It’s that time of year again: Beth & Ann have purchased all sorts of new & exciting creative products at this summer’s National Art Materials Trade Association show. Some have arrived already; some will be here later in the summer…
From our Canadian papermaking friends at St. Armand comes a beautiful, new 18x24” laid grain linen paper & Paper Libre, a multi-purpose 8 ¼ x 11 ½” sheet. Also, watch for gorgeous guest books in two sizes.
Global Art Materials, manufacturer of the popular Quattro pads, will be sending us their new Flexi-Sketch pads; unlined paper with a colorful double-fold soft cover. Watch for circular origami paper & rolls of metallic foils, also distributed by Global.
If you haven’t tried Knead-a-Mold & Brush-a-Mold, now’s your chance! Townsend Atelier brings us a trial-sized, 6oz package of Knead-a Mold, as well as an “all-in-one” kit containing Knead-a-Mold, casting resin & bronze & patina finishes.
Grex is a manufacturer of pneumatic power tools. They also produce a cutting edge line of airbrushes that you will soon see at Wet Paint! These airbrushes look great! We’re sure that you will love their unique “trigger-style” dual action brushes…
Speaking of Montana, their hardbound books, empty paint markers & refill bottles of black ink have already arrived to much fanfare.
Jacquard has a brand new Indigo Dye Kit for fabric…anyone who has tried Jacquard’s tie dye kits knows that their fun projects always achieve professional results! Jacquard has produced some really nice pre-stretched screens for screen printing (they have added colors to their screenprinting ink line, too). Love Cernit? There will soon be more to love as Jacquard introduces new, larger sizes of Cernit polymer clay.
Kolo’s Essex travel albums are made to be customized. Each Essex will hold a variety of inserts, from photo sleeves & day planners to blank or lined booklets. The Essex is available in two sizes & four colors. This is your vacation memory book!
We are expecting a whole bunch of blank books from Michael Rogers Press, including 4x6” bark books, composition books, hardbound books with kraft or black covers & colorful spines & (Ann’s favorite) the “brag book” with a 45rpm record for its cover.
Lineco is our main supplier of book-making & archival products. They have new clamshell museum boxes that are less expensive than their “lidded” boxes. They have also re-launched their range of waxed linen thread.
Coming soon to our Kid’s Department: all sorts of products from the Spanish company Jovi. We’re most excited about patWood: a light, clean modeling paste made with real wood! patWood is easy to knead & mould, enabling you to make the most delicate figures. It also dries at room temperature.
Remember those cute little aluminum artist trading card cases? Well, SOS is now producing an affordably priced range of sophisticated, high quality portfolios, each featuring a sleek, durable exterior & a soft, acid free interior. SOS cases are lockable for security, too.
Like every year, the space for this article runs out before the new supplies do! Here is a quick summary of more stuff to watch for: big sizes of Ampersand panels, a Color Matching Guide from Color Wheel, sequential art pads from Strathmore, new papers from Wyndstone, PCI & Shizen, a hand held 8-ply mat cutter from Logan, alkyd oil colors from Gamblin & several fabric art products including Lutradur (a non-woven polyester sheet with the body of paper & the strength of fabric) & Paverpol (a multi-surface hardener). |
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