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Pencil Artist Bob Camp

Pencil Artist of the Week: Bob Camp

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This week’s pencil artist is a bit more high profile than our previous artists, but that doesn’t make him any less amazing. His name is Bob Camp, but you may know him as the creative mind behind The Ren & Stimpy Show, one of Nickelodeon’s…
Lacey Act

Guitars, Pencils and Lacey Act Compliance

What do pencils and guitars have in common? Aside from the obvious ties to creative expression, they have had a bit more in common as of late. In his most recent Timberlines blog post, WoodChuck discusses the recent seizure of Gibson's raw materials…

Pencils and Pop Culture: Pencils, Puzo and "The Godfather"

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Pencils and Pop Culture: Pencils, Puzo & "The Godfather" It stands as one of the most revered films of all time with a dedicated fan following and scores of critical plaudits. However, had it not been for the unique, intense collaboration…
Dylan Thomas and Bob Dylan

How Dylan Thomas Influenced Bob Dylan

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Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. -Dylan Thomas How Dylan Thomas Influenced Bob Dylan Today would have been the 97th birthday of Welsh poet…

Celebrating the Japanese Pencil Industry

Celebrating the Japanese Pencil Industry Sometime next week, tentatively on November 2nd, we’ll be introducing a few select items from two Japanese brands on Pencils.com; Kitaboshi Pencil Company and Tombow. The selection includes several…

Triangle-Nose No More: Revamping the Jack-O-Lantern

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Triangle-Nose No More: Revamping the Jack-O-Lantern Halloween is only a couple days away, making this weekend your last chance to carve this year's jack-o-lantern. Waiting until the last minute is actually a boon when it comes to pumpkin carving;…
Pablo Picasso

Pencils and Pablo Picasso

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Pencils and Pablo Picasso He isn't our Pencil Artist of the Week, but one might call him one of the Pencil Artists of All-Time. Pablo Picasso, who was born 130 years ago today in Malaga, Spain, experimented with a host of artistic mediums including…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Conor Farr

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This week’s pencil artist was recommended to us by one of our followers on Twitter. His name is Conor Farr, and he is a pencil artist based out of the United Kingdom. His portfolio currently consists of portraits of celebrities, children and…

Pencils and Pop-Culture: Happy Birthday, Carrie Fisher!

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Pencils and Pop-Culture: Happy Birthday, Carrie Fisher! A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a princess was born to two parents of supernova celebrity stature. Okay, so that's not quite how the story goes; the galaxy was Beverly Hills,…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Rajacenna

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Last week, we mentioned this week’s pencil artist on our Tumblr page. At the time, we did not know her name, where she came from or where she learned to wield a pencil. Well, now we do. Her name is Rajacenna, and she is an 18-year-old Dutch…