The Pencil

Thought the interview was unnecessary, put it in as filler Thought it was all-encompassing and informative                           Pencil         Silverpoint is a graphic medium which preceded the common lead pencil. Instead of lead a point of silver wire is fixed in a wooden holder. Since this will leave but the faintest trace on an ordinary paper surface, a special ground must be prepared. A paste of powdered bone or chalk mixed withwater and gum or starch is …

…a very general way and say,oh, I was just in tune to myself, in tune to my sense of humor. I feel I always had a really direct link with that part of me--pretty unfiltered in that sense. (Los Angeles Times 1996)                                    Works Cited Turner A., Richard. "Leonardo Da Vinci." Colliers Encyclopedia CD-ROM., 02-28-         1996. Petroski, Henry. "Rub-out?.", Vol. 209, New Republic, 12-06-1993, pp 11. Morrissey, Jake. "Home Edition.", Los Angeles Times, 10-07-1996, pp E-1.