Hero image of the Frieda Kahlo Blackwing Edition, Vol. 143, from Blackwing’s website.
No Pencil Primer this time (part three is coming, promise) — instead, a Fresh Points extravaganza to say bye-bye to summer. Blackwing goes big with a Mickey and Friends collection and the gorgeous Frida Kahlo Volume 143, Andy's wristwatch rabbit hole deepens into designing the perfect podcaster's watch, Johnny hand-binds his kids' planners and stocks up on pastel Musgrave Ceres, and Tim shows off Sharpie Harpy art and a compendium of delightfully weird writing prompts. Plus: Hobonichi szn is upon us, the SF Pen Show, Ian Schon's new dip nib, and a tall stack of books. Patreon subscribers at any level can watch the video version.
Show Notes
St. Denis Medical — season 1 on Netflix, season 2 on Peacock
Against Convenience by Gabe Bullard — out September 15 from Hanover Square Press; preorder it! (More at gabebullard.com)
Tom's Studio refillable fineliner pen
Paper Mate InkJoy multi-pen — surprisingly good company swag
The Land and Its People by David Sedaris — recorded live at his readings
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt — the octopus book, now a Netflix movie
three six five: prompts, acts, divinations by Lucy Ives (Siglio Press) — Tim's beautiful, backordered book of writing exercises (three ribbons!)
Field Notes: Is a River Alive? — Tim's favorite Field Notes ever, with art by Stanley Donwood for Robert Macfarlane's book
Uni-ball Air Micro — Tim's pocket pen
Musgrave Ceres — America 250 blue for Johnny, pastels by the gross for back to school
Levenger True Writer in Sea Glass with Levenger Empyrean bottled ink ("navy blue and teal had a very beautiful baby")
Hamilton Khaki Field Murph — the Interstellar watch, plus Andy's musings on military field watch dials and podcaster's-watch design
Hobonichi Techo season — Weeks, Cousin, and the V&A collabs; see Yoseka Stationery's big walkthrough video
San Francisco Pen Show — this weekend, bring your elbows
Schon DSGN — Ian Schon's new $68 titanium dip nib, debuting at the show
Blackwing x Disney Mickey and Friends collection — soft graphite, $40 a dozen
Blackwing Volume 143 — the Frida Kahlo edition: saturated florals, pink metallic ferrule, teal eraser, and the best QC in years
Blackwing One-Step sharpener — a big responsibility, bud
Sharpie Harpy — Em Varian's Sharpie art on Etsy (you can even license a tattoo)
Leuchtturm1917 — Tim's new default notebook gift for normal people
Pencil Revolution Press — Johnny's handmade planners and '90s diskette journals
Musgrave Test Scoring 100 — now with that sweet new ferrule
Musgrave Tennessee Red pencils and the Songbird edition — remembering Dolly Parton
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