This week’s featured pencil artist is Mayumi Ogihara, a self-taught pencil artist who works with both graphite and color pencils. Mayumi is originally from Japan but she is currently living in Duncan, BC, where she can draw, work and create…
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Pencils and Pop-Culture: Pomp and Circumstance... and Pencils
All right readers, hands up – who’s been watching the Olympics this summer? For my part, I know I’ve been glued to the screen, soaking in all of the pomp and circumstance and…
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As the new school year approaches, many young people will begin their diligent work in pursuit of an education. My son will be starting his first year of kindergarten this month, and I'm sure his teachers have been hard at work in preparation…
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Is Cartography a Dying Art?
You take a left at the first intersection, then a right down Main Street, go four blocks and enter the office on your left.
Drive past the the old hospital, up the hill about 3/4 of a mile, follow the curve and…
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We all know Pinterest as a social network that lets you bookmark links by way of sharing images, but it's also so much more. (Don't believe us? Check out Pencils.com on Pinterest and you'll see what we mean.)
Create Uses for Pinterest
If you're…
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Pencils and Pop Culture: You Can't Erase Hope
I had a lot on my mind sitting down to write this week's "Pencil and Pop Culture," since frankly, it's not the happiest time in the pop culture world.
You don't need my take on what happened…
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Looney Tunes Celebrates Marvin the Martian's 64th Birthday
Today, Looney Tunes celebrates its 64th year of Marvin the Martian. Warner Brothers Studios and creative genius Chuck Jones have created countless cartoon characters over the…
This week’s featured pencil artist is a self proclaimed “editorial cartoonist with bite.” His name is Ed Hall and he is the weekly cartoonist at the Baker County Press in Macclenny, Florida. He’s also an award winning cartoonist who…
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The summer season is perfect for getting out of the house and test driving some new creative pastimes. The days are longer, and all that extra daylight allows you to complete those monotonous tasks you've been avoiding and still have time for…
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Creative American Foods
As an avid foodie, one of my favorite things to do when traveling to other countries is to experience new, unusual foods. I’ll never forget marveling over the unexpected-yet-genius idea of putting mayonnaise on my…
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