Graphite usually suggests pencil drawings made up of strokes and lines, but in “Gerald Auten: Graphite Insomnia,” currently on view at the White River Gallery in South Royalton, the artist uses ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Because they are erasable, pencils are often the first tool creative people use when sketching out a ...

From sticks of graphite wrapped in string to mechanical pencils made of gold, centuries of innovation went into crafting the perfect writing utensil. The pencil isn't just for the SATs. It is the ...