Pencils and Pop Culture: Martinis with a Dash of Blackwing
It’s the cocktail of Bond, James Bond, and swell sophisticates everywhere. The signature glass, with its slender stem and geometrically simple bowl, make it as fun to look at as it…
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Abraham Lincoln... Vampire Hunter?
February 12th marked the 203rd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and, while his birthday is recognized with every passing of the calendar, 2012 marks an historic year in the legacy of the Great Emancipator.…
Breakfast at Tiffany's and the Man Who Made an Icon
By far the most iconic image in the film adaptation of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is of Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, strolling down 5th Avenue in the early, empty hours of the morning…
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This week’s featured pencil artist is Rebecca Stahr, a pencil artist and designer from Chicago, Illinois. Rebecca began studying art at a young age and went on to study advertising, graphic design and illustration at the American Academy of…
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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…
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Pencils and Pop Culture: The Oscars is Fixing What Isn't Broken
I have a love-hate relationship with the Oscars.
On the one hand, my family and I throw an Oscar party every year, as we will do at end of this month when the awards air on…
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Christian Tamburr's "Places" Climbing the Charts
Two months ago, Studio 602 introduced the inaugural episode of The Blackwing Sessions, featuring our first Blackwing featured musician, Christian Tamburr. Blackwing Sessions chronicled the recording…
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My Funny Valentine: In Praise of the Pencil
There is just something sexy about a pencil.
Just hear me out on this one. When it comes to sex appeal, the pencil beats every other office supply, hands down.
Think about it for a second.
There's…
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This week’s featured pencil artist is a full-time color pencil artist and teacher from Warrenville, Illinois. Her name is Cindy Hellyer Heinz, and her surrealist drawings combine elements of life and decay to create art that is all at once…
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From "The Great Bambino" to "MegaTron:" Creative Nicknames in Sports
“The Sultan of Swat.”
“The Colossus of Clout.”
“The Great Bambino.”
No, I’m not talking about that wimpy deer, I’m talking about “The Babe.”
There…
https://blog.pencils.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Babe-Ruth.jpg390538Alexander Poirierhttps://blog.pencils.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/PDC-Logo-sm.pngAlexander Poirier2012-02-12 18:29:392013-03-18 14:00:45From “The Great Bambino” to “MegaTron:” Creative Nicknames in Sports
Pencils and Pop Culture: Martinis with a Dash of Blackwing
Pencil News, Pencils and Pop Culture, TV, FILM & BOOKSAbraham Lincoln… Vampire Hunter?
Pencil News, TV, FILM & BOOKSBreakfast at Tiffany’s and the Man Who Made an Icon
TV, FILM & BOOKSPencil Artist of the Week: Rebecca Stahr
ART, Pencil Artist of the Week, Pencil NewsOf Hand and Heart: In Defense of the Love Letter
MUSIC, Pencil News, TV, FILM & BOOKSPencils and Pop Culture: The Oscars is Fixing What Isn’t Broken
Pencils and Pop Culture, TV, FILM & BOOKSChristian Tamburr’s “Places” Climbing the Charts
MUSIC, Pencil NewsMy Funny Valentine: In Praise of the Pencil
Pencil NewsPencil Artist of the Week: Cindy Hellyer Heinz
ART, Pencil Artist of the Week, Pencil NewsFrom “The Great Bambino” to “MegaTron:” Creative Nicknames in Sports
Pencil News, SPORTS