Charcoal is made from burning wood, usually willow. The wood is not completely burnt away but it is preserved as a black stick that can be used to draw with. Remember charcoal is very soft and ...

Matt Sayers used charcoal sticks and worked by lamplight in his Cannock studio to create pictures which evoke scenes from collieries in Staffordshire. His work is on show in the When Coal was King ...

Charcoal hand warmers work in a similar way; burning charcoal sticks in a special protective case. Finally, battery-operated hand warmers generate heat through electric battery power, and are ...