Franklin Christoph have been producing writing accessories in North Carolina since 2001. Here are 16 swatch tests from their current range: The range is predominantly red, brown, green, blue and black. So if you’re looking […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Tag: ink and bleach
Choosing Keeping Old Fashioned Notebook Review
As part of the review team at United Inkdom, I was asked to take a look at a little bundle of 3 old fashioned looking notebooks supplied by Choosing Keeping. They are made by hand […]
Beaufort Inks Swatch tests
Beaufort Inks describe themselves as manufacturers and distributors of high end products for discerning pen enthusiasts and pen makers. One of those high end products is a range of 6 fountain pen ink colours that United […]
FP Inks and Bleach Workshops
On Saturday 17th March 2018 I will be running 2 fountain pen inks and bleach workshops here at my studio in Rochester, Kent. What’s this all about? For the past 3 years I have been […]
Berlin Notebook assaulted!
When United Inkdom asked me to ‘try’ the Berlin Notebook I promised them a full on assault! So, a couple of days later, a little packet arrived from Clare at Pocket Notebooks totally oblivious to what […]
Pilot Parallel Pen REVIEW
My colleagues at United Inkdom have asked me to be part of a meta review for the Pilot Parallel Pen. For those you who know my work, I tend to use automatic pens and there […]
Kaweco Calligraphy Nibs Review
For my third Kaweco review, United Inkdom had the 4 Kaweco Calligraphy (S) nibs sent to me – sizes 1.1, 1.5, 1.9 and 2.3. This wasn’t the Calligraphy (S) set (as shown above), just the […]
Kaweco Sunrise Orange and Smokey Grey
As mentioned in my previous post, United Inkdom have very kindly allowed me to swatch test and play with the two new Kaweco inks – Kaweco Sunrise Orange and Smokey Grey. I swatch tested the […]
Seduced by the Kaweco Steel Sport fountain pen
When United Inkdom asked me to do a pen review, in all honesty, I wasn’t too sure about it as my knowledge of fountain pens is sketchy at best. However, when they mentioned that it […]
My top 12 Fountain Pen Inks of 2017 and Project Review
Another good year with plenty of inks swatch tested, art created and workshop delivered. The highlights being my trip to the Sakura Fountain Pen Gallery in Diest, Belgium, where I hooked up with Janine Tholen-Florijn […]
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