Introducing Blackwing Music

Today is an exciting day for Palomino and the entire Blackwing Family. We’ve officially launched our newest venture, Blackwing Music, as another way to help emerging artists who deserve to be heard. For our first project, we’ve signed…

Weekly Discoveries 10.31.2014 – Ebbets Flannels, Horchata, Doug Seeger and Voodoo

Alex Ebbets Field Flannels I, like all sane people, have a favorite hat. It's a grey wool, six panel ball cap with a leather adjustable strap. Last week, my favorite hat decided it wanted to take a plunge into a mud puddle and, despite my insistence,…

What is Blackwing? A Short Film Featuring Andrew Combs

Blackwing is more than just a pencil. This is something we've said a thousand times, but what does it mean? This short film, featuring Nashville singer-songwriter Andrew Combs, answers that question. For a live performance of "Pearl,"…

Hand-Eye Supply – DIY in PDX

While in Portland earlier this month, we had a chance to stop by Hand-Eye Supply's brand-new location. Hand-Eye focuses on providing tools and accessories for craftsmen, DIYers, and creative minds and, true to their identity, they decided to…

Weekly Discoveries 10.23.2014 – Ground Kontrol, Keen, Woolen Men and Higo No Kami

Alex Higo No Kami Knife I spent most of the past week in Portland attending Coffee Fest (and the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, but that's another story). While there, I spent a good deal of time in the Pearl District, where I enjoyed some killer…

Weekly Discoveries 10.16.2014 – Noodles, Trigger Hippy, Kenner, and Borges

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Alex Frank’s Noodle House I’m a sucker for handmade stuff, and that includes food. Last night, I finished up the 12 hour drive from our headquarters in Stockton, California to Portland, Oregon, where we’ll be exhibiting at Coffee Fest…

Sketch Reporting with Off-Ramp’s Mike Sheehan

Mike Sheehan may be one of the last great sketch reporters.  His contributions for SCPR program Off-Ramp document significant events and stories with a nuance forgotten with photography and a craft rarely cultivated.  A former toy designer…

Weekly Discoveries 10.09.2014 – Sway, Richard Hell, Realistic Pokemon and Heigh Ho

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Alex Whirr - Sway I’ve neglected listening to Sway for the past few weeks, despite the near constant urging of my circle of friends. The album is currently sitting at 141 on Billboard’s Top 200 list and, for this genre, that’s an astounding…

Moises Chiullan’s “Borrowed Blackwings”

This week, Moises Chiullan, storyteller, marketer, film buff, comic fiend and founder of ArthouseCowboy.com, wrote an essay about his passion for the Blackwing 602 pencil. The article coincides with the launch of Blackwing pencils on Need…

Nick Sickelton on Lettering, Analog and Blackwing Pencils

Nick Sickelton is a master of the alphabet. Now, I know what you're thinking, most people "master" the alphabet in kindergarten, but Nick has spent the better half of his life studying design, lettering and the architecture of the alphabet.…