Graphite sculptures you can draw with

[budafist]

Too cool!

Angelio Batle (http://www.asbworkshop.com/collections.html) makes graphite sculptures that you can use as a pencil.

Here are some of my favourites.

Asparagus
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/9488/picture1el4.png

Hand
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/3000/picture4aa7.png

Feather
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/9044/picture2ry7.png

Stick
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2553/picture3hv2.png

...and for bunnies: Carrot!
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/8751/picture5pm6.png

[Callendale]

Those are amazing! I wouldn't want to draw with it, 'cause it would would ruin the shape/use it up. What a cool idea- wonder how he came up with these...

[urstwile]

Oooh, I'd love to have the feather one to write and draw with. :)

[Red Kittie Kat]

Ooh that are awesome! I couldn't use them tho :D

[dazz78]

Ooh that are awesome! I couldn't use them tho :D

Yeah, they look too good to be used!!

[Tea]

Those are sweet.

What a cool idea- wonder how he came up with these...
I have some pure graphite pencils and really fat ones made by Lyra. Inspiration maybe? Once you figure out how to compress the graphite powder, I'm sure the molds would be pretty easy to make.

[sierng]

Awesome.

[PrintDriver]

Process:
http://www.asbworkshop.com/limited.html

[Broacher]

Surely the sculptor MUST have thought of at least one more long cylindrical symbol that would have been very popular.

Sometimes a pencil is just a pencil (unless you're into etymology. But that's another ....tail).

[tuliptree]

Really cool find buda! I think it would be fun to draw with the hand and watch it as it is worn down. I imagine most people would start by using the finger, then the most prominent knuckle. Definitely would be strange to grip such a wide piece of graphite, depending on the scale of that hand!