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The artist’s supply addiction and…stuff…and more stuff.

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A watercolor painting of a pink door framed by stone walls, with a lantern above and flower pots on either side featuring blooming plants.
Made some progress since yesterday

So much stuff.

I find hoarding art supplies like food in a doomsday bunker is a real issue for me.

A cluttered artist's cart filled with various paintbrushes, jars, tapes, and art supplies organized in compartments.
If only this were all of it…or even most of it.

What am I worried about? Am I going to suddenly run out of brushes I don’t use? Canvases I don’t touch? Weird art supplies I’ve never even opened?

The three most dangerous words for me are “art supply sale.”

Does anyone else have this issue? Please tell me I’m not alone.

It’s not just me…(incoming excuse,) it’s also my husband. He’s a wonderful man and very talented—find him here

HTTPS://physmuse.blog

He also likes to buy me things. All the things. Why should I have one tube of burnt Sienna when I can have 13? His theory is that then I won’t run out.

But you see, I’ve come to realise my husband is an accidental enabler. He doesn’t mean to feed my addiction. Perhaps he doesn’t even realise what a cretinous being I am. He simply likes to make me happy.

Eventually I will be so happy that we have to rent a storage space or move into a bigger house.

I’ve got to get this addiction under control.

What do you hoard? Or shall we call it collecting. Yeah. That sounds nicer.

5 responses to “The artist’s supply addiction and…stuff…and more stuff.”

  1. Julian Froment Avatar
    Julian Froment

    I still maintain that having the correct supplies when you need them, even if that is some random time in the future is a good thing. Who wants to wait days for something they need to arrive when they can just get it from the supply bunker and start work straight away.

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    1. Ionia Froment Avatar
      Ionia Froment

      I’ll start digging.

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      1. Julian Froment Avatar
        Julian Froment

        We’re gonna need a bigger bunker! We also have many musical instruments to store.

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  2. graham mcquade Avatar
    graham mcquade

    …and so many left unused. I think you need to put on a night shift.

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    1. Ionia Froment Avatar
      Ionia Froment

      I think so! 😂

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