{"product_id":"ferris-wheel-press-festival-grove","title":"Ferris Wheel Press Festival Grove — 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHue:\u003c\/strong\u003e A deep olive-chartreuse. Ferris Wheel Press describe it as \"deep lime with gold shimmer\" and some retailers call it a medium chartreuse green — on my swatches on Tomoe River it sits noticeably more olive and moss-toned than \"lime\" suggests. Writing lays down as a mid olive-green with a yellow bias; where the ink pools it goes considerably darker, into a brown-olive. The bright yellow-green edges on the drops are the closest thing to the lime of the official copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShading:\u003c\/strong\u003e Strong. The swab bar and drops move from a light yellow-green at the edges to dark olive-brown where the ink gathers, and there is real chromatic separation in the heavier areas — the yellow and green components pull apart visibly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheen: \u003c\/strong\u003eNone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShimmer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — gold shimmer, and a generous amount of it. Clearly visible in the drops and in the pooled areas of the swab; as with all shimmer inks it will need a shake before filling and does best in a broader nib.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlow:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe interesting bit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Festival Grove comes from Ferris Wheel Press's 2024 release built around the stranger end of culinary history — their hostess character Bearnice laying on a retro feast of gelatin salads and aspic moulds studded with fruit, vegetables and seafood. The colour is essentially the shade of a mid-century jellied salad, which explains why it lands somewhere between key-lime and something more savoury and olive. The bottle carries the French name Bosquet du Festival. Ferris Wheel Press is based in Markham, Ontario, and takes its name from a mashup of the printing press and carnival nostalgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is a hand-decanted 4ml sample vial from my own bottle.\u003cbr\u003ePhotos are my own swatches on Tomoe River Paper.\u003cbr\u003eI'm a collector and I'm always happy to talk ink, so please message me if you have any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ferris Wheel Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57266212307270,"sku":"INK-050","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/9696\/1862\/files\/FerrisWheelPress-FestivalGrove3.jpg?v=1789161355","url":"https:\/\/thepensmuggler.co.uk\/products\/ferris-wheel-press-festival-grove","provider":"The Pen Smuggler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}