Fierce competition between two Tokyo pencil makers led to a "Golden Age" of Japanese pencil manufacturing from 1952-1967. As detailed in this article from the St. Louis Art Supply website, Tombow ...

My mom is the best pencil sharpener I ever saw. Each point was a work of art. A tiny black lead sculpture. And like fingerprints, no two were alike.

Billed as the world’s only patented plantable pencil, SproutWorld was founded in 2013 after the Danish entrepreneur acquired the global rights from the students and turned from speaking engagements to ...

STURBRIDGE — Hidden deep in the woods, nearly overgrown by wildlife, lies the remnants of a former graphite mine, with a direct tie to the "world’s best pencil." Known as the Tantiusques, the ...

One of our five Apple pencil alternatives should suit your needs, and as a bonus many work seamlessly with the best Android tablets, smartphones, and other touch-capacitive devices. 1. Logitech Crayon ...

This is a revised drawing from my Mother’s Day tribute essay published here in 2013. Mom passed later that year. I was a bad thumb sucker, as my mama put it. But the one thing I liked better ...