Eatyurpeez

Eatyurpeez - Pencil and micron .5 black pen on Strathmore 300 series mixed-media paper.  Click on image to enlarge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I tried this little, two-ended crayon for a quicker, weekend project.  As a child I remember always wishing there was a way to keep the pointed tip on all of my crayons; that was one of the very best things about the start of each new school year:  new crayons.  While many have referred to the memorable smell of their new crayon box, it was always the crisp images and edges that could be made with those beautiful points for me!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Eatyurpeez - Pencil , micron .5 black pen and Intense pencils activated with water brush on Strathmore 300 series mixed-media paper.  Click on image to enlarge.

Eatyurpeez - Pencil , micron .5 black pen and Intense pencils activated with water brush on Strathmore 300 series mixed-media paper.  Click on image to enlarge.

 The addition of the crayon sharpener to the 64 count box of crayons was an inspired idea coming out of the
Binney-Smith think tank.  When it comes to putting sharp objects in the hands of kids, however, I am sure they were in a difficult position.  A sharpener sharp enough to truly create the ideal crayon point would be confiscated or, better yet, a tough sell at the retail level.  A sharpener that could be rendered "safe" for most school environments, sharpened the first 5 crayons to some level of pointiness, but the remainder of the box, come mid-September on, was relegated to the "blunt blobs" of the 64 box.  How many times did you resort to a "less than desirable color" as a sacrifice so that you could work with that new (or almost new) sharp-from-the-factory tip?  Perhaps that explains the creative expansion of the 24 set......

Eatyurpeez - Pencil , micron .5 black pen and Intense pencils activated with water brush on Strathmore 300 series mixed-media paper.  Click on image to enlarge.

It just seems to me that a crayon with a beautifully formed, sharpened tip at either end, has good potential for extending crayon satisfaction.  You can still peel the wrapper off for covering large areas with the flat surface (yep, I know, "....what would this crayon, smeared across an 8 1/2" X 11" sheet of paper look like???? but think back to your regular, one-color, non-think-out-of-the-box crayons,) it has the traditional crayon smell (although these days each of these "designer crayons" could be fragrance enhanced,) and the waxy chunks could still clump on your paper and compress under your fingernails. 

Of course, if the two-sharpened-end crayon were to catch on, I am guessing packaging would be next on the think-tank agenda.  Just a reminder for those creative minds:  the first criteria is fitting in the school desk!