Pencils can be very special. Below is an image of pencils from the Pencil Brothers.
They were two men, Ken Cory and Leslie W. LePere, that collaborated for years (approximately 1966-1986) making jewelry and small sculpture.

They were best known in the Seattle and Pacific Northwest area of the United States.

I was very fortunate to be given a number of pencils from the Pencil Brothers from past exhibitions to include in Pick Up Your Pencils, Begin.

These pencils are from exhibitions at Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA.;Manolides Gallery, Seattle, WA and a retrospective of their work at the Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA.

Pencil Brothers:
Ken Cory, born Kirkland, Washington, 1943; Died Ellensburg, Washington, 1994
Leslie LePere, born Spokane, Washington, 1946
The pencils were donated by Nancy Worden executor of Ken Cory estate.