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I love a good travel watercolor set. Not only does it allow me to create on the go, it makes doing watercolor at home seem more accessible too.

High flow acrylics move like milk and make beautiful patterns all of their own.

These brushes aare a great all around set. They work for acrylics, watercolor and mixed media. I use them principally with my acrylics, however.

Water brushes are my favorite way to paint with watercolors in my journal. Whether I’m out in the woods, or at my kitchen counter while the water is boiling, having the water in the brush just makes getting started too easy to pass it up.

I love bamboo brushes and the organic shapes they so easily make. I use them with ink and watercolor.

This is a wishlist item for me – I have not yet used it, but am keen to try for large washes.

Currently this is the fountain pen that feels most comfortable in my hand. It’s their most popular pen.

This is the reusable cartridge that allows you to pour ink from a glass bottle into the pen, instead of using plastic throw away cartridges.

I’ve just begun exploring using fountain pens with refillable cartridges to cut on plastic waste from pens. This pen is a popular choice.

I love this ink. It’s a gorgeous light sepia color. It’s waterproof – great for mixing with watercolor work.

I’ve just begun exploring using fountain pens with refillable cartridges to cut on plastic waste from pens. This pen has a bent Fude nib that does a thin line one direction and thick the other.

This is the reusable cartridge that allows you to pour ink from a glass bottle into the pen, instead of using plastic throw away cartridges.

A good drawing pen is so fun to use. Something that doesn’t pool ink when you pause is super important. I have information about refillable fountain pens to help cut on plastic in the section just above this one. Micron pens are typically single use. Some folks do have luck refilling; look on Youtube for guidance.

I love using gel pens and paint pens on high flow acrylics in my journal. This is my favorite white gel pen. It stays put on the page and doesn’t transfer as much as some other brands.

Once you know you are into art journaling, making your own journal is an incredibly satisfying practice. I have a class where I teach you how step by step in photos, written instruction, and a video.

When I want to work a wee bit bigger, this Strathmore is my go to journal. I love the beautiful cover, and thick, quality paper. I have used my high flow acrylics in 5 or 6 layers and these books held up amazingly well. This means I have room for mistakes and do-overs. YAY! 

Watercolor paper and I are friends. I use it for painting with watercolors, high flow acrylics, for making inchies, and for making my own handmade journals. 

This is one of the papers I use for creating layers of drawing in my art journal. 

YES paste is my go to adhesive for a lot of jobs. I use it for a lot of the glueing in hand made journals and tunnel journals, as well as glueing small pieces to backgrounds. You apply the glue with an old credit card or a palette knife. I use this in the BIG ART, Fluid Art, and Handmade art journals classes, amongst others.

PVA glue is a book binding glue. It’s acid free and is lovely to brush on. I use it in making my own journals and sometimes in collage work too. 

I like to use the Xacto Gripster together with the #11 Excel blades. The Gripster has a very comfortable handle, but the Excel blades are wonderful, but also more economic. 

This is a wonderful, high quality mat. I like the larger size to start because you can work on small, but also larger projects. 

People frequently ask how I hold my phone to show my art as I teach. This is the tool that holds the phone for me. I also use a tripod with a clamp holding a piece of wood over my table, depending on what I’m doing. 🙂

This is what I use to hold my phone while I film. It’s the best light and phone holder I’ve found and comes from a family owned company.