharaku and Utamaro. Ukiyo-e was a Japanese art movement established in the Edo […]
Taccia Ukiyo-e inks have been created in hommage to the Ukiyo-e art movement and the world famous Ukiyo-e artists including Hiroshige, Hokusai, Sharaku and Utamaro. Ukiyo-e was a Japanese art movement established in the Edo […]
For those of you that haven’t seen The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix – you are in for a real treat! After nearly a year of disruption entirely down to Covid 19 and dreadful political handling […]
The Reddit Fountainpen community have done it again. Another great ink created with a great name too – Writer’s Blood. Nine inks were voted on but it finally came down to option 07. For the […]
And that’s a fact! Because of their dense colour saturation they have a phenomenal tonal range. I used Diamine Purple Pazzazz to create this gull. Using water, a watercolour paintbrush and a very weak solution […]
As an artist who creates art using materials sourced from both art shops and stationery shops – journals and art books are of great interest to me. Because, to fully embrace the fountain pen, journalling […]
Yes! This could be the first Diamine hybrid ink to be made available for general release. And it’s thanks to Bernardo Gomes of Fountain Pens UK that this opportunity has come about. Following on from […]