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Thousands of Cheering Spectators Gather to Watch This 20-Foot-Tall No. 2 Pencil Get Sharpened
When a windstorm damaged a large oak tree in their yard several years ago, John and Amy Higgins made a somewhat ...
Why a Minneapolis neighborhood sharpens a giant pencil every year
More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a ...
Every year, folks travel from far and wide watch this giant pencil get sharpened
More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil.
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Pencil Spectacle: A Minneapolis Community Ritual Revives Irony and Art
Minneapolis event where a 6-meter No. 2 pencil, sculpted from an oak tree, is sharpened, gathering over 1,000 attendees.
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Minneapolis neighborhood has a bizarre annual tradition — and it involves a gigantic No. 2 pencil
The 20-foot-tall (6-meter-tall) pencil was sculpted out of ... to create a sculpture out of their tree. They envisioned a whimsical piece of pop art that people could recognize, but not a ...
20-foot-tall pencil on Lake of the Isles lawn will get its annual sharpening
To sharpen the giant public artwork, LOTI Pencil creator and wood sculptor Curtis Ingvoldstad made a 4-foot-tall wooden ...
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Why a Minneapolis neighborhood sharpens a giant pencil every year
The 20-foot-tall (6-meter-tall) pencil was sculpted out of ... to create a sculpture out of their tree. They envisioned a whimsical piece of pop art that people could recognize, but not a ...
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Why a Minneapolis neighborhood sharpens a giant pencil every year
dressed in a pencil costume. In the wake of the storm, the Higginses knew they wanted to create a sculpture out of their tree. They envisioned a whimsical piece of pop art that people could ...