I usually put my kneaded eraser into a mini Altoids tin. It keeps the eraser from getting dirty from lint or dirt, and it doesn’t stick to everything else! You might be able to find something small and thin like that to hold your kneaded eraser.
I love your art bag set up and your painted slim metal pallet you use for mixing. I've been looking for a slim metal one like that for ages. Where can I find something similar?
@@c.m.gordon5193 Thank you! That is actually a vintage metal palette that I restored. It was very dented and sorry looking when I found it at a local flea market! There is a restoration video of it a few months back if you would like to see how it originally looked. If you look up Vintage Metal Watercolour Palette, you might find some on eBay or other places that sell vintage/antique goods.
I LOVE watching people's gear bag videos. Thank you for sharing. I had two thoughts. One, put some napkins or folded paper towels in a zip bag to put in the front pocket that is currently empty. The other is to store your kneaded eraser in the washi tape hole. Love your upbeat energy.
I love how thoughtful and intentional you are. Just don't lose it cos its full of beloved art supplies that you've collected. Loved the cheaper travel brushes and will look at getting some. They are currently sold out.
My husband and i just came back from a mini break in Eden. Dont laugh my bag was a shopping bag. I took my fome pallet travel brushes, sketchbooks a3 and a5., eraser and graphite pencil, paper towel washi and small ruler with camera. Lots of photos to use of the sea and painted a pelican had a great time. Go while you can Becky I think lockdown might be around the corner here in Vic. Please share your paintings love seeing them.
We are away right now, haha! I didn't say so in my video because I wasn't going to jinx it. We're in Mildura and will be moving to Echuca today...going along the Murray River. Oh I love Eden; we stayed there a few years ago at Quarantine Bay. What a name, lol! I hope you had a lovely time there 😊
@@BeckyTregear Was amazing stayed at eagle hieghts right on the cliff. My birthday is in a week so was a special mini break. Have a great time on your holiday we all look forward to your artwork so paint lots....All the best
What a well kited out art bag. Super cute flask! I think if you made duplicates of your house and car keys, you could clip them to the ring where the shoulder strap goes through. This would get the keys out of the pocket behind your wallet. The phone could replace the keys (maybe line that pocket with fun foam for extra cushion. The only other items you may want to consider adding are extra batteries and SD card for your camera. That pencil case is just too stinking cute!
I love your pencil case. I searched high and low tell I found one like it. I watched your video again, and mine is the same one but green. I just stuffed it full today. I have all my stuff in a tackle box.
What a great idea for an art bag! Mine is an old handbag and it’s not coping well lol! Great idea to put some clips in! And that water bottle is fabulous!
I just recently invested into a go-to out and about art travel bag. Sadly, my budget is chronically short, so I settled on a compromise. I got a folding chair that can hold my weight and has a backpack hanging underneath. I have sufficient space in there to stand one of those bamboo brush roll wallets and clear cosmetic bags next to it. I also have an A4 cutting mat, a combi of a pencil case rubber bands to hold pens and pencils and a pouch to just drop anything in. And it holds two sketchbooks and travel palette of water colors. For A3 formats, I got myself a beach bag and drawing board. I intend to equip the drawing board with a magnetic metal plate and make a magnetic holder plate for my tripod with quick release. The magnets hold 3kg each, so it shouldn't be a problem to hold the drawing board or if I attach a metal plate to a canvas board, the canvas board in any position upright or flat. I'm not sure yet whether I want to attach the tripod with rubber bands to the backpack or stuff it in the beach bag. The backpack comes with a pocket for water bottles. I stuffed one filled with distilled water, so purely for art purposes to go with two folding cups. I went with cups from the camping section with lits in the size of the Faber Castell cup. So far I still haven't started my field scaffold project nor just grabbed the backpack chair and enjoyed some outdoor sketching. Oh I also have two folding walking sticks and screw thingis to attach an umbrella to the sticks and the stick to the folding chair. I looked kind of nice. It comes from the fishing section. In the fishing section, you also find rather cool chair backpack combinations. us avoiding a wet mess in the bag.
Great bag. I have an army type canvas bag of a similar size to this but it actually came as a camera bag with a padded insert and dividers. I was using it as my everyday bag with my small Olympus camera with a "normal" lens and a small macro lens. Having the dividers is great for keeping my camera gear safely away from the other things that get chucked in there like sunscreen and kids things a lot of the time. I do keep a small A6 sketch book in there and a pencil but hadn't considered adding my small watercolour kit. You can buy camera bag inserts in all different sizes, cheaply online and I highly recommend one for keeping track of where your things are in your bag.
I have quite a few camera bags as well…at one point I was all about photography and on an endless quest to find the perfect bag. This has since transferred over to getting the perfect art bag - same concept really, just with less Velcro inserts. 😂
@@BeckyTregear I can totally relate to this. Clothes and shoes, no worries, camera bags, I have a problem lol. I think mainly because camera bags are just designed for cameras and usually guys, and I need a bag that can do more. I don't think bought bags will ever be a perfect fit for me. Perfect for me or very close, are the bags I make for myself out of parts like putting the inserts in my favorite backpack or messenger bag depending what I'm doing and where I'm going for the day 😀
The Bic ballpoint pens are really good to have. I recently got a Lamy Logo with a black refill because.. I use black a lot. I try to pack as light as possible but I also have a little mint container with some paper towel for my Pentel aquash brushes. I tend to use these when I'm not painting at home. And I always have my Polychromos with me that I bought open stock in my little pencil pouch.
perfect size for an art bag, not too big and not too small 😀 the Double D rings on the front flap would normally be used to strap the lid down more securely,hard to explain without showing someone lol
I can picture it, but they have been kind of annoying because they're heavy so I might end up sewing them up inside the main flap to stop them from banging into things.
I wouldn't mind an art bag too. I was thinking that recently. Although as much as I would want to use it, there are never enough hours in the week, to do as much as I want to do. I am starting to do more sketching and I think at some stage it would be nice to spend some time in parks drawing.
You have a perfect use of space in that bag😂 I’d really like to try those Neocolors now I keep seeing them everywhere haha! Love the Australian landscape watercolor palettes as well. I suspect the Holbein watercolors are as pricey as the colored pencil version?😭 ugh they have such beautiful colors though!
Holbein products are usually quite reasonable in Australia, or at least the watercolours are. The pencils are an exception, even the 12 tin sets are insanely priced, and the big tin can only be purchased as an import from Japan, or through Amazon for many $$$$$. One day I shall have them! 🤣
I know this was a year ago, but I absolutely need to know what some of these things are because I NEED them! What's that metal folding palette that you have? Where did you get the flasks??
Metal palette was something I found at a market, it is a vintage one that was dented and rusted; I restored it as much as possible and covered it all with enamel paint. I have a video somewhere; Restoring Vintage Metal Paint Palette I think it's called. Flasks: the bigger one is a Stanley flask which I got possibly in a hardware or outdoors store. Mini oval green flask I don't think are easy to find anymore. Totally blanking on the name; I'll get back to you!
I just started to get into drawing and painting and happened upon your post. It's a lot of great information & i enjoy seeing the products people use, it gives me ideas of products i may want to try. I notice you have a "mole" on your left hand. Please ask your doctor to look at it the next time you have a visit. I had a mole that looked similar, dark in color but not all one color with uneven edges. It turned out to be precancerous. Nothing to worry about having it checked early-on. All the best & thanks for the great video!!
oh, so glad!!! i was so worried, soon as i saw it! LOL Enjoying your videos!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge about products, and which ones you enjoy and which ones you don't. It's very helpful for me, just starting out, to know which products are good investments! @@BeckyTregear
I hurt my neck trying to lug all my art supplies to a life drawing session and had to have the day off work, ouch! These days I just put the supplies in an old soft art folio that the strap broke on and the sketchbooks in a granny trolley. I found an actual old doctor's bag at a Sunday market but do not travel with it (doesn't mean it is not full of stuff.)
Granny trollies are excellent for carting around large amounts of art supplies, heheh. We have one somewhere in the house. I should use it more often, lol.
U could always throw a few binder clips and maybe safety pins in that zip section that flips over if accidentally left opened I say this because it’s just something I would do flip everything onto the floor in a busy store lmao
Love your videos. Can you please tell me how much does your bag weights? I think you have a nice sellection. How often do you use it? I love sorting out art materials to take with me, but I stay home most of the time. Cheers from Brasil
I actually took a lot of things out of the bag to travel overseas, using a different bag, but I'd say this weighed maybe 3kg when I'd filled it? It wasn't too heavy....I don't like carrying too much stuff around!
That was a really old rusty vintage one that I got from a trash and treasure market. I fixed it up and painted it. Got a video on it somewhere. Restoring a vintage metal palette I think it's called. 😁
That was a rusty vintage palette that I found at a flea market and I restored it with enamel paint and alcohol ink on the lid. I have a video called Restoring a Vintage Metal Palette somewhere in my channel so you can see what it looked like. 😊
Hi loved your art bag and how you set it up...great video learned alot about different items you use...like the stanley flask item but found it was made in china trying to not buy any items from china .... its just what I saw what was happening in Hong Kong and covid response....rather buy from other reasonable countries I know could make me a bit hypocritical as I'm from the states but it's just my thing I guess as a progressive human I believe in human rights to safety and peace...I know it's a small thing but for me, I rather support other countries and their products. Lol I know I know but..I'm a complicated human... but these past few years it broke my heart on covid and hong kong. If it wasnt for other artist who posted postive art stuff and ideas I'm not sure how our art community would've fared in america..... glad other artists like yourself tho that are showing ideas on items to put in bag I'm now on a hunt to find flask and bag like yours made some where. I saw a bag almost like yours made in Japan.. just a side note tho..stanley products used to be made in Tennessee but that state refuse to become a union state for workers rights and then because the companies all banned together in state said they would pull out of state if unions came in but then the first happened and Tennessee became right to work state that's where workers can get fired by bosses for any mundane issues even for just wearing wrong color clothing, it's quite ridiculous then many Tennessee businesses got bought out there were no unions to help negotiate or picket so the companies git bought out then move jobs to china....sorry about information but I quite enjoy labor rights history in America....how it impacts local workers...
Oh wow I'm sorry there have been so many problems there! It's a real shame when companies sell or outsource their manufacturing to places overseas. Admittedly I don't always consider where I am purchasing items from, though I really do love to find things that are locally made! If you haven't already checked them out, there is a company called 5.11 Tactical which have a really cool range of bags. They're an American company so it might be worth checking out their gear. In particular the messenger bags Rush Delivery Mike and the larger Rush Delivery Lima.
Love your setup! I have a similar bag and it's been used and used. Where do you buy your Holbein watercolors? I'm in Victoria too and finding they are hard to access.
Hello Becky, I just watched this today. It is July 9th, 2022. So one year later. Would you be willing to another art bag video showing us what you liked and what you might have changed? I really enjoyed watching this video.
It's actually a vintage metal tin that was rusted and dented, that I found at a local market! I restored and decorated it, and I made a video which is maybe four before this one if you want to see what it originally looked like. 😊
It has held up really well! Takes a lot of water and paint, I have been happy with it. I should hopefully finish the whole book soon and will do a flip through.
I think it is....it is a department store which sells stuff from other stores that are old season and surplus that they couldn't sell. So designer things are usually heavily discounted, and it is just random what they have at any given time.
@@prophetkat It's also called TK Maxx in England and across Europe too, apparently it is because there's a British retail chain called T J Huges and they didn't want it to be confused as a part of that chain
I usually put my kneaded eraser into a mini Altoids tin. It keeps the eraser from getting dirty from lint or dirt, and it doesn’t stick to everything else! You might be able to find something small and thin like that to hold your kneaded eraser.
Good idea! I've since found a kneaded eraser that comes in a little plastic box, so that has been quite useful!
You did a great job renovating the battered pallet, the spray enamel was magic. Great pallet for your bag.
Thank you! I really like how it turned out as well. When in doubt, cover it in paint. 😂
I love your art bag set up and your painted slim metal pallet you use for mixing. I've been looking for a slim metal one like that for ages. Where can I find something similar?
@@c.m.gordon5193 Thank you! That is actually a vintage metal palette that I restored. It was very dented and sorry looking when I found it at a local flea market! There is a restoration video of it a few months back if you would like to see how it originally looked. If you look up Vintage Metal Watercolour Palette, you might find some on eBay or other places that sell vintage/antique goods.
That is THE best sharpener that I`ve had in my life, ever! Love your bag!
Thank you, and yes, it is an amazing sharpener! 💜
I LOVE watching people's gear bag videos. Thank you for sharing.
I had two thoughts. One, put some napkins or folded paper towels in a zip bag to put in the front pocket that is currently empty. The other is to store your kneaded eraser in the washi tape hole.
Love your upbeat energy.
Both excellent ideas! I stuffed a cloth in after the video, but I am definitely moving my eraser into the washi tape hole! 😂
I'm learning so much from you and Laura G Young. Awesome tutorials. Thanks!
I think you’ve got it all covered Becky great job
You are a packing icon! Awestruck by the amount of stuff you put in the bag & still had room left over.
It is such a great bag in that it looks small but inside it is cavernous and fits all sorts of things! 😂
Ah, that little polychromos set is SO adorable - I want one, LOL! All this stuff looks like great fun. Love the cover on the sketchbook.
I keep adding to the cover, it has even more on it now, lol! I used the pencils yesterday in a cafe; they're very handy!
I love how thoughtful and intentional you are. Just don't lose it cos its full of beloved art supplies that you've collected. Loved the cheaper travel brushes and will look at getting some. They are currently sold out.
I always fear losing things, so I really hope I don't misplace the bag! Or the contents....
Hopefully the brushes will come back soon! 💜
Looks like the perfect art bag to me. I got so excited to see there was a second flask. Yes! 😎
Can't have too many of those! 😁
My husband and i just came back from a mini break in Eden. Dont laugh my bag was a shopping bag. I took my fome pallet travel brushes, sketchbooks a3 and a5., eraser and graphite pencil, paper towel washi and small ruler with camera. Lots of photos to use of the sea and painted a pelican had a great time. Go while you can Becky I think lockdown might be around the corner here in Vic. Please share your paintings love seeing them.
We are away right now, haha! I didn't say so in my video because I wasn't going to jinx it. We're in Mildura and will be moving to Echuca today...going along the Murray River. Oh I love Eden; we stayed there a few years ago at Quarantine Bay. What a name, lol! I hope you had a lovely time there 😊
@@BeckyTregear Was amazing stayed at eagle hieghts right on the cliff. My birthday is in a week so was a special mini break. Have a great time on your holiday we all look forward to your artwork so paint lots....All the best
What a well kited out art bag. Super cute flask! I think if you made duplicates of your house and car keys, you could clip them to the ring where the shoulder strap goes through. This would get the keys out of the pocket behind your wallet. The phone could replace the keys (maybe line that pocket with fun foam for extra cushion. The only other items you may want to consider adding are extra batteries and SD card for your camera. That pencil case is just too stinking cute!
Thank you so much! Great advice regarding the keys, I might need to sort something out for those.
How 🤩 fun! Great video!!
Thank you so much! 😊💜
I love your pencil case. I searched high and low tell I found one like it. I watched your video again, and mine is the same one but green. I just stuffed it full today. I have all my stuff in a tackle box.
I'm so glad you found one!! 😊
What a great idea for an art bag! Mine is an old handbag and it’s not coping well lol! Great idea to put some clips in! And that water bottle is fabulous!
Thank you! I've tried handbags before but I usually struggle with them too. It's so hard to find the perfect bag for art!
Very nice. With the Holbein paint palette that’s scratched, I would just put some nice stickers over the scratches. 🙂
Great idea! 💜
I just recently invested into a go-to out and about art travel bag. Sadly, my budget is chronically short, so I settled on a compromise. I got a folding chair that can hold my weight and has a backpack hanging underneath. I have sufficient space in there to stand one of those bamboo brush roll wallets and clear cosmetic bags next to it. I also have an A4 cutting mat, a combi of a pencil case rubber bands to hold pens and pencils and a pouch to just drop anything in. And it holds two sketchbooks and travel palette of water colors. For A3 formats, I got myself a beach bag and drawing board. I intend to equip the drawing board with a magnetic metal plate and make a magnetic holder plate for my tripod with quick release. The magnets hold 3kg each, so it shouldn't be a problem to hold the drawing board or if I attach a metal plate to a canvas board, the canvas board in any position upright or flat. I'm not sure yet whether I want to attach the tripod with rubber bands to the backpack or stuff it in the beach bag. The backpack comes with a pocket for water bottles. I stuffed one filled with distilled water, so purely for art purposes to go with two folding cups.
I went with cups from the camping section with lits in the size of the Faber Castell cup.
So far I still haven't started my field scaffold project nor just grabbed the backpack chair and enjoyed some outdoor sketching. Oh I also have two folding walking sticks and screw thingis to attach an umbrella to the sticks and the stick to the folding chair. I looked kind of nice. It comes from the fishing section. In the fishing section, you also find rather cool chair backpack combinations.
us avoiding a wet mess in the bag.
Sounds like you have a great setup there! Clear cosmetic bags are so handy; I have a few being used in my studio. 😊
Great bag. I have an army type canvas bag of a similar size to this but it actually came as a camera bag with a padded insert and dividers. I was using it as my everyday bag with my small Olympus camera with a "normal" lens and a small macro lens. Having the dividers is great for keeping my camera gear safely away from the other things that get chucked in there like sunscreen and kids things a lot of the time. I do keep a small A6 sketch book in there and a pencil but hadn't considered adding my small watercolour kit. You can buy camera bag inserts in all different sizes, cheaply online and I highly recommend one for keeping track of where your things are in your bag.
I have quite a few camera bags as well…at one point I was all about photography and on an endless quest to find the perfect bag. This has since transferred over to getting the perfect art bag - same concept really, just with less Velcro inserts. 😂
@@BeckyTregear I can totally relate to this. Clothes and shoes, no worries, camera bags, I have a problem lol. I think mainly because camera bags are just designed for cameras and usually guys, and I need a bag that can do more. I don't think bought bags will ever be a perfect fit for me. Perfect for me or very close, are the bags I make for myself out of parts like putting the inserts in my favorite backpack or messenger bag depending what I'm doing and where I'm going for the day 😀
Loved the video, I have subed for more. I never even thought about the Stanley flask, I like that much more than the plastic bottle I got.
Any bottle is good really, as long as it holds water! 😁
Loveeeee this bag. Thanks for sharing!!!
The Bic ballpoint pens are really good to have. I recently got a Lamy Logo with a black refill because.. I use black a lot.
I try to pack as light as possible but I also have a little mint container with some paper towel for my Pentel aquash brushes. I tend to use these when I'm not painting at home.
And I always have my Polychromos with me that I bought open stock in my little pencil pouch.
Can't go wrong with Bic pens and Polychromos! 😊💕
perfect size for an art bag, not too big and not too small 😀 the Double D rings on the front flap would normally be used to strap the lid down more securely,hard to explain without showing someone lol
I can picture it, but they have been kind of annoying because they're heavy so I might end up sewing them up inside the main flap to stop them from banging into things.
i can see them getting annoying, i just end up hanging fluffy keychains off of them on my bags lol
@@fuzzydragons oh I love that idea! I'm sure I have a few fluffy keychains lying around doing nothing, lol.
I wouldn't mind an art bag too. I was thinking that recently. Although as much as I would want to use it, there are never enough hours in the week, to do as much as I want to do. I am starting to do more sketching and I think at some stage it would be nice to spend some time in parks drawing.
Weather is also a factor; Freezing, boiling, raining, windy, all of those together…yeah I mostly prefer to do my art indoors, haha!
The only thing I could think of to add is sunscreen and paper towels or old wash rag.
Nice bag of goodies.
Sunscreen! *Slaps forehead* Oh yes, I did actually add a towel in after the fact, lol. There's always something I forget!
You would have remembered the first time out.. we’re all a little rusty with the going out thing.
Thank you!
You have a perfect use of space in that bag😂 I’d really like to try those Neocolors now I keep seeing them everywhere haha! Love the Australian landscape watercolor palettes as well. I suspect the Holbein watercolors are as pricey as the colored pencil version?😭 ugh they have such beautiful colors though!
Holbein products are usually quite reasonable in Australia, or at least the watercolours are. The pencils are an exception, even the 12 tin sets are insanely priced, and the big tin can only be purchased as an import from Japan, or through Amazon for many $$$$$. One day I shall have them! 🤣
@@BeckyTregear oh yes, so will I, mwaha!
I know this was a year ago, but I absolutely need to know what some of these things are because I NEED them!
What's that metal folding palette that you have? Where did you get the flasks??
Metal palette was something I found at a market, it is a vintage one that was dented and rusted; I restored it as much as possible and covered it all with enamel paint. I have a video somewhere; Restoring Vintage Metal Paint Palette I think it's called. Flasks: the bigger one is a Stanley flask which I got possibly in a hardware or outdoors store. Mini oval green flask I don't think are easy to find anymore. Totally blanking on the name; I'll get back to you!
Odeme oval 3 ounce flask. Possibly a few still around online? I bought mine in a local store here in Melbourne.
I just started to get into drawing and painting and happened upon your post. It's a lot of great information & i enjoy seeing the products people use, it gives me ideas of products i may want to try. I notice you have a "mole" on your left hand. Please ask your doctor to look at it the next time you have a visit. I had a mole that looked similar, dark in color but not all one color with uneven edges. It turned out to be precancerous. Nothing to worry about having it checked early-on. All the best & thanks for the great video!!
If you mean the mark on my finger, that was a pen stain. I usually have ink or paint on my hands, lol. But thank you!
oh, so glad!!! i was so worried, soon as i saw it! LOL Enjoying your videos!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge about products, and which ones you enjoy and which ones you don't. It's very helpful for me, just starting out, to know which products are good investments! @@BeckyTregear
Very helpful video 😍
That’s a great bag and set up.
Thank you 😊
You are such a lovely, funny lady. I like you so much! Best wishes from Bavaria Germany😘
Thank you! 💕
I hurt my neck trying to lug all my art supplies to a life drawing session and had to have the day off work, ouch! These days I just put the supplies in an old soft art folio that the strap broke on and the sketchbooks in a granny trolley. I found an actual old doctor's bag at a Sunday market but do not travel with it (doesn't mean it is not full of stuff.)
Granny trollies are excellent for carting around large amounts of art supplies, heheh. We have one somewhere in the house. I should use it more often, lol.
U could always throw a few binder clips and maybe safety pins in that zip section that flips over if accidentally left opened I say this because it’s just something I would do flip everything onto the floor in a busy store lmao
Haha good idea! 💡
Love it! If you ever make it to Texas, we could go out and paint together. Funny thing, my art bag looks like yours, without the outside pockets. Lol.
I'd love to visit Texas someday!
You might consider keeping your kneaded eraser in the hole of your washi tape to keep it from getting things sticky.
Love your videos. Can you please tell me how much does your bag weights? I think you have a nice sellection. How often do you use it? I love sorting out art materials to take with me, but I stay home most of the time. Cheers from Brasil
I actually took a lot of things out of the bag to travel overseas, using a different bag, but I'd say this weighed maybe 3kg when I'd filled it? It wasn't too heavy....I don't like carrying too much stuff around!
Thanks Becky. Found very interesting. Noela from Kallangur Qld about an hour from Brisbane
Kallangur....that's up north nearish Redcliffe but further inland? I used to live in Chermside. 🙂
@@BeckyTregear yep, you got it
Where on earth did you get that metal palette you painted and use for mixing!! That’s so cool !!
That was a really old rusty vintage one that I got from a trash and treasure market. I fixed it up and painted it. Got a video on it somewhere. Restoring a vintage metal palette I think it's called. 😁
Great video! Can I ask the brand name if the skinny mixing palette you have? I’d love to find one for my travel bag. Thank you! 😊
That was a rusty vintage palette that I found at a flea market and I restored it with enamel paint and alcohol ink on the lid. I have a video called Restoring a Vintage Metal Palette somewhere in my channel so you can see what it looked like. 😊
Hi loved your art bag and how you set it up...great video learned alot about different items you use...like the stanley flask item but found it was made in china trying to not buy any items from china .... its just what I saw what was happening in Hong Kong and covid response....rather buy from other reasonable countries I know could make me a bit hypocritical as I'm from the states but it's just my thing I guess as a progressive human I believe in human rights to safety and peace...I know it's a small thing but for me, I rather support other countries and their products. Lol I know I know but..I'm a complicated human... but these past few years it broke my heart on covid and hong kong. If it wasnt for other artist who posted postive art stuff and ideas I'm not sure how our art community would've fared in america..... glad other artists like yourself tho that are showing ideas on items to put in bag I'm now on a hunt to find flask and bag like yours made some where. I saw a bag almost like yours made in Japan.. just a side note tho..stanley products used to be made in Tennessee but that state refuse to become a union state for workers rights and then because the companies all banned together in state said they would pull out of state if unions came in but then the first happened and Tennessee became right to work state that's where workers can get fired by bosses for any mundane issues even for just wearing wrong color clothing, it's quite ridiculous then many Tennessee businesses got bought out there were no unions to help negotiate or picket so the companies git bought out then move jobs to china....sorry about information but I quite enjoy labor rights history in America....how it impacts local workers...
Oh wow I'm sorry there have been so many problems there! It's a real shame when companies sell or outsource their manufacturing to places overseas. Admittedly I don't always consider where I am purchasing items from, though I really do love to find things that are locally made! If you haven't already checked them out, there is a company called 5.11 Tactical which have a really cool range of bags. They're an American company so it might be worth checking out their gear. In particular the messenger bags Rush Delivery Mike and the larger Rush Delivery Lima.
Very nice bag. Holds a ton. I wonder, How heavy is it?
Oh it gets heavy! 🤣 I am forever switching things about in it, depending on my plans at the time. But it has been a really useful bag overall!
Love your setup! I have a similar bag and it's been used and used. Where do you buy your Holbein watercolors? I'm in Victoria too and finding they are hard to access.
Check out The Art Shop, they have a good range of Holbein paints, including the big 60ml tubes. (Website is that plus dotcomdotau)
Hello Becky, I just watched this today. It is July 9th, 2022. So one year later. Would you be willing to another art bag video showing us what you liked and what you might have changed? I really enjoyed watching this video.
I have more than one art bag now, but I do still use this one as well, haha! 🙈
Can you give us more details on the skinny palette that you use for mixing? Brand name etc
It's actually a vintage metal tin that was rusted and dented, that I found at a local market! I restored and decorated it, and I made a video which is maybe four before this one if you want to see what it originally looked like. 😊
Where did you get your mixing palette?
I restored a battered old vintage palette - I have a video about it somewhere in my collection. 😁
How do you find this journal takes watercolour being only 160gsm
It has held up really well! Takes a lot of water and paint, I have been happy with it. I should hopefully finish the whole book soon and will do a flip through.
Put eraser inside wash tape on the left side of pencil box.
Is TK Maxx like the australian version of TJ Maxx?
I think it is....it is a department store which sells stuff from other stores that are old season and surplus that they couldn't sell. So designer things are usually heavily discounted, and it is just random what they have at any given time.
@@BeckyTregear yep sounds exactly the same lol
@@prophetkat It's also called TK Maxx in England and across Europe too, apparently it is because there's a British retail chain called T J Huges and they didn't want it to be confused as a part of that chain
Great bag! Where did you get it again? ClaudiaSJI
Found randomly in TK Maxx, but I can't remember the actual brand of the bag....I think it was a local Melbourne store originally!
… not gonna lie. The lockdown comment kinda hurt, lol.
Can't remember what I said. But we've been in lockdown for most of the time since I posted this video. 😭😭