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Blackwing Experience

10 Reasons to be Excited for the Blackwing Experience

The Blackwing Experience is just around the corner. You may be getting tired of the hype, but we know many of you are just as excited as we are, so here are 10 reasons to get even more excited for the Blackwing Experience. 10. Meet Simpsons…
Blackwing Pearl

Creative Ways to Use the Blackwing Pearl

Friends and fellow pencil-heads, I am obsessed with the Blackwing Pearl. Now, my obsession with pencils is well documented on this site (where was the Pearl last year when I was crafting my pencil-themed Kentucky Derby chapeau?), so the fact…
Textbook Doodles

Countdown of the 7 Best Textbook Doodles

I was always an avid doodler, and an avid consumer of doodles in used textbooks. I especially enjoyed the textbook scavenger hunt. You know the one - on page 12 it says turn to page 45, on page 45 it says turn to page 26, etc., until you finally…
Creativity in Los Angeles

Exploring Creativity in the City of Angels

Explore Creativity in L.A. at the Blackwing Experience In case you haven't heard, Palomino will be hosting an event celebrating creativity and the history of pencils called the Blackwing Experience in sunny Southern California this month. With…

Old Crow Medicine Show, Old Time Made New

Old Time Music Making a Comeback Old Crow Medicine Show's music is a blend of Old Time music with the stage presence of a hard hitting rock act. It'd be difficult to find a band in contemporary music who has so successfully amalgamated the…
Tumblr Pencil Artists

Ten Amazing Pencil Artists on Tumblr

Tumblr is awesome, and it's easy to spend hours drifting directionless from post to post and person to person. Check out these ten artists who fill their tumblrs with original pencil artwork for your viewing pleasure. Giacomo Burattini Giacomo…
Blackwing Sessions

Blackwing Sessions: Good Music for a Good Cause

Blackwing Sessions Concert to Benefit K-12 Arts and Music Programs Last week, Palomino announced that the third night of the Blackwing Experience at the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity will feature a concert benefiting the Blackwing Foundation.…
Pencil Artist Paul harmon

Pencil Artist of the Week: Paul Harmon

This week’s featured pencil artist is Paul Harmon, a comic artist, doodler and toy maker living in Brooklyn. Paul usually works with nib-tipped pens, but one drawing we found on his Deviant Art profile stood out from the rest. The drawing…
Outsider Artists

Outsider Artists: Exploring the Link Between Creativity and Mental Illness

Outsider Artists Much has been published on the link between creativity and mental illness, from scholarly articles to articles in HuffPo, the Harvard Gazette, and the New York Times. What is clear is that mental illness, and other conditions…
Pencil Artist Adonna Khare

Pencil Artist of the Week: Adonna Khare

This week’s featured artist is Adonna Khare, a pencil artist living in Burbank, California. Adonna creates large-scale pencil drawings depicting fantastically realized animals in fantastically absurd situations; sipping tea, supporting trees…