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 […]
As a keen member of the United Inkdom meta review group, various pocket notebooks have been despatched to the group by our esteemed leader – His Purpleness Scribble Monboddo – to investigate and critique. I […]