Art Making Supplies

Rubens Peale didn’t begin to paint until he was seventy-one. But the many still-life pictures he created during his last decade reflect both the compositions created by his uncle James and his brother Raphaelle and his own identity as a dedicated...

Handcrafted botanical ink created by Ampersand Textile & Design for fine writing and drawing with dip pens and brushes.   Like the onion, this ink has layers of story in each bottle. The papery skins for this were collected over many months...

This ink is made from the prolific Japanese knotweed.  It is found along the waterfronts, next to roadsides, and in many parks and wooded areas in the Philadelphia region and beyond.  The beautiful pale pinks of this ink come from the leaves...

This small batch of handcrafted ink was created as a portrait of a beloved crabapple tree.  It lived for over 100 years in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia -- watching the passing of many seasons, offering shade and peace for many,...

Coffee Ink inspired by Giuseppe Penone's drawings with coffee and his explorations of he connections we have with nature.   Handcrafted botanical ink created by Ampersand Textile & Design for fine writing and drawing with dip pens and brushes --...

Handcrafted botanical ink created by Ampersand Textile & Design for fine writing and drawing with dip pens and brushes. This small batch was made from bark collected after pruning peach trees with the Philly Orchard Project at the Sankofa Community...

Handcrafted botanical ink created by Ampersand Textile & Design for fine writing and drawing with dip pens and brushes. This small batch was made in Philly with love, from Haas Avocado pits collected over many moons and slowly brewed over multiple...

Handcrafted botanical ink created by Ampersand Textile & Design for fine writing and drawing with dip pens and brushes. Black walnut hulls for this small batch of ink were collected from Aunt Marjory's yard in the Germantown...

Write your next letter or paper using these cool vintage gel ink colors from Sarasa.  The Sarasa Clip has it all— a well-designed body with a comfy rubber grip, a sturdy retractable tip, a large spring push clip that attaches easily to thick pockets...

Write your next letter or paper using these cool vintage gel ink colors from Sarasa.  The Sarasa Clip has it all— a well-designed body with a comfy rubber grip, a sturdy retractable tip, a large spring push clip that attaches easily to thick pockets...