Before I no longer had a permanent address, I snuck in a few final purchases. One of those purchases was this antique artist's paint box. Sniffing out beautiful old boxes online has become a...
victorian box easel
As I shared earlier this week, packing up the studio has been the hardest part of the move. (You can read about why we're moving HERE.) feel like I can cook anywhere. I can do laundry anywhere. ...
the porcupine by ray french
As I shared in the tour of my great aunt and uncle's home in South Carolina, they have acquired a lot of interesting art pieces over the years. I wanted to highlight one specifically because it's a...
georgian paintbrushes
I'm going to share more about packing and moving soon, but let's just take a minute to admire some antique art supplies. Specifically some amazing Georgian paintbrushes. Between getting a house...
new art course | alla prima
I was going to post more large pieces for sale in my blog post today, but that will have to wait until tomorrow. Today, I have something to share that I am super excited about! Earlier this year,...
antique brass watercolor field box & more
First of all, I have to tell you that my mind is going in about a thousand different directions as I'm thinking about packing, selling things, and getting our whole house and my business ready to...
antique ivory/bone notebook
"You pretty much have it all by now, don't you?" Julia often states this when she asks what requests I have when she is at antique markets in the UK. I assured her that there are always new and...
antique Japanned watercolor box
In case you hadn't noticed, I have officially passed the line from buying a few antique art supplies to building a collection. (You can find more posts on art supplies HERE.) The collector in me...
original art sale preview | march 18, 2022
Before I get into the details of the art sale preview, I wanted to let you know that 25% of the gross sales will go to Samaritan's Purse, specifically for the emergency field hospital they are...
art supplies | ribbon ties
I remember reading a magazine article about the dos and don'ts of decorating according to interviewed experts. One of the designers said an absolute don't was bows. Even when I read it, I had an...