Make your Own Tools

I love making my own tools for mark-making.

Here is a photo of the ones I'm using this week (although I have several drawers full of the ones I've made in the past and still use.)

Whenever you buy something, look at the packaging.  4 of the tools shown above are a result of re-purposing packaging:  a cardboard circle from some tape, a Starbucks sleeve protecting hands from the heat, a support for some glue sticks and packaging for some pills.  One, I made myself from foam sheets cut and wrapped into a "brush".  One, I got from a friend (sequin waste), and one was something that came in a box as "packing material".

I'm going to make another addition to my collection using a pastry roller this time.  Check out this video to see if you can make something yourself!

Using your own tools makes your art so personal.  I encourage you to make your own set of "artist tools"!

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqwdW0a9Ms0&t=4s