Nibworks News
Newsletter #1.6
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Welcome to the sixth newsletter from Classic Fountain Pens, the nib works. In this issue we're featuring artists and writers who use fountain pens: what they do with them and what they say about them.
Enjoy.

 

Comics Artist
Art Speigleman

Pulitzer Prize winning comics artist Art Speiglman drew John a thank-you note after we provided him with a pen that made him...happy? Click here, or on the image, to go to read more about Art and see the image up close.

 
Linda Medley

Award-winning illustrator and graphic novelist Linda Medley uses a Namiki Falcon customized with added flex to do much of her illustration work. Click here, or on the image, to see more of her sketches and to be directed to her website.

 

To My Fountain Pen
by Dan Gerber

Renowned poet, novelist and essayist Dan Gerber reveals his romance with the fountain pen in his poem To My Fountain Pen. Click here, or on the image, to read Dan's poem

 

Notes from the Field
by Jim McCausland

Seattle-based senior writer for Sunset Magazine, Jim McCausland's first fountain pen was a Parker 45 purchased at the Eliot Junior HS book store in Pasadena. Click here, or on the image, to read what he's discovered about fountain pens.


BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR FEATURED PEN & NEW PEN CASES
A Limited Edition pen born of a venture between OMAS & Rothschild: the Chateau Lafite Rothschild. Click here , or on the image, for more information.
 
To the left is one of three different size pen cases we have in stock. Keep those pens safe and secure at home or on the road. Click here, or on the image, for more information.

Call for Submissions

We are looking for articles and/or pictures of interest to our readers for inclusion in the next newsletter. Articles will be edited for size and content. Submission does not guarantee inclusion. Although pertinence to the topic of nibs and their function is encouraged, we will not deny the urges for more diversity. Write to: sharon@nibs.com