The Blog
Short letters from Quynh on fountain pens, journaling, and making pages you'll want to keep.
The pen shop in Athens that's been open since 1935
A wall of fountain pens, a shopkeeper who knows every one, and the brown Pelikan that followed me home.
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The first 10 minutes of Ink Your World
The exact warm-up I open every workshop with, and the drawing game that gets strangers swapping stories.
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The perfect blue for Greece
A brass pen, a converter that almost fits, and Pelikan Edelstein Sapphire, the Aegean in ink form.
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Sketch your coffee before you drink it
A 10 minute ritual: three simple shapes, your own handwriting, and an afternoon you'll never forget.
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Your first pen show, what to expect and what to skip
Thousands of pens, ink testing stations, and very friendly nerds. How to walk in curious and walk out happy.
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Your first fountain pen, without the rabbit hole
Three pens I hand to beginners, why the cheap one might be the right one, and the only rule that matters.
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