For artists, this might mean loading up on your favorite art supplies so you’re fully stocked ... It’s a very good easel because it has a handle that goes from the ground up.

There are dozens of invaluable items in an artist studio, without which art could never be brought into being. Last year we shared the favorite supplies ... tell me what’s good—my heart ...

That led her to the idea of a supply swap for artists and hobbyists. “Then I just put out a call to the community that starting April 1st, let’s collect art supplies,” Hurless said.