What To Do With A Fancy Pencil

As I have critiques and studio visits most people I talk to can get on board with the idea of making a really nice pencil and the idea of it eventually being consumed, however the parameters surrounding the process of consumption seem to be where there is the most uncertainty/input so here is a list of options I can think of, and I welcome more suggestions.

  • break the lead off in the wall mimicking another piece I'm working on
  • give it to my eldest son to use at school and sharpen down (likelihood of it being lost in the first week is very high)
  • make a drawing with it, though it is not a drawing pencil.
  • shade a pedestal with it.
  • play that game where you put your hand on a table and stab between each finger.
  • rent it out for use.
  • give it to Dylan to pin his hair with (though it doesn't necessarily get consumed that way)
  • cover it with chicken grease and leave it out for a raccoon to chew on.
  • use it to learn to write with my toes.
  •  just use it like a normal pencil.
  •  eat it, literally consuming it (this could be dangerous/poisonous)
  • carve a whimsy out of it.
  • use it as the needle of a record player
  • put it in dirt and allow it to decay back into the earth
  • create a travel kit for it that can be passed around with an integrated sharpener and journal and ask people to write a short essay about the pencil/pencils in general with it.

Comments

  1. AnonymousOctober 1, 2017 at 5:29 PM

    cover it with chicken grease and leave it out for a raccoon to chew on or shade a pedestal with it. I like the first one but you'll get more money for your dollar with the second one.

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  2. Dylan DeWittOctober 2, 2017 at 10:25 AM

    I'd be happy to pin my hair with it if it helps complete your work. That's easy labor on my part! :)

    Another idea:
    Write your name with it, erase it, sharpen the tip, write your name again. Repeat until pencil is consumed.

    That way the pencil is allowed to do what a pencil does (both writing and erasing), but the product of that action is deemphasized.

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  3. skeletonsquidOctober 2, 2017 at 9:35 PM

    Something to this effect... http://bit.ly/2fLQQcq

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