![Using color pencils and nails, Jennifer Maestre created a series of sculptures that were inspired by the form and prickly texture of sea urchins. [44]
To make the pencil sculptures, I take hundreds of pencils, cut them into 1-inch sections, drill a hole in each section (to turn them into beads), sharpen them all and sew them together. The beading technique I rely on most is peyote stitch.
Her show at SOFA NYC just ended June 1.](http://30.media.tumblr.com/Mj650wjNG9s8bhwkc4q7yDxl_500.jpg)
Using color pencils and nails, Jennifer Maestre created a series of sculptures that were inspired by the form and prickly texture of sea urchins. [44]
To make the pencil sculptures, I take hundreds of pencils, cut them into 1-inch sections, drill a hole in each section (to turn them into beads), sharpen them all and sew them together. The beading technique I rely on most is peyote stitch.
Her show at SOFA NYC just ended June 1.
