Graphite Fine Art
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…
Here’s what’s left of South Hallsands, Start Bay, Devon. The village was swallowed up by the sea. Julia and I saw this abandoned place when we went to visit Peter Cattermole of Start Bay Notebooks.
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…
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?…
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.…