Pen Master Adam Lisbon!

In my last post I mentioned that my friend Adam Lisbon would be along with me for the STABILO demo this Saturday, May 30th at University Art in Palo Alto, CA.

Adam and I met last year and as soon as I found out he was an artist, I had him show me what his skills were all about and open up his portfolio. I was blown away by the intricate details and designs that play tricks on the eye - you can really get sucked into examining everything that is going on in each of his drawings (I have!). Check out his portfolio here;

http://sites.google.com/site/adamlisbon/portfolio

Before we met, Adam had never used STABILO before, so of course I hooked him up right away with some samples. Now he's opened up his traditionally black and white style to STABILO colors, making aritst trading cards with Point 88, Pen 68, and Colorgel pens. You can see STABILO color highlighting his more recent regular works too!

His clear STABILO favorite are the Colorgel pens - gel rollerball pens that come in solid and metallic colors. What really trips me out is the geometric designs he makes with Colorgel - the metallic colors come off looking 3D, like the whole image has a texture to it, even though it's flat! One of my favorites is the one at the top of this post.

So come check Adam out this Saturday to learn for yourself how to create cool designs and effects with STABILO!

STABILO Demo Coming Up in Palo Alto, CA

I'll be back out on the retail circuit doing a free STABILO demonstration on Saturday, May 30th from 1pm - 3pm at University Art in Palo Alto, CA. This time I'll have my good friend and native New Yorker, Adam Lisbon with me. Adam also happens to be an incredibly talented artist who knows how to wield a pen and make some mind-blowing designs on artist trading cards!

Come join us to pick up some tips and techniques from Adam - we'll have a wide variety of STABILO pens and pencils for everyone to try out, and Strathmore ATC paper so that you can make your own artist trading cards to take home or trade out. Make an ATC card for our STABILO Artist Trading Card Album and you'll get a free raffle ticket with the chance to win a cool STABILO gift bag! There will also be free samples and goodies on hand to take home and all STABILO products in the store will be 30%!!!!

Here are the details of the event;

Saturday, May 30th, 1pm -3pm

University Art - Palo Alto store

267 Hamilton Ave.

Palo Alto, CA 94301

650-328-0728 (ph)

http://www.universityart.com/demo.htm

Point Visco - the HOT New Gel Rollerball

Last weekend the splendid city of Louisville, Kentucky hosted the big trade show for the National Art Materials Trade Association (NAMTA). Each spring art materials manufactures and distributors come together to show their stuff off to art materials retailers from across that nation.

www.namta.org

STABILO is no stranger to this show, and this year we had a bigger presence than ever with a very cool, custom red STABILO tent top. Under the tent, we featured all the newest STABILO products, and had a large testing table so attendees could take them for a test run.

The hit of the show was the STABILO Point Visco gel rollerball! With a body modeled after the popular Point 88, the Point Visco also features a comfortable rubber grip zone, and contains a special low-viscosity gel ink in a rollerball tip the dries ultra-fast to avoid smudging. It comes in 10 vibrant colors.

I have to say, personally, this is one of my favorite STABILO pens (it also happens to be a favorite in the office!). I love the way it feels in my hand and glides across the paper. NAMTA show attendees felt the same way - the reaction when people picked it up and tried it was "oooohh!" It was quite a hit and I expect that you'll be able to find Point Visco available in more and more art supply retailers around the country soon.

FOR YOUR OWN FREE POINT VISCO SAMPLE, EMAIL ME WITH YOU ADDRESS AND SUBJECT LINE "POINT VISCO SAMPLE" AT;

ebrandsmaven@gmail.com

Lefty's Loves STABILO!

Left-handers around the world have a place to go for all their left-handed needs! Lefty's Left Hand Store located on Pier 39 in San Francisco has been bringing a variety of left-handed goods together for sale under one roof since 1978. For those lefties in need and not living near San Francisco, Lefty's has also offers an online shop where customers can purchase the same items they would find in the store.

So what will you find when you walk into Lefty's? A wall filled with colorful left-handed pens and pencils from STABILO! Lefty's offers both the STABILO Easy Ergo mechanical pencils and the S' move Easy ergonomic pens in whole smattering of colors. The fun colors and designs of the STABILO pens and pencils match the atmosphere of the store perfectly.

For more information about Lefty's, or to order STABILO left-handed Easy Ergo mechanical pencils or S' move Easy pens online, please visit the link below;

http://www.leftyslefthanded.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=stabilo