graphite objects
spindle shell
in the histories of many cultures, the shell was celebrated as currency, curative, adornment and art. once containing the whole of a life-form, shells shield cycles of birth and rebirth and are nature’s created spaces, holding moments of life and growth.

this object of beauty is also a drawing instrument: sculptor agelio battle creates graphite objects using a unique process that combines carbonaceous graphite (mineral remains of prehistoric plant life) with smudge-resistant compounds under intense pressure. all of the object's surfaces can draw, and the graphite will resist smudging on to your hands. batle’s reverence for organic forms, inspired and informed by formal studies in biology and art, is evident in this beautiful series of graphite objects. each graphite object was meticulously created in batle’s san francisco.
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