Link Love: A Room of One’s Own Day

Inspired by my post from last week, I added lots of celebratory days to my calendar. Today is A Room of One’s Own Day which is inspired with Virginia Woolf’s essay about being excluded from spaces considered “men’s domains”. Many women can relate to wanting to have a space for themselves, be it a room or just a comfy chair to read and just be left alone for a bit. Do you have a space for yourself? Can you carve out a little spot for your personal reflections, reading or working on your favorite hobby or craft?

This week’s inks are notably blue and since last week was Blue Monday, it seems pretty appropriate. And of course, here in the US, January can very much feel like a Black Hole.

Pens:

• Early thoughts on the Jinhao X159 fountain pen. (via Fountain pen blog)
• Genuine Excitement for the BENU Talisman Shamrock (via Penquisition)
• Everything you need to know about gel pens (via The Pen Company Blog)
• Meet Your Maker – Adolphus Smith, Darailpenz (via The Pen Addict)
• What’s the Most Popular Nib Size? By a Wide Margin, It’s Fine or Medium. (via The Gentleman Stationer)

Ink:

• Ink Review #749: Robert Oster Australis Tea (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
• Offbeat Ink Colors for Everyday Writing: Anderillium American Goldfinch Yellow and Ferris Wheel Press Roaring Patina Black (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Ink Review #2032: Private Reserve Midnight Blue (via Mountain of Ink)
• Private Reserve Black Magic Blue on Midori MD (via Inkcredible Colours)
• Tono & Lims Cream Soda on Muji Planting Tree (via Inkcredible Colours)
• Ink Review #2022: Van Dieman’s Spring Cloudburst (via Mountain of Ink)
• Laban’s Aphrodite (via Inkdependence!)
• Ink of the Week – KWZ Old Gold (via Fountain Pen Love)

Pencils:

• Review: Techjob Mechanical Colored Pencils (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)

Notebooks & Paper:

• Notebook in “The Glass Onion” (via Notebook Stories)
• Nebula by Colorverse Casual A5 Notebook Review (via The Pen Addict)
• What I Love About Stationery: An Incomplete List (via From the Pen Cup)
• Charles M. Schulz Field Notes® Notebooks (via USPS.com)
• If all we had were roses, would the thorns then be beautiful? (via Nero’s Notes)
• Traveler’s Diner at Yoseka Stationery! 2/9 to 2/12 (via Yoseka Stationery)
• The Best Minimalist Stationery (via JetPens)
  Thoughts on Finishing a Notebook (via Wonder Pens)
• Review: Canson Marker Paper Pad (70gsm) (via Parka Blogs)
• Bullet journal date marker ideas (minimalist and colourful) (via All About Planners)
• Filofax Pricing (via Philofaxy)
• Bullet journal weekly spread using Notebook Therapy Stencils (via All About Planners)

Art & Creativity:

• Starting a new sketch & walk routine (via Liz Steel)
• AI Art Platform Hit With Copyright Lawsuit (via Hyperallergic)
• Lessons on How to Draw by Hokusai (via Kottke.org)
• 10 Font Trends 2023: The Year of User-Oriented Typography (via The Designest)
• Monotype weighs in on US State Department’s switch from Times New Roman to Calibri (via It’s Nice That)
• Snow Maidens and Mishaps (via Abigail Halpin)
• I have a bulb situation on my table – part 1 (via Apple-Pine)
• Fun colours on a drab day (via Liz Steel)

Other Interesting Things:

• What is an Ecobrick? Learn How to Make This Sustainable Block (via My Modern Met)
• A Detailed Documentary Traces the Process of Making Artistic Manhole Covers in Japan (via Colossal)
• Life on Delay (via Austin Kleon)
• Black Holes? (via The Casual Optimist)
• Inside an Artist’s 1960s Time Capsule in Greenwich Village (via Hyperallergic)
• Knit to This: A Third Season of All Creatures Great and Small (via Modern Daily Knitting)
• Introducing Learn Cursive for Kids (and Adults!): A Free Video Course (via The Postman’s Knock)
• Learning to live with the boredom cycle (via mnmlscholar)
• Overheard at Philly: Three views on sharing pens at pen shows (via mnmlscholar)
• It’s 2023, What Are We Using? (via The Poor Penman)
• New typewheels for the Blickensderfer typewriter (via The Typewriter Revolution blog)
• Mission: Impossible adopts typewriters (via The Typewriter Revolution blog)

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