STUBBY.

Yup, this is it.  This is all that is left of my original Rainbow Lead Pencil.  And I'm still using it!  I've nicknamed it "Stubby."  That's a dime just underneath it, for size comparison, and below that is a regular mechanical lead pencil.

A friend has been asking about where to find this particular brand.  Unfortunately, there is absolutely NO identifying information on the pencil at all.  I wrote about my search for its exact twin HERE.  It's a long, long post, but if you are very determined to get one of these, reading the entire thing may be somewhat helpful...at least to affirm that I share your frustration.  (At the time I wrote that post, last August, I had ordered but not tried the Koh-i-Noor Rainbow Lead pencils.  I got them and tried them later, and disliked them.  I then ordered what I thought might be a match-to-my-original pencil from Oriental Trading Company, but the ones I received were very dull in color and I ended up discarding those also.  Your mileage may vary, of course.) 

I still have no dependable information on where to get this brand of Rainbow Lead pencils.  If anyone knows, please put the info in the comments!  Meanwhile, have a good laugh over "Stubby," my beloved art tool.

PRE-SHADING, LINES ONLY.

To round out my day, I took a few moments tonight to practice some new-to-me tangles and some old favorites.  Because I need to get to sleep at a reasonable hour, I had to stop here and not spend any time shading - so this is line-work only.  Perhaps some time in the next few days I can add the shading. 

This was relaxing to do and I'm hoping it will help me slide gracefully into a good night's sleep.

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"Sleep is the best meditation."
-The Dalai Lama

(Jeez, did he really say that?)