Wander through the pendemonium of pens, papers, and inks unleashed by the opening of the Pendora's Box.
It's the first day of September and unofficially the end of summer. For me it's been a busy summer with work. But it's also been a great summer spending time with the family and working on the blog. For this Throwback Thursday I'm taking a look at a pen and ink combination that I used for my Currentedly Ink in July.
Read MoreThis summer is going by fast and September is just around the bend. With this in mind, I thought I would ease into the season of restraint and routines with a look back at this Lamy 2000 and Diamine Onyx Black combination.
Read MorePicking up from the purple ink theme that started last week with Noodler's Purple Martin, this week I'm looking back on Diamine Amazing Amethyst. It's another another ink which I had only got as a sample.
Handwritten Review
Pen: Lamy Al-Star LE Blue Green 1.1
Ink: Diamine Amazing Amethyst
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
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At one time I had got quite a few purple ink samples to try matching with the lilac Edison Nouveau Premiere.
Handwritten Review
Pen: Edison Nouveau Premiere - Lilac 1.1
Ink: Noodler's Purple Martin
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
Read MoreThe summer heat is in full swing.I'm up at the cottage this week and seeing some of the tones from this ink in the bone dry grasses.Read More
Seeing as J. Herbin as just released it's latest 1670 ink, I thought it would be make a nice arc by taking a look at the previous big 1670 release.
Handwritten Review
Pen:Noodlers Neponset Music
Ink: J. Herbin Emerald de Chivor
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
I love ink and I love chocolate. So, Diamine Chocolate Brown is right up my alley. Too bad it doesn't smell like chocolate. I have no idea if it tastes like chocolate. Unlike [Azizah][0], I have no appetite for tasting ink.
Handwritten Review
Pen:Lamy Studio Wild Rubin 14k EF
Ink: Diamine Chocolate Brown
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
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Handwritten Review
Here's another one that came from the Goulet Ink Drop days. I almost passed on it since the handwritten review was very short. But, the review was so positive that I decided to go with it.
Pen: Lamy 2000 EF
Ink: De Atramentis Ebony Purple
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
Yes, I realize that this post is going up on Saturday afternoon in my place of the world. In other places, it's already Sunday. I had the post written up Wednesday night but didn't manage to post it before I headed to a full day meeting on Thursday, followed by a flight. Friday was a recovery day.
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Since I have TWSBI 580 in my line up this month, I thought it would be fun to look at the first time I inked it up.
Pen: TWSBI Diamond 580 - Orange EF
Ink: Sailor Oku Yama
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
In honour of Canada Day tomorrow I thought it would be fitting to pick a red ink for Throwback Thursday.
Handwritten Review
Pen: OMAS Ogiva Alba EF Extra Flessibile
Ink: Cara D'Ache Infra Red
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
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We had some wicked hot and sunny weather over the weekend. That inspired my choice for this week's Throwback Thursday.
Warning: Protective eyewear with UV factor of 1000 is highly recommended.
Read MoreHere's my first impression of Private Reserve Avocado. It was another ink where I only had one ink sample.
Handwritten Review
Pen:Lamy 2000 EF
Ink: Private Reserve Avocado
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
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Here's another one that I had tried long ago. I only ever got the one vial to try.
Handwritten Review
Pen: Platinum Cool Crystal Rose F
Ink:J. Herbin Bouquet D'Antan
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
I'm done with the Stormy Grey arc for now so looking back at something more spring-like.
Pen: Edison Nouveau Premiere - Lilac 1.1
Ink: Waterman Tender Purple
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
Read MoreWhile flipping through my old ink testing notes for potential Throwback Day features, I came across another one involving Noodler's Flex pens and Stormy Grey.In my previous two TBT's, I had also wrote about brief impressions if this combo.So, I thought it would be good to close the loop on this theme.Read More
Last week's Throwback was my first impressions of Noodlers Neponset with Stormy Grey. This week's Throwback is a continuation of the journey using the Goulet stub nib.
Handwritten Review
Pen: Noodlers Ahab Goulet 1.5
Ink: J. Herbin Stormy Grey
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As I'm writing this post I see in my Twitter feed the news of the most recent J. Herbin 1670 ink Caroube de Chypre which looks very intriguing. The timing is purely coincidental as I had planned for this Throwback Thursday for some time now.
Now, as for this Throwback Thursday...it was literally a very brief first impressions post.
Handwritten Review
Pen: Noodlers Neponset Music
Ink: J. Herbin Stormy Grey
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
Read MoreLast week I did a first impressions of using the Goulet 1.1 stub nib on the Noodlers Ahab. This week, it's using the same ink with the Lamy 1.1.
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