Pencil Shavings Art Work by Marta Altés

Marta Altés (Barcelona, 1982), 

studied graphic design in

 Barcelona and after working there

 as a graphic designer for almost five years, 

Altés decided to pursue her interest

 for illustration. The artist moved to England

 and joined the MA in Children’s Book 

Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art.

Such a simple idea, but illustrator

 Marta Altes has made it into an artsy

 series of work, pencil shavings at its finest.

“The average pencil is seven inches long,

 with just a half-inch eraser – in case you 

thought optimism was dead.” Robert Brault