Or rather, in the tool roll. As an artist I love to see other artists’ studios, tools and materials. I think there is so much to be learned from what people use to make things.
So, here is a sneak peek at the tools I use to create my work.
This is The Sendak Artist Roll by Peg and Awl, which I’ve had for years and years. It is well loved, very used and stands up to all I put it through.
I used to use a plain canvas brush roll I got from Pearl but was always looking for something that felt more “me”, (and also would stand up to how rough I can be on things.) This continues to do the trick!
I have it organized into sections, the first being practical items: a pencil, a micron pen, a small ruler, a Sharpie (!), and tweezers.
This area contains the workhorses of my tools: a pointed wooden tool for when I need more precision, a smaller rounded wooden tool (which has touched nearly every piece I’ve ever made) and a larger wooden tool, and 3 takes of varying shapes and sizes. I love that the rakes are double sided with a different shape on each side, as the different shapes are better suited to different parts of sculptures.
These are the metal tools: 3 double sided metal tools with different tips for various textures, the wooden handle able is a fettling knife which is helpful for trimming things, a plaster tool (which is also helpful when working with wax), a smaller sort of spatula and a clay tool with a flat point. Each of these tools can but used in many ways but I always seem to use them when getting into creating textures.
This secret pocket has a cuticle trimmer in it and I use this to trim rubber mold edges.
Lastly the front pocket has a clay wire (used for cutting clay off the block) and a serrated rib (a thin piece of metal which rides over the surface of the clay.)