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Continue reading →: Robert Oster & Atlas Stationers Hollywood’s MulletI was on an adventure to find a decent brown ink to use in my pen & ink wash drawings. The brown shimmering inks I have in my inky stash all tend to lean towards a reddish color with red undertones. I wanted a brown shimmering ink that was a…
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Continue reading →: Currently Inked: Sixteen Fountain PensI can’t remember the last time I had this many pens filled with ink. In the past, I have had a dozen pens filled with ink before going on a trip or prepping to teach a workshop. A few pens would end up not being used as I did not…
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My 2025 DC Pen Show Wish List Items and a Lot More
Continue reading →: My 2025 DC Pen Show Wish List Items and a Lot MoreFor the last two years I’ve attended the DC Pen Show as a regular attendee and not as an instructor. I have to say I’ve enjoyed my pen show adventures from a different perspective. This year my approach to the pen show was a bit more laid back as I…
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Continue reading →: My Favorite Art Bag and/or Pen Show BagI found a bag. I know you’ve heard that before. No, really. I found THE bag. When I wasn’t looking for one. Has that ever happened to you? I know I’m not alone. I am a bag collector and it’s because I have so many hobbies and interests and the…
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Continue reading →: New Look & Making Adjustments & Test Post
Some of my blog readers (desktop viewers) might have noticed I was having issues with my photos not aligning correctly within my blog posts. That has been an ongoing and irritating issue for me. It turned out that I was using a “theme” that was no longer supported. For the…
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Continue reading →: How to Fill an Ink CartridgeWarning: This will be a grab a cup of coffee, tea, or water kind of blog post. Now that I’ve recovered from a whirlwind weekend pen show adventure, I have been spending some quiet time writing in my pen show journal. I’ve been doing this every year as it gives…
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Continue reading →: Let’s Talk About Robert Oster Signature Ink – ThunderstormIf I was to go through all of my pen & ink sketches that I created using my fountain pens and inks, the one predominant and consistently used ink color that would show up would be Robert Oster Thunderstorm. Back in 2019, this was one of the first few bottles…

























