Handmade paintbrushes

“I wanted to make brushes that are nice to look at—and that can happily sit among art but also be functional,” she tells us. “It took a year of research and trial and error: there is very little information about brush-making, so I had to practice a lot before I was happy.” #PlantBased #PlantFibers #Brushes #Paintbrushes #Painting #Brushes #Sawdust #ArtistsBrushes #Artistry #ArtistsHome #ArtistsAccessories #PaintingTools #WoodenHandle #Art

Making your own brushes can be such fun! It is inexpensive, easy and really a creative endeavour. I’ve written about making brushes and how I gather roadkill – Click Here to read. Handmade brushes can be strictly functional or can be more artistic in design. I decided to host a Brush Making Workshop to teach […]

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hand made brushes | On display at the vendor fair at SGC, Ri… | Flickr

Handmade brushes from deer hair, twigs, and wire

Close up of the wood fired ceramic ferrules that I made for these brushes

Handmade brushes can be quite expensive. I saw them at a booth at NCECA and they ranged in price from $22.00-$80.00. So I reckon that I can make some myself for much less! While in Texas I took advantage of the vast quantity of roadkill along the roads, and gathered some nice fur to make […]

These little paintbrush rests will keep your paint brushes organised while painting and prevent paint from being transferred onto your work surface. I've been hand making these in my London studio for several years. They are carved from stoneware clay by hand, and fired to over 1200 degrees Celsius, and then sanded before each individually brush rest is glazed with four layers of glaze. Each batch takes two weeks from start to finish. I love the process and the end result, which is a…