Community Works! An Interactive Lesson on Pencil Making

The modern pencil has changed very little since 1794 when it was born out of necessity by a French hot air balloon engineer during the Anglo-French War. All it took was powdered natural graphite, powdered clay, water and a hot kiln. From there, the story begins as we meet a whole cast of characters including inventors, writers, carpenters, industrialists -- all of whom played a major role in perfecting the design of a surprisingly complicated tool.

We're going to learn about this marvel of design and try our hands at creating something (anything!) with the raw materials. Prepare to get hands-on and gain a broader appreciation of the world's most universally used and under-appreciated writing tool.

This is a community event and ALL ages are welcome!