Inspiration: Crayons

These sculptures are a cool example of using traditional art materials in nontraditional applications. In this case, the artists are using crayons to make sculptures rather than to draw or color. It can be used to create a linear effect by using the crayon on its side, or a pointillism-like effect by using a cross section, or it can create a pointy effect by using the sharp tips.

Yet another artist, actually carved the crayon into mini sculptures:

Rose Art Crayons vs. Crayola Crayons

I've seen a lot of the melted crayon artwork in different classrooms, but this made me giggle -- Scientific Proof That Rose Art Crayons Suck: