by Michael
At first, I thought maybe it was April Fools’ Day. I mean, I know we have artisanal everything these days, from foods to furniture to mining, but this one just seemed a little less useful: artisanal pencil sharpening. But it’s quite real. For $15, you too can have your pencil lovingly sharpened by David Rees, creator of the brilliant comic Get Your War On (my favorite being the, “What if our president had been a shoe” panel). Your pencil comes back very well-packaged, along with the shavings, too. As he says, they’re your shavings!
It’s conceptual art, I think, and the whole thing kept me more engaged than I imagined I would be when I first started the Jacket Copy post. As one who loses writing implements on a daily basis, though, I think I’ll pass on the sharpening. Any takers?
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As P.T. Barnum once said, "There's a sucker born every minute." $15 to sharpen my pencil - no thank you, I'll sharpen my own!!!
ReplyDeleteLOL! two words: mechanical pencil!
ReplyDeletePencil? What's a pencil???
ReplyDeleteI would think the pencil and shavings are the art. Have them framed. Perhaps, as they say, that's the point.
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ReplyDeleteBanned complain !! Complaining only causes life and mind become more severe. Enjoy the rhythm of the problems faced. No matter ga life, not a problem not learn, so enjoy it :)
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