Ferris Wheel Press Summer 2022 Collection

Today’s inks are from the Ferris Wheel Press Summer 2022 collection. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Pink Sugar Beach, Midway the Magnificent and Down the Don Valley.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry Time: 40-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: Pink Sugar Beach had low shading and blue shimmer. Midway the Magnificent and Down the Don Valley had medium shading and silver shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Pink Sugar Beach is closest to PenBBS Rose.

Midway the Magnificent is closest to Diamine Magenta Flash.

Down the Don Valley is lighter than Diamine Golden Oasis.

Midway had an average flow and the other two had a slightly dry flow.

Overall, Midway the Magnificent is my favorite out of the three. I love the color and how well it flows.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

July Greys

We’ve hit the middle of July! Since it’s been abnormally hot here in Washington, berry season has come short and early. I spent yesterday making our jam for the year-blackberry, blueberry, raspberry and strawberry. I love Monteverde Cherry Danish for a deep cherry red.

The local farmer’s market finally has some flowers showing up, I love seeing the rainbow of colors. Papier Plume Garden District Azalea is one of my favorite pinks.

I love grey inks! In the last few days we’ve reviewed a few and for the rest of July we’ll take a look at a few more. Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-same is a grey I reach for again and again.

We homeschool our kids, so I spend the summer deciding on the next year’s curriculum and it makes me want all the graphite grey inks. I use Diamine Grey and Robert Oster Graphite often.

I hope everyone is having a great July! What’s your favorite ink today? Let me know in the comments below!

Disclaimer: All opinions are my own. This post does not contain affiliate links and is not sponsored in any way.