About a year and a half ago, I started experimenting with making my own inks. I started looking at books and journal articles, and I contacted other small ink makers around the country to pick up any tips and tricks that they were willing to offer, and I made some good progress. At the same […]
While browsing through stationery products on Etsy last week, I ran across a brand of ink that was new to me: Monarca Ink, a Mexican brand. Currently, the ink is only available in the USA through the Monarca Stationery store on Etsy, but I hope that it becomes available domestically in the future because I’d […]
When I ordered my Berlin Notebook Blue inks, I also noticed that they had a nice green, and since I was already paying for shipping, I thought that I might as well add it to my cart. I’m glad that I did. It’s a nice hunter green with moderately heavy purple sheen. This is the […]
Among the haul of inks that I imported from China last winter were quite a few PenBBS inks, including six of the Season 27 inks in heavy, square glass bottles. All of these inks have botanical names, and this one, #507, is called Lily of the Valley. The resemblance of these inks to Sailor’s Manyo […]
I was initially attracted to Lemur Ink by the company name (I went to grad school for anthropology), and then I saw that they had their very own exclusive Blackstone Ink: Lemur Lime. I had to have it. Who could resist this gorgeous shade of moss green, with its wonderful shading and the iconic prosimian […]
Monteverde’s California Teal is a teal ink in the same way that a California Stop is a stop, which is to say… it’s not. It strikes me as more of a pine green, most of the time. But whatever you call it, it’s a beautiful color with a red sheen that is sometimes visible on […]
Magical Forest is another one of the inks that I bought through Amazon from the Pilotfish storefront in the UK because they cost just $6-8, and I’m almost as obsessed with getting a good deal as I am with getting new inks. Anyway, Diamine Magical Forest is a medium green ink with silver shimmer (fine […]
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