Cambria Pens, Gardena, CA (2026)

09/24/2026

What's on your grail pen wish list?

I haven't been online in ages, but then I saw this and had to share. Lately, Pelikan consistently feels like one of the most timelessly classy pens I reach for, and the M815 Metal Striped Green calls to me more than any other new release I've seen recently. I'd love to see it displayed alongside last year's Metal Striped Blue version.

Also a personal update: Noa is officially in remission now, and just had surgery to remove her chemo port after 5 years of treatment, including two bone marrow transplants, CAR-T cell therapy, multiple rounds of salvage, last ditch experimental protocols... Now she's officially going through survivor care against all odds, it's truly amazing and still feels unreal! 🙌 Honestly that's the very biggest wish come true this year.

Huge gratitude for all the love, prayer and support from the entire fountain pen community over all these years, including many of you who reached out to check in even when I took a break from posting. Also looking forward to posting more again once life calms down a bit more.

02/14/2024

It's week!

Thank you
To those who notice when I've been absent
To those who have cared to reach out
To those who continue to believe in me and encourage me
I am so grateful for each of you

It has been a tremendously challenging season for me, both personally and professionally. I wanted to share, but didn't know how best to keep it positive while remaining authentic and relevant.

Yet I've received many kindnesses through these times, from unexpected sources both near and far.

I want to do something special for the in the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned for surprise pen auctions, more small maker features and recent updates on Noa and family!

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Featured Pen & Maker of the Day: Piuma Minimalist Ultem, $95

Precision-engineered by Ensso in California

Also available:

🌈 "Noa's Rainbow" Ensso Piuma Minimalist Primary Manipulation 4 Limited Edition of 100

✒️ Ensso Piuma Minimalist Titanium

✒️ Ensso Piuma Minimalist Ebonite

✒️ Ensso Italia Titanium

✒️ Ensso Italia Ultem

✒️ Ensso Italia Copper

DM to inquire or reserve. All sales support Noa, 4 yr old fighting cancer relapse, and her family. Thank you for your positive thoughts and continued prayers!

09/07/2023

Another view of "Heart of Gold" 💛 **AVAILABLE**

This stunning, one-of-a-kind pen was handmade by and features vintage scarlet lizardskin paired with Jonathan Brooks
Black Cherry Koi. The depth and golden sparkle of the material are truly best appreciated in person.

This was one of the top voted designs picked by the pen community for this Cambria x Mythic Pens x Carolina Pen Company collaboration, and represents the magic that can happen when we all work together in kindness for a common cause.

Showcased on A5 .chapters Odyssey Cosmo Air Light notebook, alongside miscellaneous musings on associated meanings of the idiom.

Noa has been having a challenging week between painful mouth sores, nausea and daily infusions of two new chemo agents this week. The good news is that she is already almost halfway through the second cycle post-relapse, and if she is able to stay hydrated and fever-free through all this she should be able to complete the rest of the cycle outpatient instead of in the hospital.

Thanks to you, Noa & her whole family can feel seen and cared for as she conquers this next chapter in her treatment journey. As they say, "Kind words can heal the heart and mind, and strengthen the body."

Our SPECIAL PROMO is still available for this week's featured pair "Out of Deep Waters" and "Heart of Gold" until the end of the weekend - DM to inquire and support ! You can also support Noa directly through her GoFundMe at https://gofund.me/1fe0adf4

Thank you for your hearts of gold and words of encouragement! May you have an inspiring & fulfilling weekend ✨️

09/04/2023

Happy Labor Day! THIS WEEK ONLY, "Out of Deep Waters" & "Heart of Gold" are **AVAILABLE** for a special price when purchased as a pair. DM to reserve and support !

Both the meaning and aesthetic of these two complement each other very well, and were created as a collaboration between 4 small family-owned businesses - , , (Black Ice Abalone), and (Black Cherry Koi). Together they remind me of the YMCA Ragger's Creed:

I would be true, for there are those who trust me;
I would be pure, for there are those who care;
I would be strong, for there is much to suffer;
I would be brave, for there is much to dare;
I would be friend to all – the foe, the friendless;
I would be giving, and forget the gift;
I would be humble, for I know my weakness;
I would look up, and laugh, and love and lift.

"Out of Deep Waters" calls to mind Blue, Silver & Purple rags - letting go and becoming free of things that weigh you down, finding the things you truly value, rededicating yourself to your higher calling and deepening in noble character. And "Heart of Gold" contains elements of Gold, Red, & White rags, which symbolize understanding and concern for others, true love and sacrifice, and a life of service.

Together, they paint a beautiful picture of redemptive transformation, and the power of a friendly helping hand to lighten even the heaviest of burdens & reveal the light at the end of the tunnel.

Thank you for supporting Cambria Pens, and for cheering Noa & family on through these tough times. Your thoughts, prayers, encouraging comments and shares all mean a lot to us and we are so grateful for you!

08/27/2023

Here's a special pen symbolizing recovery and redemption for ! **AVAILABLE, DM to reserve**

This gorgeous pen was made by using vintage silver lizardskin paired with Black Ice Abalone, whose depth and iridescence are impossible to photograph. The deep blue, black and shimmery purple color scheme inspired this journal entry as it brought to mind, "Out of the deep I cry out" (Psalm 130) and the corollary, "He drew me out of deep waters" (Psalm 18). Written on A5 Odyssey with Cosmo Air Light (also **AVAILABLE**)

Noa's first month of reinduction chemo was quite an ordeal, and through the weeks of fever, liver injury, colitis and hyponatremia, there were moments it was hard not to question whether the treatment was too harsh. But thankfully, she pulled through the first cycle, and her latest bone marrow biopsy results showed a good response!

During her week at home, she's been recuperating well, re-learning how to walk, and even regained most of the 5 lbs she lost while she was in the hospital. All this will strengthen her for the trials ahead, in the second chemo cycle as well as the subsequent conditioning regimen she will need to undergo for bone marrow transplant.

She just started the second cycle, and will be back in the hospital this coming week for a few key infusions. Despite some challenges during the first cycle, she qualified to continue onto the second phase of the clinical trial she was enrolled in, which gives her access to the study drug for the best chance of improving her long term relapse-free survival.

Thank you for continuing to keep her in your thoughts and prayers. Your support, encouragement, kind comments and good vibes really do all make a difference! And stay tuned for the red lizardskin pair to this pen: "Heart of Gold"

Check out our profile for more pens to support Noa and family, and hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

08/22/2023

"And the greatest of these is Love"

This matching set of 3 pens by represents the enduring power of "Faith, Hope and Love" when times are tough. All three feature the precious vintage lizardskin material offset with Diamondcast blanks by which contain real diamond particles for the incredible shimmer which must be seen in person to fully appreciate.

This set has been reserved for a dear pen friend in Canada.

By popular demand, I'm planning to make 1 more piece of "Love" (scarlet lizardskin with black cherry diamondcast) available soon - DM now to reserve!

All our sales are a lifeline for Noa and family, as both parents are otherwise unable to work during this time due to her intense treatment schedule for relapsed leukemia. Thank you for your kind thoughts, prayers, comments and support! We truly appreciate you 🙏

08/18/2023

Good news comes in threes!

1) The Mythic Pens Special Collab Series in vintage lizardskin has finally landed, and they're gorgeous! Only one of each design is available, so let me know ASAP if there's one you want me to save for you. Those that were claimed prior to the official launch have already been shipped and should be arriving before the end of the week.

THANK YOU to Brad Owens, Jonathan Brooks, Tim Crowe and Tim McKenzie for the artisanship that made this project possible, and to the fountain pen community for your votes in choosing the best color combos featuring these lovely materials from , , and more! Sales of these will support Noa and family through these difficult times, so thank you all for your encouragement and generosity!

2) After 38 grueling days of treatment in the hospital, Noa is officially fever-free, done with the first cycle of reinduction chemo post-relapse, and back on her feet. She's still wobbly, but her spirit is irrepressible as always. Her bone marrow biopsy results will be released on Monday and give crucial info about how well she responded to the first cycle, and help set the course for the next cycle. Until then, she gets to go home for a few days to have a well-deserved recovery break before she starts the second cycle next Tuesday. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers!

3) We just welcomed the newest member to our family! We weren't expecting him to arrive for another couple weeks yet, but thankfully he is doing very well, eating and sleeping like a champ.

07/26/2023

📓📔 Stock Up & Save on Cosmo Air Light for ! 📔📓

What do you do when you feel overwhelmed?

Stream-of-consciousness and the tactile sensation of fountain pen on paper evoke for me a sense of ASMR & dissociative meditation, even when my thoughts are a jumbled mess and the words that fall on the page are utterly incoherent. I can fill hundreds of pages this way, simply immersed in the calming experience of myriad different nibs in just as many inky colors gliding across the smooth surface.

Shown here is one example of such a page. ➡️ Swipe to see the incredible shading & color shift showcased by the famed Cosmo Air Light paper, which is sadly no longer produced by Yamamoto Paper and now increasingly limited in stock worldwide.

We're offering our entire collection of Taroko Odyssey A5 Notebooks made with this paper to support Noa & family: 1 for $30, 2 for $47, or 5 for $110.

Ink sample sets are also available for sale, such as the Sailor Manyo shading set which includes the Sailor Manyo Haha ink featured above.

Every notebook sale covers the cost to visit Noa at the hospital and bring her a nutritious meal to strengthen her through this first reinduction chemo cycle. Thanks to the support she has received so far, she has been able to eat much better than she did during her first induction month, and even maintain her weight so far through the first two weeks of treatment!

Featured Pen:
Sailor King of Pen Ebonite black/gold with out-of-production old style anchor logo 21k bold nib

This and many other pens are also available upon inquiry to support our . Check out our profile to see the pen collection!

Thank you for keeping us company through Noa's journey, and for all your kind words of hope and encouragement!

07/20/2023

The tale of Noah's Ark begins with destruction and ends with a rainbow to symbolize the promise of life and redemption. As Noa begins her second week of reinduction chemo, we would like to offer this special pen in a rainbow of her favorite colors as a symbol of her daily victories and to help fundraise for her treatment costs.

The Ensso Piuma by is one of my favorite pen models - superbly minimal, lightweight and comfortable with lovely threads which enable capping/uncapping in less than one full turn. This is a very limited edition of just 100 pieces, precision-machined locally in California using the stunning Primary Manipulation 4 resin by Jonathan Brooks , and no two pens are exactly alike.

Featured with the Taroko Odyssey by .chapters distinguished by the famous, now discontinued Cosmo Air Light paper which excels at demonstrating sheen and shading inks. We have a handful of these available for the fundraiser as well, and bundle discounts are available if you'd like to stock up on Cosmo Air Light before all the notebooks in this wonderful paper are gone forever.

Comment below and DM me now to reserve yours and help Noa & family through this time!

Thank you always for your comments, messages, prayers and support 🙏

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