tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post5314389512898672175..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: Top tips for travelling artists - pastelsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-75393126892291930162011-08-21T16:24:38.258+00:002011-08-21T16:24:38.258+00:00I can highly recommend the smallest Heilmann box,w...I can highly recommend the smallest Heilmann box,which they offer. It's just about the size of an Laptop and you can fit about 100 to 150 differnt pastel sticks in it.Fully packed it weighs about 3 kg (4lb)and fits easily in my backpack.<br />I did a lot of travelling. It was attached on the carrier of my bike and the pastels were never broken. When I travelled by plane I had the box with me as carry-on baggage. I was always asked to show my box(in Europe and America), but I had some postcards of my paintings inside the box. It was easier for the staff to get what pastels are actually for. But if you do this plan an extra five minutes for security check, because some of them wanted to show their collegues the poastcards.Some of them asked if they could keep the postcards!<br /><br />What else you should consider is how much paper/painting ground you take along when travelling by plane.The paper quickly adds up to the max. weigh.So I did cut most of my paper in advance to my standard size and considered how many paintings I would approxomately do each day.Astrid Volquardsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04559940005957492412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-40254452593492099802011-08-19T16:40:28.221+00:002011-08-19T16:40:28.221+00:00Donna's Fome Core (foam core board) boxes are ...Donna's Fome Core (foam core board) boxes are a delight to see. They are the epitome of DIY and I love her drawings of them. Bravo!<br /><br />My own recent trip to the coast (9 hour drive from home) had me using my 6 Unis and my two-layer cigar box kit for plein air work. I have struggled mightily with "home mades" and am re-tooling often to get things to work right. This year, in early spring, I dumped my biggest box upside down on the ground and broke a few sticks. That provided motivation for renewing my systems to make them more rugged.<br /><br />All this to say, I have renewed my interest in buying a commercial box for travel, and now especially because I will be teaching in far off places like California and Canada. Mustn't look like a vagabond.<br /><br />So, this article is well timed for me. Thanks for it, and for the kind links, too.<br /><br />My top contenders are the Dakota Boxes and the Guerrilla Box. But, then again, my two-tiered cigar box has started working like a well-oiled machine. And also again, I now see Donna's excellent boxes, and I am back wondering what will be right for me!<br /><br />The truth is, the materials are part of the joy of this medium.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.com