2026 Stationery Park Recap

(Kimberly (she/her) took the express train down the fountain pen/stationery rabbit hole and doesn't want to be rescued. She can be found on Instagram @allthehobbies because there really are many, many hobbies!.)After missing all the stationery events in 2025 and having only recently attended my first one at the 2026 SF Stationery Fest a couple months ago, I was excited to go to Stationery Park event in Santa Monica, CA. Stationery Park (or SP) is organized by Michelle MaliZaki, who put on Pen Paper Palooza last May (which I missed due to ankle surgery). Like I did at SFSF, I worked at the Flax Pen to Paper tables, so most of my picture taking (and shopping) was done during setup hours and the occasional lulls.Stationery Park (SP) was a two day event held at the historic Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club, which was also the location for last year’s Pen Paper Palooza . SP was “created through a special collaboration between Pen Paper Palooza and Takumi Alley, brought together by a shared…