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Agelio Batle: graphite sculptures
 


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. First, he carves an original design in clay. With intense pressure, carbonaceous graphite (same material in pencils) and smudge-resistant compounds are fused into a reproducible form using a proprietary technique that Batle invented. Finally using delicate carving and traditional finishing techniques, the piece is completed. All their surfaces can draw and the graphite will resist smudging onto your hand. With daily use they should last 7 to 9 years.
 

 
 
Batle-alligator.jpg Batle Graphite Alligator
$68.00

Thriving in the fresh water habitats of the American subtropical southeast, the Alligator is the undisputed apex predator of land and water. Virtually unchanged for 200 million years, it is a floating time capsule armed with a prehistoric ferocity that fought with dinosaurs. Respected and admired throughout time, it has become a symbol of strength and power, a living reminder of the enduring untamable wilderness.
 
Batle-Dragonfly.jpg Batle Graphite Dragonfly
$68.00

Among the earth's oldest creatures, the dragonfly has captivated imaginations across cultures since antiquity. Dragonflies were the winged shamans of Zuni myth and legend, carrying supernatural powers and the possibility of spiritual transformation in their whirlwind of flight. Revered for centuries in Japan, the dragonfly was thought to swiftly carry the spirits of ancestors to their beloveds. These shimmering, iridescent bodies also drift into Western folkloric traditions in which dragonflies were known as the needle-shaped gatekeepers of truth, sewing with threads the voice of the deceitful. .
 
Batle Graphite Tree Frog
$58.00
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Every frog replays a prehistoric rite from swimming in the primordial ooze to leaping out onto dry land, a transformation that reenacts a million years of evolution in a singular moment. Embraced as a symbol for fertility and luck in both Eastern and Western cultures, the frog beckons the wisdom of change and adaptation in our modern lives.
 
Batle-twistedleaf-161424-48-wnew.jpg Batle Graphite Twisting Leaf
$51.00
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Unfurling toward the blaze of the sun, leaves bask to sustain us. Like open palms, they gather and harness energy from light, a miracle that is the foundation for nearly all life on earth. Our prosperity depends on its ability to thrive and grow, for we breathe its oxygen, eat of its body and take refuge in its canopy. As Walt Whitman implies in “Leaves of Grass” we, and they are myriad, extending through rich, black soil across the reach of continents.
 
small-bamboo72.jpg Batle Small Graphite Bamboo
$32.00
 
small-lady-slipper.jpg Batle Small Graphite Lady Slipper Orchid
$32.00
 
small-leaf72.jpg Batle Small Graphite Leaf
$32.00
 
small-olive72.jpg Batle Small Graphite Olive Branch
$32.00

A symbol of peace throughout the world, the olive inspires compassion, understanding and unity. According to Jewish and Christian traditions, the olive branch spoke to Noah of God's grace after the flood. In Islam, the "blessed tree" of the olive, bearing gift of oil and fruit, brings light to the spirti and to the world.
 
small-peapod72.jpg Batle Small Graphite Pea Pod
$32.00
 
small-quill72.jpg Batle Small Graphite Quill
$32.00

Weightlessly, the quill brings words soaring on the spirit of prayer and protection. In Islam, the quill is thought to have been created from light one thousand years before God created anything else. Also a symbol of predestination, the quill writes words imbued with a spiritual and ancient guidance.
 
sparrow-web.jpg Batle Small Graphite Sparrow
$32.00

What is it about birds? Maybe . . . they can fly and we can’t? "I wish I could make more birds in graphite but they have to be the right proportion (the beaks can’t be too thin and long). The Sparrow is just the perfect scale. And it fits perfectly in the hand. The bottom is curved so it has a rocking motion if you tip the end and release it. I also exaggerated the tail to a point, better to draw with this end rather than the beak. It’s become the Studio favorite!" Agelio Batle
 
whale.jpg Batle Small Graphite Whale
$32.00