This week’s featured pencil artist was recommended to us by one of our followers on Twitter. His name is Steve Prescott, and he is a fantasy artist living in Columbus, Ohio. He also claims that he isn’t a poet, but the images he creates…
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What is a No. 2 Pencil?
When most people think pencils, the No. 2 pencil is the first thing that comes to mind. But what does the "2" on a No. 2 pencil actually mean? And what do all of the "B's," "H's" and "HB's" being thrown around mean,…
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Lighting the Fire: The Poetry of Jim Morrison
“The time to hesitate is through,/No time to wallow in the mire,/Try now we can only lose,/And our love becomes a funeral pyre.”
These words, whose rhyme and meter evoke images of Byron,…
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Christmas Carols: Creating the Sounds of the Season
“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…Jack Frost nipping at your nose…”
Chances are you are probably singing the rest by now; ”The Christmas Song” is one of the most popular Christmas…
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Pursuing Your Passions: Lessons Learned from Walt Disney
Walt Disney once said of the origins of his most famous character, “Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at…
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The work from this week’s pencil artist strays slightly from the pencil portraits and landscapes that we have featured in the past, but that is in no way a bad thing. His name is Allen Williams, and his pencil work features some of the most…
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Introducing Pencils.com Gift Certificates
The season of giving is officially upon us; the air is colder, newspaper ads are thicker and wish lists are longer. We know that this time of year can be stressful for everyone, which is why we’re…
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Have You Read Your Mark Twain Today?
Trying to write about Mark Twain on this, the 176th anniversary of his birth, is a distinctly daunting task.
For one, the man born Samuel Clemmens is responsible for some of the greatest novels of all…
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When Words Aren't Enough: Music in Film
There is a story surrounding composer John Williams and the score for “Schindler’s List,” one of the most moving and memorable instances of music in film. As both director Steven Spielberg and Williams…
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We’ve posted the work from this week’s pencil artist on our Tumblr, but that was before we knew who he was. His name is David Poppie, and he is an artist who creates art out of everyday items that are disregarded and ignored by the average…
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