Subscribe to our RssFollow us on Twitter!Follow us on Facebook!Check out our Youtube!

Archive for 'Tag Archives: 'Pencils''

fabric bolt

The Pencil, Always in Style – PPC

I’ve written before about the inherent seductive qualities of pencils. However, for all my admiration of pencil skirts and, in limited instances, pencils mustaches, I had never seen just how high-fashion a pencil could be. Enter [...]

pencils_com_mike_theuer

(Re)Introducing Pencils.com Teaching Artist Mike Theuer!

Hi Studio 602ers!  I’m Mike Theuer.  I’m a featured teaching-artist here on Pencils.com.  I also teach art at The Pennsylvania State University.  And I make art for a living at www.MikeTheuer.com.  My latest commission is this [...]

hats

The Sport Of Kings, The Hat of Blackwings – PPC

Today and tomorrow mark the 138th Annual Kentucky Derby, America’s tribute to the sport of kings. Now, there is nothing about me that could be described as “posh.” I don’t know anyone named Muffy or Bitsy. [...]

palomino_custom_imprint_pencil_colors

PREMIUM CUSTOM IMPRINT PENCILS NOW AVAILABLE FROM PALOMINO

Palomino, maker of the famed Blackwing pencil, has announced a new custom imprint line that will allow customers to personalize premium pencils that feature the same high-quality graphite core and lacquer finish found in Palomino’s graphite [...]

Pencils.com product

The Blackwing Pencil: Muse to the Masses

If you’ve followed along, you’ll know that those of us here at Studio 602 believe that a Blackwing pencil can be something sexy , something political , and something sporty . But it turns out we’re [...]

satire-mondayssuck-zombie-304617-h

Pencils and Pop Culture: The Geek Shall Inheirit the Earth

I will fully admit that I am squeamish when it comes to anything related to horror films. Vampires, ghosts, zombies, things that go bump in the night – all grist for the mill in my far-too-overactive [...]

suffrage

Traces of History: Pencils and the Suffrage Movement

My earliest heroes were the women behind the United States suffrage movement. Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt, Julia Ward Howe and Lucy Stone weren’t just stuffy figures in a history book to me; they were [...]

thread

Pencils and Pop Culture: Who Will Take the Project Runway All-Star Title?

Tomorrow night is the season finale of “Project Runway: All-Stars,” which has pitted outstanding designers from nine seasons of “Project Runway” in a winner-takes-all competition. The past ten weeks of competition have seen challenges that ranged [...]

581989_14264077

Of Hand and Heart: In Defense of the Love Letter

I’ve got a bone to pick with Valentine’s Day. And, no, it’s not because I was left eating a box of chocolates alone on Tuesday night. It’s because of the plastic coating the whole day has, [...]

Joe_Fenton_Solitude_termine_vue_complete

Pencil Artist of the Week: Joe Fenton

This week’s pencil artist is one that works on a grand scale. His name is Joe Fenton and his projects measure as much as five feet high by 8 feet wide. Each project’s size and scope [...]