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Meet 14 Year-Old Folk Singer Sammy Brue

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Last week, we had the pleasure of meeting Sammy Brue, a 14 year-old folk musician from Ogden, Utah. Sammy was participating at the Wildwood Revival Showcase at the Museum Stage of the Newport Folk Festival. That's right, while most teenagers…

Levi’s X Fort Lonesome X Blackwing at Newport Folk Fest 2015

The 56th installment of the Newport Folk Festival was a weekend to remember (more on that in our recap post). We met a ton of awesome people (hey Nic, Steve, Amanda and Max!), listened to some great music and forged memories that won't be leaving…

Dylan Goes Electric – 50 Years ago Today

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If you’ve been following us for the past few months, you probably know the number 725 has some sort of significance. Not only was it the number of our first Volumes edition, July 27th also marked the date of Bob Dylan’s first electric performance…

The Background and Design Behind Vol. 725

The Background When Andrew Combs was in town last summer, he was talking about a recent tour up the east coast that ended at the Newport Folk Festival®. He raved about the experience and the festival itself. He said, among other things, that…
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The Making of the Blackwing Volumes Launch Film

Last week, we unveiled Volumes, our new limited edition pencil subscription program. If you missed that announcement, you can read more about it here, and you can subscribe to the program here. We worked with the amazing TJ Cosgrove of Explosivo…
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BLACKWING ANNOUNCES LIMITED EDITION PENCIL SERIES

BLACKWING ANNOUNCES LIMITED EDITION PENCIL SERIES Quarterly releases will pay tribute to cultural icons and events STOCKTON, Calif. – The Blackwing 602, an iconic pencil that crafted Bugs Bunny and was buried with animator Shamus Culhane,…

Introducing “Volumes” – Limited Edition Blackwing Pencils

One of the most common questions we get is, “What does the ‘602’ on the Blackwing 602 mean?” Most people expect a profound story filled with deliberation and insight but, originally, the Blackwing 602 was simply what came after the…
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Answering the “Why” Question

The past few weeks have been weeks of discovery. When we set out to design a new web home for Blackwing, we were preoccupied with questions of “how.” How would the new site look? How would we use it to reach our customers? How long would…
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Weekly Discoveries 04.17.2015 – Calley O’Neill, Jonathan Glapion and Archie vs. Predator

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Charles Calley O'Neill While on a trip in Hawaii, I (literally) stumbled upon artist Calley O'Neill plying her trade. We got to talking and I quickly discovered she is the Artist in Residence Four Seasons Resort Hualala'i at Historic Kaupulehu,…