Made of solid graphite, a "Small Bamboo Stalk", by artist Agelio Batle.

Sculptor Agelio Batle makes these unusual implements that are equally an object of art and a functional drawing/writing tool.  Each one was meticulously hand-crafted in his San Francisco studio, using a proprietary technique that Batle invented.  All surfaces of the graphite object can draw and will resist smudging onto your hand.

Made of solid graphite, an "Apana Hand", by artist Agelio Batle.

Sculptor Agelio Batle makes these unusual implements that are equally an object of art and a functional drawing/writing tool.  Each one was meticulously hand-crafted in his San Francisco studio, using a proprietary technique that Batle invented.  All surfaces of the graphite object can draw and will resist smudging onto your hand.

Made of solid graphite, a "Curio Muscle Arm", by artist Agelio Batle.

Sculptor Agelio Batle makes these unusual implements that are equally an object of art and a functional drawing/writing tool.  Each one was meticulously hand-crafted in his San Francisco studio, using a proprietary technique that Batle invented.  All surfaces of the graphite object can draw and will resist smudging onto your hand.

Made of solid graphite, a "Curio Butterfly", by artist Agelio Batle.

Sculptor Agelio Batle makes these unusual implements that are equally an object of art and a functional drawing/writing tool.  Each one was meticulously hand-crafted in his San Francisco studio, using a proprietary technique that Batle invented.  All surfaces of the graphite object can draw and will resist smudging onto your hand.

Made of solid graphite, a "Curio Skull", by artist Agelio Batle.

Sculptor Agelio Batle makes these unusual implements that are equally an object of art and a functional drawing/writing tool.  Each one was meticulously hand-crafted in his San Francisco studio, using a proprietary technique that Batle invented.  All surfaces of the graphite object can draw and will resist smudging onto your hand.

Made of solid graphite, a "Turrett Shell", by artist Agelio Batle.

Sculptor Agelio Batle makes these unusual implements that are equally an object of art and a functional drawing/writing tool.  Each one was meticulously hand-crafted in his San Francisco studio, using a proprietary technique that Batle invented.  All surfaces of the graphite object can draw and will resist smudging onto your hand.

Made of solid graphite, a "Fluer de Lys", by artist Agelio Batle.

Sculptor Agelio Batle makes these unusual implements that are equally an object of art and a functional drawing/writing tool.  Each one was meticulously hand-crafted in his San Francisco studio, using a proprietary technique that Batle invented.  All surfaces of the graphite object can draw and will resist smudging onto your hand.

Made of solid graphite, a "Poppy Flower", by artist Agelio Batle.

Sculptor Agelio Batle makes these unusual implements that are equally an object of art and a functional drawing/writing tool.  Each one was meticulously hand-crafted in his San Francisco studio, using a proprietary technique that Batle invented.  All surfaces of the graphite object can draw and will resist smudging onto your hand.

Made of solid graphite, an "AK-47", by artist Agelio Batle.

From Batle's "War Objects" Series, now discontinued:

"THESE WEAPONS WILL CHANGE INTO WORDS AND PICTURES WITH NORMAL USE. TO BEGIN, PLACE WEAPON IN HANDS AS IF IT WERE A PENCIL. DRAG WEAPON ACROSS PAPER UNTIL POEMS AND DRAWINGS APPEAR. CONTINUE USING UNTIL WEAPON DISAPPEARS... "