Faber-Castell Trip

I have just returned from a fascinating trip to the Faber-Castell headquarters and factory near Nuremberg. This was a preliminary to taking a group there in August. We had a tour of the factory where they make the Polychromos pencils, most other pencils and pens are manufactured elsewhere mainly in a vast plant in Brazil.  There are 180 stages to making a single Polychromos pencil with rigorous testing at every stage. Huge attention to detail both in the product manufacture and the packaging which is why these pencils are so good to work with.  We also visited the Museum and the Castle and then spent some time exploring the old, walled centre of Nuremberg, finishing with a visit to the house Albrecht Durer lived and worked in for most of his life.  So I think the holiday in August should prove a very interesting trip.  Booking details will be available on the website soon.

NEWS FLASH

Also please note those of you who have been already sent details of this year’s workshops that the one-day workshop at my studio on 5th June has been changed to 6th June as we will be having Jubilee celebrations on the 5th.