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Have kit. Will travel.

At times it seems that even when we mean to stay put, there's invisible forces pulling or pushing this way and that. Not necessarily in the direction expected, but hopefully where we need to be.



Amidst all the travel the artsy soul will still create. And while creating something out of nothing is often necessary in this line of work it doesn't have to be that way while on vacation.
That's where the portable art kit comes in: Have kit. Will travel. 

Having a portable art kit makes sense for the creative souls on the go. Art therapists, clients, students, et al could benefit from having and making use of one.

Here's some basic considerations.
1. Size & type of pouch/container. This will effect how much you can take.
2. For contents, begin with basics then work your way to the frills. Writing/drawing tools, adhesive, cutting tool, liquid media, papers, other embellishments, etc.
3. That's it, all done. Now go back and spread it all out again with a focus on feasibility. Keep in mind that you want to be able to have easy access to these tools for expression. Burying them in the depths won't do anyone any good.


My initial kit came together in early July before conference and has been on a couple impromptu trips since, and it shows. After a summer of travels it needs to be thinned out. Moving the items collected and unused to the more permanent collections residing in the at room.



Key items in my kit:
ATC cards (can double as thank you cards)
Postages (for postcards that I make or purchase)
Water soluble color pencils
Self watering brush (& maybe a couple other types)
Glue
Scissors or xacto blade (as long as you're not flying)
Ball point pen/sharpie markers
A couple of dry tea bags 
A couple rubber bands and paper clips to hold collected items in place


What are some tools you can't do without?


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