Art & Crafts

Last week, a friend’s 7-year-old son walked up to me, proudly presenting a rock in his hands and saying, “Check this out!” The rock was about 2 inches long, fairly flat, and decorated in a colourful manner. I asked him if he had made this, and he informed me he…

There are many excellent ballpoint pen artists out there, but sadly I can’t share all of them with you in this blog post, so here is a selection of 12 – these are some of my favourites, and I’ve purposefully chosen contrasting styles to show a wide selection of artistic approaches. Below…

The Pen Company would like to introduce the first of hopefully many industry expert blogs. The following post was kindly contributed by Sarah Jane Coleman . After 20 years as a professional illustrator Sarah shares some practical advice how to make it in this highly competitive industry. I’ve been trying to write this…