jennifer maestre's pencils

i am truly magazine poor. i subscribe to more magazines than i'll admit to. although i get several gardening, country decorating, and southern frou frou publications, my all time favorites are the art magazines. i am in awe of the creative folks featured in these posts. in the june/july 2008 m.e. home companion jennifer maestre talks about her lifelong love of pencils. she makes the most amazing sea urchins from pencils stitched together with heavy beading thread. check out her site for more pictures. jennifer also sells pendants, earrings, and such, made from pencils on etsy. for anyone wishing to purchase one of her graphite gems go to jenmaestre's shop here.