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Jim Morrison Poetry

Lighting the Fire: The Poetry of Jim Morrison

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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,…

Christmas Carols: Creating the Sounds of the Season

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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…
Walt Disney

Pursuing Your Passions: Lessons Learned from Walt Disney

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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…
Pencil Artist Allen Williams

Pencil Artist of the Week: Allen Williams

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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…
Pencils.com Gift Certificates

Pencils.com Gift Certificates Are Here!

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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…
Mark Twain

Have You Read Your Mark Twain Today?

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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…

When Words Aren’t Enough: Music in Film

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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…

Pencil Artist of the Week: David Poppie

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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…

Pencils and Pop Culture: Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio Never Goes Away

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Pencils and Pop Culture: Joltin' Joe DiMaggio Never Goes Away "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns it's lonely eyes to you..." There is an aura that surrounds the life of Joe DiMaggio that doesn't occur with any other baseball…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Ann Kullberg

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This week’s featured pencil artist is a bit of detour from our usual featured artists. Her name is Ann Kullberg, and she chooses to create her pencil art with color pencils rather than graphite pencils. But, hey, this is Pencils.com, and a…