Starry Ink are an ink lab working out of Shanghai, China. Established in 2016 they currently have three collections of ink: Mood Tail, Cold Brew and Sodapop. In 2004 they won a Good Design Award […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Tag: journaling
Diamine Exclusive Bijih Timah
The legacy of tin mining and its impact on the Malay, Chinese and Indian communities remains an integral part of Malaysia’s historical tapestry, reflecting both economic progress and complex social dynamics. It is with this […]
The Chartist Inks Swatch Tests
If you’re looking for three stunning sheening inks at a very reasonable price then here you go. These three beauties from Pure Pens were exclusively created for them by Diamine, and I hope you’ll agree, […]
Hahnemuhle Paper Testing
I do get asked, quite frequently, which papers are best to use for fountain pen ink art, so I’m hoping that this post may help. As mentioned in a previous post, Hahnemuhle UK were one […]
Pennonia Ink Lab Swatch Tests
Pennonia sprung to life in 2018 out of a passion for all things fountain pen. At first, the original plan was to sell fountain pens and related accessories however, in order to stand out from […]
The Hahnemuhle Miniature Zigzag Book
Hahnemuhle UK were one of many stands I visited at the London Stationery Show. They gave me some samples of their new papers to test, the results of which I will post later, as well […]
andhand Brass Method Fountain Pen Review
I had the pleasure of meeting London-based award winning industrial designers Joe Wentworth and Simon Donald at the recent London Stationery Show. As a consequence of their joint love of stationery and refined functional design […]
Fountain Pen Ink Illustrations feature in new GREAT DIXTER House & Gardens BROCHURE
A new brochure created for the internationally renowned Great Dixter House and Gardens at Northiam near Rye, East Sussex, has just been launched and features illustrations and a map created entirely with fountain pen inks. […]
Got my work included in the Briem Report 2022
Towards the end of 2022, I was contacted by the renowned lettering guru Gunnlaugur SE Briem. Gunnlaugur has dedicated his life to the study of all things lettering. In fact I first came across him […]
Made for Ink Exorcise and Chalk Stripe notebook review
Rob at Made for Ink has very kindly sent me and the United Inkdom review team samples of his two new notebook ranges. Rob is an artisan in the true meaning, producing limited print runs […]
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