Two weeks ago, while on vacation in Walt Disney World, I found myself in the Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream gallery. The attraction is described as “a multimedia gallery exhibit of rare artifacts and an inspiring 15-minute film bring the story…
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No matter what you're writing - short fiction, legal briefs, AP English essays - whether you're writing it longhand or on a computer, it's important to have a comfortable environment that is conducive to productivity. As an avid writer during…
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This week’s featured pencil artist is Bob Carriedo, a pencil artist from the United States who creates fluid pencil works that call back to the Surrealists of the early 20th century. His landscapes and portraits draw inspiration from Salvador…
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This week’s featured artist is Neil Butler, a pencil artist who goes by the hilariously-awesome handle piratebut123 on DeviantArt. Neil’s gallery is filled with pencil sketches, watercolor paintings and (my favorite) watercolor/aquarelle…
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This week’s featured pencil artist is Christopher Hayes Kennedy, a pencil artist who goes by the handle chkennedy on DeviantArt. Christopher’s DeviantArt gallery is filled with landscape paintings, graphite portraits and sketches of hands.…
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Kershaw Throws Pencil Strikes
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ESPN recently featured pencils prominently in their commercial for Sports Center.
Apple Plays Off Our Pencil-Related Emotions
http://youtu.be/BQ4ak4eM_Ac
So did Apple, for promoting…
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Watch out what your belongings are telling you to do. As fourth grader Kodi Mosier of Ticonderoga Elementary in New York discovered, sharpening your pencil could elicit a much different message than the original.
The Bureau for At-Risk…
Mother's Day is on Sunday, May 11 this year. Chances are, your mother is a pretty awesome lady who deserves the very best. If that is the case, check out some of the great gifts we have right here at Pencils.com that would be perfect additions…
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This week’s featured pencil artist is Crystal, a pencil artist, painter and photographer who goes by the handle yummypomegranate on DeviantArt. Crystal’s DeviantArt gallery is filled with sketches, doodles, and paintings depicting everything…
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The United States has a rich literary tradition. A big part of that tradition has to do with writers who explored the virtues of the ecosystem and humankind’s relationship to the land. Here are three environmental writers whose works have…
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