{"id":930,"date":"2018-03-07T15:48:15","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T20:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=930"},"modified":"2024-01-15T13:09:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T18:09:53","slug":"bwips-2018-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/bwips-2018-3\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Baltimore Pen Show \u2013 Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to part 3 of my BWIPS 2018 experience write-up. If you didn’t read <\/span>part 1<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>part 2<\/span><\/a>, I highly suggest you do so before continuing with this. I’d like to take a moment before I start to mention that the more I “got into” the pen show, the less I remembered to take photos. So you’ll be seeing less for this installment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As I was leaving the <\/span>Herbert Pen Company<\/span><\/a> table, I spotted <\/span>Jim<\/span><\/a>, and went to grab him so he could pick up his own pen. Of course, in doing so, I lost <\/span>Te<\/span><\/a> along the way. These things happen at shows. We’re walking along, happy as can be, then suddenly, “Oooohhh!! Shiny!!!”<\/span><\/p>\n

Jim was a very happy Pen Sloth once he got his hands on his pen. I <\/span>may<\/span><\/i> be biased, but I think my pen is a little bit nicer. ;-). His is beautiful, though. It reminds me of Thai iced tea.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I left Jim to chat with Chet, and continued my pen show wanderings. Having accomplished two of my four self-assigned tasks for the show, I figured it was time to go on an ink hunt. I wound my way around the large room, ending up at the <\/span>Anderson<\/span><\/a> table. <\/span><\/p>\n

I found Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-Same there and grabbed the bottle, but the other inks I wanted were nowhere to be found. I figured Poussiere de Lune would be hard to find, and maybe Eau de Nil, but I was sure Golden Honey would be everywhere since it’s fairly new. But no. In fact, in that pass of the large room, Kiri-Same was the only ink I found.<\/span><\/p>\n

Figuring one was better than none, I purchased it, and inquired about the Homo Sapiens pricing. I also took some time to take photos of some of the maki-e pens on display. <\/span>Mike Matteson<\/span><\/a> of Inkdependence was at the table as well, teasingly telling me he was the only photographer allowed. So I snapped a photo of him. *giggle*<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Anderson<\/a> \"Anderson<\/a> \"Mike<\/a><\/div>\n

As I was finishing up, I received a text from Jim saying there was a Twilight Vanishing Point available in the back corner for $500. Since they’re regularly on eBay for about $750, I hurried my butt over there to check it out. The gentleman selling the pen was imminently kind, and even apologized for not making a better offer on it. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hoping for some kind of sign, I asked what number the pen was. The answer: 1967. A number with absolutely no meaning to me whatsoever. I took that as my sign. Clearly I wasn’t meant to buy that pen. And, honestly, as I thought it over, I realized I was more interested in the collectibility of the pen than the pen itself. I liked the idea of having a “matched” set (crimson sunrise and twilight). <\/span><\/p>\n

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With a thank you for his kindness, I headed off down the row and found myself at <\/span>Woodshed Pen Company<\/span><\/a>‘s table. I basically skipped over the Woodshed table at the DC Pen Show because I was a big dummy. But this time, having eagerly followed Mike’s Instagram for many months, I was ready to check out the offerings. <\/span><\/p>\n

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