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En busca del bolígrafo perdido // In search of the lost pen

Click here to read this post in English Hola querido hiver. Al leer la propuesta de @mipiano para el tema del mes en la comunidad Hive Collectors di un salto de

Pilot Short S-150 SS “Telescopic”

I just picked up this interesting new pen. Yes, another pen post. The pen is new to me, but older than me. Here it is: This is the Pilot Short S-150 SS, produced

One Pen for a Lifetime

I’ve written before about liking things that last. Objects that aren’t meant to be used up and thrown away, but lived with. Repaired. Refilled. Carried forward.

International Fountain Pen Day 2022: A Photo Essay

International Fountain Pen Day! Thoughts on Fountain Pens in 2022 A photo essay. Yes, this is a thing photo by author Fountain pens are a connection to our literary

Love at First Write - Simplicity and Fountain Pens

I’ve had a bit of an unhealthy obsession with stationery since I was a teenager, collecting post-its, notebooks, staples, whiteboards, highlighters and mechanical

Why I switched to fountain pens

I received my first fountain pen for my 10th birthday. It was a gift from my father. It was a white Parker Vector with a fine nib and black ink. Although it sparked

Fountain Pens and Super Duper Über Shiny Inks

In the past four years on Hive, I've mentioned here and there that I'm a fountain pen user, so some of you may be aware, but I have never done a post about it. No

First post :D Short intro & Tokyo watercolor & ink urban sketch

Hi there HIVE world! I'm Kai - aka Ezenami. I'm an artist, designer, art supplies addict, daily doodler, urban sketcher, gamer and all around geek currently living

Pocket Dump for Friday the 13th

Wise Man Words About Ink

I prefer the pen. There is something elemental about the glide and flow of nib and ink on paper. Author: James Robertson

Purple ink.

I think that not many people use fountain pens these days. I have been looking for a few nice, deep purple inks with a drop of blood-like colour. In fact purple

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