The Artist is Revealed!

Matt McColm emailed me the other day – we’ve kept in touch during my brief sabbatical that has turned into a slightly longer sabbatical, then turned into two books and taking over the editorship of The Pennant (the Pen Collectors of America’s journal). I’ve missed posting articles here, so much that I’ve often forced myself to refrain from picking it up again, because I know once I get started again, I’m not going to want to stop.

My other projects haven’t stopped me from picking away with various little research projects, putting together a little piece here, a tidbit of information there, tucking everything away into a "I’m going to do an article about that" pile that has gotten to be pretty intimidating. It’s hard to know where to start at this point with all the wonderful things I have found to share with you.

Matt’s recent email was the loud and clear indication of where I needed to start: with this story. He reports that while on vacation in Skagway, Alaska, he found another example of a pencil I’ve come to refer to as "Sigma" pencils, and he referenced an article I posted here on November 9, 2012. Remember this one?

To learn more, this full article is included in The Leadhead's Pencil Blog Volume 3, available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and everywhere else you buy books, or you can order a copy signed by yours truly through the Legendary Lead Company HERE.

The Pencil Formerly Known as Prince?

I’ve had a few of these over the years, and sadly I let them all go, because the pencil itself is pretty unremarkable.  And the only marking appears to be what looks like the letter W, or maybe an M.

NOTE:  This article is now included in the print version of The Leadhead's Pencil Blog, available anywhere you buy books, or also from The Legendary Lead Company.

To order, here's the link:  Volume 1 at Legendary Lead Company