It was Fountain Pen Day! I hope you all treated your fountain pens to nice lukewarm bath and fresh ink and soft cloth polishing and a little quick brown fox. Last week we had a giveaway, and we asked you to enter by leaving a comment, sharing your first fountain pen, or just saying hello … [Read more…]
It’s been a while, but we’re excited to finally be launching two new calligraphy classes that we hope to have as part of our ongoing line-up: Introduction to Brush Lettering, taught by Christopher Rouleau, and Introduction to Modern Calligraphy, taught by Sarah Kim. Both of these instructors may be familiar to those of you who … [Read more…]
Scriptus came and went in a blur, and we’re still standing to tell the tale! The pen show Sunday one of my favourite days of the year, but also one of the craziest days of the year for our shop and team and family. The show itself is only six hours, it seems like many, … [Read more…]
Happy International Fountain Pen Day! The first Friday in November is Fountain Pen Day, where we celebrate all the wonderful things that give our handwriting character and help us to slow down when we write. We sort of celebrate that everyday around here, but it’s always nice when it’s official. Ideas to celebrate: Clean out … [Read more…]
What a crazy weekend! On Saturday, from 1-5 pm, we had Brad and Myke from the Pen Addict and Ana from the Well-Appointed Desk at the shop. The next day, Sunday, was Scriptus, the Toronto Pen Show. I thought maybe I could fit the whole weekend into one post, but after looking through all the … [Read more…]