User submission 639 27.3K ArtApr 08, 2015 I Create Pencil Shaving Art For My 365-Day Project MeghanMaconochie Community member Open list comments 18 Vote arrow up Vote arrow down 140 Open list comments 18 Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Modal close ADVERTISEMENT As a 365 day Instagram project, I started using pencil shavings as a medium to create unique artworks often reflecting pop culture and other interesting subjects. I’m inspired by so much – from the students I teach to other Instagram artists. These works are all created from hand sharpened pencils and layered on card or paper. 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Add photo comments POST StillWaters StillWaters Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Fantastic! Makes me believe there is an art media for everyone to try out. Vote comment up 8 8points Vote comment down reply MeghanMaconochie (Post author) MeghanMaconochie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Thank you :) Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... InfiniteZeek InfiniteZeek Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Excellent. From another teacher by day and many things at night :) Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply MeghanMaconochie (Post author) MeghanMaconochie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Haha thank you ☺:) Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... tamyraa_baggett tamyraa_baggett Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report This. Is. Amazing! Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply MitchCapater MitchCapater Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report that pizza made me hungry :D original and very creative Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply musiixa musiixa Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I would never have the patience Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply TheWheatleyCore TheWheatleyCore Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Do Wheatley! ...or something related to artificial intelligence. Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply MichaelScott MichaelScott Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Wow - how bland and blasé. If you have to label what each pic is, then maybe it isn't really worth posting here... Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply MeghanMaconochie (Post author) MeghanMaconochie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Hmmm maybe not. Sorry you feel that way Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... MadisonMcKay MadisonMcKay Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report The titles, "Vintage tape," and "Vintage disk" make me feel old, and I'm only 26. Neat concept! Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply AnnieHakam AnnieHakam Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report If I tried doing that, I would bump into my desk and ruin everything... Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply JeremyJ JeremyJ Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Amazing work! Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply GraceInRainbows GraceInRainbows Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Awesome!!! Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply MeghanMaconochie (Post author) MeghanMaconochie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Thank you Grace! Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... priyamvada8 priyamvada8 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Excellent work :)Great to see that even pencil shavings can also create something so beautiful... Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply MartinaVeselá MartinaVeselá Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report It's cool and all, but all I can think of is "so much wasted graphite; hundreds of drawings could've been done instead". Vote comment up -1 -1point Vote comment down reply MeghanMaconochie (Post author) MeghanMaconochie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Im experimenting with different methods to preserve them :) Vote comment up 2 2points Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... POST StillWaters StillWaters Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Fantastic! Makes me believe there is an art media for everyone to try out. Vote comment up 8 8points Vote comment down reply MeghanMaconochie (Post author) MeghanMaconochie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Thank you :) Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... InfiniteZeek InfiniteZeek Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Excellent. From another teacher by day and many things at night :) Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply MeghanMaconochie (Post author) MeghanMaconochie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Haha thank you ☺:) Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... tamyraa_baggett tamyraa_baggett Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report This. Is. Amazing! Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply MitchCapater MitchCapater Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report that pizza made me hungry :D original and very creative Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply musiixa musiixa Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I would never have the patience Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply TheWheatleyCore TheWheatleyCore Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Do Wheatley! ...or something related to artificial intelligence. Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply MichaelScott MichaelScott Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Wow - how bland and blasé. If you have to label what each pic is, then maybe it isn't really worth posting here... Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply MeghanMaconochie (Post author) MeghanMaconochie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Hmmm maybe not. Sorry you feel that way Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... MadisonMcKay MadisonMcKay Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report The titles, "Vintage tape," and "Vintage disk" make me feel old, and I'm only 26. Neat concept! Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply AnnieHakam AnnieHakam Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report If I tried doing that, I would bump into my desk and ruin everything... Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply JeremyJ JeremyJ Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Amazing work! 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Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... priyamvada8 priyamvada8 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Excellent work :)Great to see that even pencil shavings can also create something so beautiful... Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply MartinaVeselá MartinaVeselá Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report It's cool and all, but all I can think of is "so much wasted graphite; hundreds of drawings could've been done instead". 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