Thank you, Gus Harper!
Almost normal hours…
Covington Mon-Sat 9-5
Baton Rouge Mon-Sat 10-5
New Orleans Mon-Sat 10-5
Hang in there Louisiana Artists!
We will keep you posted as soon as we reopen. Stay safe….
Looking for a part time employee in NOLA
Opening for Thursday/Saturday position at our Mid City New Orleans location to start last week in July! Send resume & contact info to: mosartnola@gmail.com
Still from a video of kindergarteners saying “Thank you, Mo’s Art Supplies”
Our sweet neighbor in Covington, artist Marianne Rodriguez, gives Mo’s a shout-out in this month’s issue of Southern Living!
Comus float design. Not sure what year??
A few of my favorite things accompanied by inspirational quotes.
Coming up are a few things and thoughts that you might find surprisingly delightful. Such as this picture of me with a wheelbarrow full of chicken s**t.
“If you light a lamp for someone else, it will also brighten your path.” Buddha
Large Buddha candle that looks like a ceramic sculpture $16.50.
“As I ate the oysters…& drank the wine…I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy & make plans.” Hemingway
Books with suggestions about how to eat oysters and drink wine. Plans are up to you.
“And I think to myself- what a wonderful world.” Louis armstrong
Puzzle about street food of the world 19.99. Flashcards that educate kids and remind adults that ours is truly a beautiful world $12.99.
“…I am convinced that the only people worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones.” The Scarecrow
True dat, Scarecrow! Baselisk letterpress notebook $15. Sailor Jerry coin purse $4.50. Brain eraser (with specimen jar) $5.99.
“buying something on sale is a very special feeling. In fact the less I pay for something, the more it is worth to me.” Rita Rudner
All sets 25% off through December!
“This fruity pebble that ya dealin’ with I ain’t ya average jabroni. I’m like a big purple pinwheel, Rock, so go ahead and blow me.” John Cena
What, those are mandalas not pinwheels on these journals? Large mandala (pinwheel) leather journal $32.50. Small $21.
“sharing presumes and creates equality.” clementine wamariya
Hat Not Hate kit with ez-knit loom $24.99. One to keep and one to give away!
“life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” Kierkegaard
Kaweco Decades pens $70 each. For recording all your deep reflections on the year 2020.
May you have a warm place to put your feet, food on your table, people to visit, and much more laughter in the coming year!
Painting I made while visiting my cousin’s farm. After she made me clean out the chicken coop!
Shake things up!
Take cocktail hour outside with this sturdy stainless shaker from Wild & Wolf. Comes with the jigger & muddler which fit inside.
Vivia flat watercolors
These thin booklets of vibrant watercolor fit in a sketchbook or back pocket! I know it’s confusing, so just come see it in person. Amazing!
How to make $5 really count…
Kit contains: Two 6x6 canvases, four jars acrylic paint, three brushes
Limited supply available at all three locations!
My studio!
Where at least four of the good things happen….and sometimes all of them!
Seven good things that have happened during quarantine:
1. People unleashing their creativity onto the world. People who “used to”, people who “never have”, people who “always wanted to”, and people who already were. Everyone with more time, sitting down and using some of it to express themselves in new ways with new thoughts, new perspectives, and a greater sense of freedom to experiment.
2. People lounging. Without the guilt usually involved. Binge watching, sleeping late, sleeping in tents, sleeping on sofas, sleeping in the middle of the day, staying up late, making comfort food, drinking cocktails at home, taking unnecessary baths, sitting in hammocks, sitting on porches, watching birds, playing games, having picnics, making bonfires, listening to old music.
3. People not being compulsive consumers. I have always embraced the notion that limitations foster creativity. I like challenging myself to cook things with only ingredients I already have in the house. I like moving around the furniture and artwork I already own. I like making a new outfit with clothes already in my closet. I like painting from poorly composed, fuzzy snapshots. Sometimes I forget I like all these things, but not now!
4. People enjoying nature. Everyone, everywhere knows what I mean. It’s as if people forgot how wonderful it is to be outside, and they finally put down devices and remote controls, and stepped out into the world they had abandoned. I know not everyone has been so lucky, but we have experienced, without a doubt, the most spectacular spring that Louisiana has ever seen. Usually spring is not even considered a real season here, and this year it has lasted well into May! Unbelievable. I have asked old people, like my Dad, if he can ever remember a spring in New Orleans this good. He said “never”.
5. People writing. We have sent and received more personal letters during this quarantine than probably in the last five years combined. Real letters that arrive in a mailbox. Another thing we forgot could be so exciting.
6. People learning to be alone. This is a complicated one. Society has become a bit neurotic about needing to “be a part of”, “be included in”, join, and above all make sure they share every single experience they have with whoever is willing to look at a post. For a lot of people this quarantine period has erased the pressure to worry about being so social, and it feels like a collective sigh of relief. I’m not saying that a community is not important and that we won’t be glad to get together again, but the ability to quietly enjoy spending time with yourself is still an incredibly important and rewarding skill to be honed. A lot of artists are already ahead of the game with this one!
7. Kids doing awesome kid things. And parents agreeing to them. Here are a few from our house: dyeing hair (warning- we now have one pink and one blue bathtub), cutting off dyed hair, making pinatas, learning to flip crepes, having food fights, learning Morse code (warning- a lot of beeping noises instead of words), learning to play chess, switching rooms- twice, abandoning rooms and moving into tents, star-gazing, writing poems, writing songs, writing letters, writing menus, staging dinners, being chefs, being waitresses, planting seeds, helping stock art supplies, trying new art supplies, making a thousand paintings & drawings, canoeing, fishing, dog-training, learning horrible internet dance moves, learning how to use a vacuum, and a washing machine, and a dryer, and a dishwasher. Don’t get me wrong- we’ve all been pills and had mood swings, and needed to take a break from each other. But still- pretty awesome.
Graphite Drawing Kit $75
Includes: 18x24 sketch, 18x24 newsprint, 11x14 sketch, notebook, fabric cover blank journal, 12 pencil set, woodless graphite set w/tin, 2b, 4b, 6b flat pencils, eraser set, sharpener, pencil box, *mesh storage bag, FREE art storage binder (not shown)
Charcoal add-on Kit $25
Add to your graphite kit above & have EVERYTHING for drawing at home! Includes: Conte crayon set, 4 degrees charcoal pencils, compressed charcoal, willow charcoal, set of blending stumps, chamois, kneaded, pink, and vinyl erasers, plastic storage box
Kid Creativity Kit #1 $35
Includes: Nicer quality WC set, markers, crayons, glue, 2 brushes, rainbow colored paper journal, notebook, 9x12 drawing paper pad, *mesh storage bag & FREE art storage binder (not shown)
Kid Kit #2 $35
Includes: Blank book, notebook, 20 large sheets colored paper, WC set, markers, crayons, x-treme glue stick, glue pen, 2 brushes, *mesh storage bag, FREE art storage binder (not shown)
Little Kid Kit $20
Includes: Blank sketchbook, giant WC set, jumbo crayons, jumbo markers, water cup, 2 brushes
