A pic of the road...it's easier to walk out in the road than the sidewalks.
A pic of the road...it's easier to walk out in the road than the sidewalks.
earthdawn (January 25th, 2016)
I forgot to post an interesting idea from FC. They are using bottles with tops that you can pour ink into an ink dropper. If you want your ink from them in these bottles just request it at shipping.
caribbean_skye (January 23rd, 2016), earthdawn (January 25th, 2016), Lady Onogaro (January 23rd, 2016), penultress (January 24th, 2016), sharmon202 (January 24th, 2016), VertOlive (January 23rd, 2016), Zhivago (January 24th, 2016)
Montegrappa is sponsoring our meet up group tonight. They are issuing a new pen called The Grappa. A cooper pen - hand hammered cooper and silver with cork inlaid in the cap.
Comes in a glass bottle
With papers and polishing cloth hidden in the box cover.
earthdawn (January 25th, 2016), Lady Onogaro (January 23rd, 2016), MY63 (January 24th, 2016), penwash (January 23rd, 2016)
103 of the hard folks showed up today. Hoping tomorrow will bring more.
Our little collective who showed up for the meet up.
earthdawn (January 25th, 2016), Lady Onogaro (January 23rd, 2016), MY63 (January 24th, 2016)
Hey, can any of you that are at the show tell me if Susan Wirth (and asst. John M.) are at the show?
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
sinistral hypergraphica - a slurry of ink
"Nothing means less than zero"
Crazyorange (January 23rd, 2016)
Went outside....curious to the snow accumulation.
Bogon07 (January 24th, 2016), earthdawn (January 25th, 2016), Jon Szanto (January 23rd, 2016), Lady Onogaro (January 23rd, 2016), MY63 (January 24th, 2016)
It was a great day. Great to be with Tracy Lee and Sam and Sgtstretch and others. I walked from home a mile an a half each way in the blizzard. It was worth it. My modest haul:
To continue to diminish the place of the handwritten in our lives is to diminish, in a small but real way, our humanity. Philip Hensher
Dunno ergo sum
Bogon07 (January 24th, 2016), caribbean_skye (January 23rd, 2016), Crazyorange (January 23rd, 2016), cwent2 (January 23rd, 2016), earthdawn (January 25th, 2016), fountainpenkid (January 24th, 2016), Lady Onogaro (January 23rd, 2016), Morgaine (January 24th, 2016), penultress (January 24th, 2016), sgtstretch (January 23rd, 2016), Terie_Benjamin (January 23rd, 2016), VertOlive (January 23rd, 2016), Woody (January 31st, 2016), Zhivago (January 24th, 2016)
What is the Franklin ink - as Ben Franklin is a fascinating subject....
Cw
Cw
“Life is short, Break the Rules.
Forgive quickly, Kiss SLOWLY.
Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably
And never regret ANYTHING
That makes you smile.”
― Mark Twain
Franklin- Christoph # 20 in antique class (aka coke bottle style) filled as an eyedropper with Franklin-Christoph's special ink for the Philadelphia show - Franklin green. With 18k gold broad nib.
To continue to diminish the place of the handwritten in our lives is to diminish, in a small but real way, our humanity. Philip Hensher
Dunno ergo sum
Bogon07 (January 24th, 2016), cwent2 (January 24th, 2016), Jon Szanto (January 23rd, 2016), Lady Onogaro (January 23rd, 2016), penultress (January 24th, 2016)
That pen is so stunning, and the ink bottle wow
I can't wait for the Chicago show it will be my first.
Ps, I love that the die hards made it to the fp mecca in a blizzard.
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
@JonSzanto, there are only 38 bottles left for sale on Sunday. If you would like a sample, DM me your address, I picked up a bottle.
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
To continue to diminish the place of the handwritten in our lives is to diminish, in a small but real way, our humanity. Philip Hensher
Dunno ergo sum
cwent2 (January 24th, 2016), Jon Szanto (January 24th, 2016)
Here's the crew.
From left to right. Thesleepycat (Cindy), crazy orange (Sam), sgtstetch (Philip), philip's wifie - Ashley, tracylee (Tracy Lee), Tania - on IG.
Bogon07 (January 24th, 2016), caribbean_skye (January 24th, 2016), earthdawn (January 25th, 2016), franzdimson (January 25th, 2016), penultress (January 24th, 2016), VertOlive (January 24th, 2016), Zhivago (January 24th, 2016)
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