Through the years I have collected numerous art supplies, a little bit at a time. With a one income household there was not budget for extravagance, every purchase was purposeful and well considered. For our homeschool art supplies I tried to find a balance in quality and cost and researched where to spend more and where we could spend less. I have always purchased the "best you can afford" for art supplies used when actively learning a skill. We invested in brands like Prismacolor, Canson, and Winsor Newton for our school art.

Now, our homeschool is closed and I am the only person in our household purchasing art supplies. I work a few hours a week as a librarian in our small town library and earn just enough "fun money" to slowly invest in more and better quality art supplies. I tell my friends that I can spend an entire paycheck in a few minutes and I can't be more thankful for the opportunity!

I will use this page to share links to art supplies I own, and will hopefully help others who are interested in collecting their own supplies. I do not purchase many professional quality supplies because they are outside of my budget but mostly because I am not a professional artist and do not have that goal in mind. Maybe when I am in my 70's? That allows me 20 years to grow my art skills enough to justify owning more professional quality art supplies. If I am not there by then, it isn't meant to be, and I won't be sad because 20 years of purposefully creating is not a loss in any book!