Sharp Pencil, Sharp Mind

Link to info on more "sustainable pencils" is below.

Drawing made with Graphite Pencils on paper (and a few colored pencils). According to the article (see attached link) we’ve had the “modern” pencil since the 1500’s. It goes on to say that about 80,000 trees are harvested to produce more than 14 billion pencils annually. For many of us, even in this internet age, there is an essential connection between thinking and the use of a pencil. Fortunately, there are companies striving to see if we can keep the mighty pencil going. BTW - this apt phrase came from the very sharp mind of Sondra E. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/product-recommendations/sustainable-the-best-eco-friendly-graphite-pencils-1234626048/