My fountain pen collection got started more than 40 years ago when I received a wonderful birthday gift for my 12th birthday -  an Osmiroid calligraphy fountain pen with several interchangeable italic nib units, as well as the classic Speedball textbook. I was an artistically inclined kid, and that wonderful gift set off a lifelong interest in lettering of all sorts. I got into dip nibs, worked on lettering for all types for many years. During a year abroad in college, I discovered that using a fountain pen for regular, everyday writing offered a superb writing experience. I collected some pens in the couple of decades that followed but it wasn’t until about 10 years ago that I noticed the variety of colors and materials and inks and nibs that were available had really exploded. My collection exploded along with it! I enjoy almost ALL types of nibs and I'm always searching for new nib experiences and experimenting to find what lettering styles bring out the best in those nibs.