Dear LJ genie...

[snugglekitty]

I am looking for a locally owned art supply store in the Boston area. This is in aid of my attending a drawing class for ten weeks.


14X17 drawing paper
Micron Pigma pen
Small Sumi brush
Small bottle of indelible India ink
Kneadible eraser
Hairspray
Pencil box
Portfolio
Sharpie
Self-portrait mirror



The self-portrait mirror thing is turning out to be a pain in the ass. Most of the other stuff on the list, I should be able to get at somewhere like Pearl or Utrecht even if I can't find it anywhere else. I'm starting to think I'll need to order it online, unless someone has one on freecycle. (Or maybe one of you has one you're not using?) For those wondering, a self-portrait mirror is this - you set it up on a table and then you draw yourself. It wasn't on the official materials list but I discovered I really like drawing myself, so I want one, and they only cost ten bucks anyway - if I can find one.

Also, if you're willing to be drawn, please let me know. I will need many volunteers.

ETA: ayalanya suggested ArtBeat in Arlington, but they only had the ink. They didn't even have the paper or the pens. Sigh. I know I can get some of this stuff at Bob Slate, too, but not the more art-y stuff.

Comments

[teratomarty.livejournal.com]

Artists' Supply in Central Square is quite good, and relatively inexpensive. They're right across the street from Pearl Art, underground. Their marquee is really, really ugly.

[lady-anemone.livejournal.com]

*nod* I know the one you mean. They're actually a big chain, and I think chains are kind of evil. But they were my backup plan.

[coraline]

playtime in arlington has a lot of art supplies, and is local and bus-able (right off mass ave in the center).