History of Your Life in 4 Objects/ The Present...

My Pencils. These specific pencils are from the Derwent Cumberland Pencil Company which first began business in 1832. The archetypal pencil may have been the stylus, which was a thin metal stick, often made from lead and used for scratching in papyrus, a form of early paper. As well as being used extensively by the 

ancient Egyptians and  Romans the word pencil originally comes from the Old French word pincel, a small paintbrush. I think by choosing pencils, a form of stationary, this isn't meant to just focus on pencils specifically but art as a whole. The object is meant to symbolise that in the present my entire life is pretty much art and, as far as I'm aware it will hopefully be my future as well. Becoming involved in art from a very early age, during my childhood it was more a hobby and only with growing older has it really become a significant part of my life.