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Art and Craft is our life. It’s such a fulfilling pastime that you can do as a hobby or turn into a business. This blog showcases our knowledge of arts and crafts. It also is about our learning journey – which everyone – even those with many years of experience still have. No one escapes starting at the beginning and needing a helping hand. Knowledge is passed down from those with experience.

You can use the search function on the site or the menu to find blog posts that interest you.

New to The Art Suppliers? Start here…

Check out our beginners guide section and get inspired and learn along the way.

Read our How To Guides

If you want to see the art and craft supplies we use…

then we have blog posts with some of the best supplies we’ve found for your painting, sewing and craft projects. This should make it easier for you to choose what you need for your next project.

Read our Arts and Crafts Guides
or Read our Sewing Guides

Resident Artist – Beatrix Ainsley

Beatrix Ainsley
2023 self portrait by Beatrix Ainsley

Beatrix Ainsley (Bea to her friends) is an abstract artist who was heavily inspired in her twenties by the abstract expressionist movement of the 1940s. Since then Bea has acquired three degrees in Science, Education and most importantly Fine Art. Her art works showcase exploring emotion and introspection of self. To achieve this – the use of bold, sweeping, intricate layers of color, and spontaneity of form is enhanced by reflecting on decades of life experiences. Bea has amassed a vast knowledge of art in all its forms, and hopes to pass it on with her contributions here.

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