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Wow what a great show! I met lots of people and made lots of great contacts. I sold one pen and traded another. One of the guys from the pen club asked me if I was selling a lot, and I said no but Ive made some REALLY great contacts and have met all sorts of wonderful people! He gave me this knowing grin, and said Thats what its really all about.
At the end of the day Sunday I entered at the LAST minute for one of the raffles. A pen that I had donated was up, a leather bag, and then the Taccia Savanna, the buffalo horn pen hand shaped to look like a piece of bamboo. Absolutely gorgeous. AND I WON!! I couldnt believe it! So awesome! The whole place lit up with laughter and some applause and I was absolutely giddy! What made it even better was getting to pose with the head of Taccia herself!
And if you havent checked out some of their latest offerings youre really missing out. She brought some of the most beautiful modern pens I think Ive ever seen to the show. One of them had stingray skin around the cap, in the tradition of the Japanese knife and sword handles, and it was just stunning.
Here are the rest of the shots from the show.
Susan Wirth working her magic with some unsuspecting customers. Theyll come away better educated and energized than when they sat down I bet! I love Susie and John. Such great people!
My table!
Mike and Lisa Vanness! Hi!
Taccia table.
Check out that urushi!
And here are the stingray skin cap pens.
Guru Fern!
Ferns table where he gave his basic fountain pen repair demos. Really good stuff. Had quite a good crowd around him.
Oldies and goodies! 
Frank from Pendemonium. I didnt get a shot of Sam with him, so instead here he is with his dinner!
My neighbor at the show and in Arkansas, Ratis Yeager. Great guy.
Ratis and Pete both turn and teach locally and were an absolute hoot to sit and talk with all weekend. Couldnt have asked for better neighbors.
And of course, the world famous Henry Simpole. What a great guy. I need to get a book by that author he recommended. Tom Sharpe.
Henrys work.
Look at the dragon! So cool!
And his giant.
Next to a Lamy Safari.
Sam Highsmith (is that how he spells it??) listening intently to a pen show attendee.
Checking out the pens.
Wow what a great show! I met lots of people and made lots of great contacts. I sold one pen and traded another. One of the guys from the pen club asked me if I was selling a lot, and I said no but Ive made some REALLY great contacts and have met all sorts of wonderful people! He gave me this knowing grin, and said Thats what its really all about.
At the end of the day Sunday I entered at the LAST minute for one of the raffles. A pen that I had donated was up, a leather bag, and then the Taccia Savanna, the buffalo horn pen hand shaped to look like a piece of bamboo. Absolutely gorgeous. AND I WON!! I couldnt believe it! So awesome! The whole place lit up with laughter and some applause and I was absolutely giddy! What made it even better was getting to pose with the head of Taccia herself!
And if you havent checked out some of their latest offerings youre really missing out. She brought some of the most beautiful modern pens I think Ive ever seen to the show. One of them had stingray skin around the cap, in the tradition of the Japanese knife and sword handles, and it was just stunning.
Here are the rest of the shots from the show.
Susan Wirth working her magic with some unsuspecting customers. Theyll come away better educated and energized than when they sat down I bet! I love Susie and John. Such great people!
My table!
Mike and Lisa Vanness! Hi!
Taccia table.
Check out that urushi!
And here are the stingray skin cap pens.
Guru Fern!
Ferns table where he gave his basic fountain pen repair demos. Really good stuff. Had quite a good crowd around him.
Oldies and goodies!
Frank from Pendemonium. I didnt get a shot of Sam with him, so instead here he is with his dinner!
My neighbor at the show and in Arkansas, Ratis Yeager. Great guy.
Ratis and Pete both turn and teach locally and were an absolute hoot to sit and talk with all weekend. Couldnt have asked for better neighbors.
And of course, the world famous Henry Simpole. What a great guy. I need to get a book by that author he recommended. Tom Sharpe.
Henrys work.
Look at the dragon! So cool!
And his giant.
Next to a Lamy Safari.
Sam Highsmith (is that how he spells it??) listening intently to a pen show attendee.
Checking out the pens.
