Category: featured

Machine Era Original Brass Pen Review

12 September 2016 By ian

Machine Era are based in the USA and make metal products including wallets, key rings and, of course, pens. The Original, as the name suggests, was (almost) their first pen and it has since been joined by a stainless steel version and a brass ‘version 2’, which has a clip. (Note that although this pen […]

J. Herbin Caroube de Chypre Ink Review

7 September 2016 By ian

This year’s sparkly J. Herbin ink is Caroube de Chypre, a chocolatey brown with gold sparkles. It’s too dark for me and the sparkles only really work with a dip pen or a very broad wet nib (or a straw!). I was playing around with a dip pen and doing a very bad job of […]

Visconti Rembrandt Fountain Pen Review

5 September 2016 By ian

The Rembrandt is the closest Visconti get to producing an entry level pen. It’s only that in comparison to the rest of their range. Most of us will never own one of their higher range pens but is the Rembrandt a way of experiencing the Visconti magic without having to sell one of your children? […]

Guest Post: Artistic Ways of Using Fountain Pen Ink, with S. Jane Mills

2 September 2016 By ian

S. Jane Mills runs one of my favourite blogs: Sketches and Studies. Her Quote Monday pictures are thought provoking and showcase Jane’s inspirational and imaginative art. I’m very honoured that she took the time to write such a fantastic post for Pens! Paper! Pencils! combining two of my most favourite things: fountain pens and art. […]