ASBA Conference

It was a full day of  fascinating ASBA presentations as I provided technical assistance for the following:

But before the presentations began, I happened upon Rosemary of Rosemary & Co. She is a wonderful person, very friendly and informative. I explained my wish for a soft brush without a hard point, something for small area egg tempera washes. Rosemary immediately replied "Squirrel!" and handed one over. Somehow I was of the idea that squirrel was a coarse fur. This brush was so soft! There were not many with her so I'll be looking through the catalog and placing an order soon. And in the catalog I also ran across rounded Kolinksy's (series 66, series) and red sable (series 79), more brushes I'd like to add to my tempera set.

NESBA Hosts ASBA Conference

Each year the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA) pulls together an incredibly rich conference of workshops, demonstrations, lectures, exhibits, functions, tours... You name it, they do it! This year's conference is hosted by the New England Society of Botanical Artists (NESBA), and although I'm a newbie here, something tells me that this will be the best Conference ever.

I know that not all of you, dear readers, are artists or USA based but I do hope you are all interested. So please check out the series of blog postings on NESBA's hosting of the ASBA 2011 Conference.

And although the Conference is not scheduled until October, this weekend is when members get to register for all the upcoming activities.

http://www.bostonasba2011.blogspot.com/