NOVELTY - The article (60) has a heater-wick element (14) formed of graphite or carbon foam and in communication with a liquid supply region (22) including liquid material such that the liquid material travels along the heater-wick element through pores in the graphite or carbon foam. The heater-wick element is operative to volatilize the liquid material to produce aerosol. The heater-wick element is formed in ribbon-shape with length ranging from about 10 mm to about 15 mm and width ranging from about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm. A heatable portion is formed between two electrical connections.    USE - Colored and textured electronic smoking article i.e. lithium-ion battery type electronic cigarette. Can also be used as a nickel-metal hydride battery type electronic cigarette, a nickel cadmium battery type electronic cigarette, a lithium-manganese battery type electronic cigarette, a lithium-cobalt battery type electronic cigarette, a fuel cell type electronic cigarette and a lithium polymer battery type electronic cigarette.    ADVANTAGE - The liquid material in the liquid supply region is protected from oxygen such that the liquid material can be protected from light, so that risk of degradation of the liquid material can be reduced, thus maintaining high level of shelf-life and cleanliness. The article is simple in structure and cost-effective. The article is usable by a smoker until energy in the power supply is depleted, so that minimum voltage cut-off level can be achieved. The article allows airflow rate through an air inlet port to be smaller than airflow rates through air inlets such that impact on resistance to draw can be minimized and consistency in resistance to draw can be maintained. The heater-wick element is formed of graphite or carbon foam such that the liquid material can be volatilized at lower applied power so as to conserve battery power and prolong life of the electronic cigarette.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The heater-wick element is in form of a rod, a spiral, a block, a cylinder or ribbon. The liquid material is tobacco flavor containing material, nicotine-containing material, non-tobacco material, water, solvent, ethanol, plant extract, natural or artificial flavor and aerosol former such as glycerine and propylene glycol. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing aerosol in electronic smoking article.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side cross-sectional view of an electronic smoking article including a heater-wick element.    Heater-wick element (14)    Liquid supply region (22)    Transverse channel (33)    Air inlet (44)    Electronic smoking article (60)