Favorite Art Shops and Materials

chellesky

Hey there everyone
Im an art material junkie
I thought Id open a topic on what we buy and where we buy our stuff from so we can share some good deals, sites etc
love
Chelle xx


Starting us off......
Just bought some early xmas presents (well I tell myself that thats what they are LOL) from the SAA
I got some ingres paper in 4 colours in packs of ten
and Ive wanted to buy the pan pastel system for ages so got myself the 20 portrait set (well it is xmas LOL)
I also got some nice new hot pressed watercolour paper as I need it for my courses at willowing


Find the SAA (society for all artists here)
http://www.saa.co.uk/shop/index.php

Find Willowing group here (if you love mixed media and art therapy this is a wonderful community to be part of)
http://willowing.ning.com/

juliecat1

I found a new store a couple of weeks ago in downtown Kansas City - Creative Coldsnow. Im fortunate enough to live in a major city with a big art college so theres always someplace having a sale. But this place.... took my breath away! Its stacked to the brim with amazingness!

lol. I took a pic of the paint section. My creative juices start flowing the second I get in there! Last visit I bought a big bunch of linen and some stretcher bars. A couple of brushes and some manga stuff.

chellesky

omg that dept store is huge, I wanna live in Kansas now hehehhe
Great pic and thanks for sharing Julie

Yakityak

For layout and panache Flax Art on Market St., SF can't be beat. But their prices can... they're kinda high. They have a truly amazing selection of specialty paper. But generally I shop a lot at Utrecht Art both brick-and-mortar and online. It's hard to beat their prices.

If you want calligraphy, bookbinding and illumination supplies, my favorite is John Neal Books:

http://www.johnnealbooks.com/

followed closely by Paper Ink Arts:

http://paperinkarts.com/

Both are total wallet vacuums for me.
Deanna

mfpseven

I found a new store a couple of weeks ago in downtown Kansas City - Creative Coldsnow. Im fortunate enough to live in a major city with a big art college so theres always someplace having a sale. But this place.... took my breath away! Its stacked to the brim with amazingness!

lol. I took a pic of the paint section. My creative juices start flowing the second I get in there! Last visit I bought a big bunch of linen and some stretcher bars. A couple of brushes and some manga stuff.

drool

juliecat1

total droolage! Its two floors of this goodness too. Its amazing.

upnorthtim

I don't live close to a decent art shop so I do all of my shopping online. Daniel Smith often has free shipping deals and I like their paints.