MINNEAPOLIS -- A large crowd turned out Saturday to see a new landmark in Minneapolis -- a giant pencil near Lake of the Isles. John Higgins, a homeowner on East Lake of the Isles Parkway, ...

New pencil sculpture a 'Spoonbridge and Cherry' for Lake of the Isles A 20-foot stump is reborn as a yellow No. 2 — its point honed by the world's only professional pencil sharpener.

Artist Curtis Ingvoldstad poses next to the pencil sculpture he created from a damaged oak tree in John and Amy Higgins' yard in Minneapolis. AP Photo / Mark Vancleave When a windstorm damaged a large ...

LOGAN – After a two-year closure, the grand reopening of the new and improved Rev. Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum is slated for Saturday, Jan. 20 at noon at the Hocking Hills Regional Welcome ...

This is an opinionated Mother’s Day tribute. This is a revised drawing from my Mother’s Day tribute essay first published in 2013. Mom passed later that year. I was a bad thumb sucker, as my mama put ...

This is a revised drawing from my Mother’s Day 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 than my thumb was ...

In this video, we showcase the legendary 1897 Jupiter Pencil Pointer Sharpener in action! Watch as we demonstrate how this historic pencil sharpener works, from its intricate gears to its classic ...

LOGAN, Ohio (WCMH) — A museum regarded as the largest collection of pencil sharpeners in the nation is reopening in Ohio. The Rev. Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum at the Hocking Hills Regional ...

I found this vintage 1950’s German pencil sharpener in rough shape, and decided to restore it to its former glory! In this ...