A Fine Point: David Rees and the Art of Artisanal Pencil Sharpening
“Artisanal pencil sharpener” isn’t a career you see on many business cards, but for David Rees the art of the hand-sharpened pencil is both a passion and a full-time…
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Pencils and Pop Culture: High Fashion at Super Bowl Half Time
So there I was, watching the Super Bowl, nominally interested in the game itself (I was busy paying attention to the commercials), when they announced that the half-time show was…
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This week’s featured pencil artist is Jeff George, a color pencil artist and signature member of the Color Pencil Society of America. His color pencil art has been featured at a number of exhibitions up and down the west coast and has won…
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Greatest Super Bowl Commercials of All Time - Part Two
Welcome back, Studio 602ers! Hope everyone is recovering nicely from a day full of chips, dips and the libations of your choice. Sixty-two commercials aired during the 2012 Super Bowl,…
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Words On a Page: Remembering The Day the Music Died
This is a story about a box.
Or, rather, this is a story about her box.
When I was younger, I often wondered why people felt the need to keep knick-knacks and keepsakes from years gone…
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Are You Ready for Some Super Bowl Commercials? And Football, Too.
Well Studio 602ers, it’s almost that time once more.
Time to bust out your game face, time to gather round the sofa, time to consume your weight in fried mozzarella sticks…
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Unhook the Stars: The Lyrics of Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes, born 110 years ago today, has been called "The Poet Laureate of Harlem" for his works depicting the everyday struggles and triumphs of the people of Harlem during the 1920s through…
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Pencil Artist Harriete Estel Berman
This week’s featured pencil artist is Harriete Estel Berman, a sculptor and jewelry maker who creates her pieces out of post consumer, recycled materials. She created her latest sculpture, titled “Pick…
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New Winnie the Pooh Sketches to Sell at Auction
Should the robot apocalypse ever come, I believe I have stumbled upon a sure-fire solution for distinguishing humans from their cyborg doppelgangers: read some quotes out loud from Winnie the…
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We stumbled across this week’s pencil artist by chance while using StumbleUpon, and boy are we glad we did. His name is Paul Cadden, and his hyperrealistic drawings take our breath away every time we look at them.
Paul’s drawings are…
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A Fine Point: David Rees and the Art of Artisanal Pencil Sharpening
ART, Pencil News, UncategorizedPencils and Pop Culture: High Fashion at Super Bowl Half Time
ART, MUSIC, Pencils and Pop Culture, SPORTS, TV, FILM & BOOKSPencil Artist of the Week: Jeff George
ART, Pencil Artist of the Week, Pencil NewsGreatest Super Bowl Commercials of All Time – Part Two
Pencil News, SPORTS, TV, FILM & BOOKSWords On a Page: Remembering The Day the Music Died
MUSIC, Pencil NewsAre You Ready for Some Super Bowl Commercials? And Football, Too.
Pencil News, SPORTS, TV, FILM & BOOKSUnhook the Stars: The Lyrics of Langston Hughes
MUSIC, Pencil NewsPencil Artist of the Week: Harriete Estel Berman
ART, Pencil Artist of the Week, Pencil NewsNew Winnie the Pooh Sketches to Sell at Auction
Pencil News, TV, FILM & BOOKSPencil Artist of the Week: Paul Cadden
ART, Pencil Artist of the Week, Pencil News