Brush Strokes

There’s something about making discoveries artistically that leads to discovering that waste is not at all attractive. For those of you who are afflicted with that same sentiment, this article is for you.

There comes a time that we must say goodbye to even our most favourite paintbrush. I can’t casually throw mine aside without a second thought. So, given that I hate waste and that I’m fundamentally lazy, these old paintbrushes can often live again.

The beautiful thing about an old paintbrush, is that it no longer owes you anything, and so you can brutalise it in any way you see fit. You can experiment with an old paintbrush, trim bristles, or pound it into your desktop to discover new opportunities for making marks.

Before we get to the point though where we throw the paintbrushes out, we need to ask