Silent Auction: Desert Bus Handmade Watercolor Set
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Winner: RockPusher for $1,805.69
This set of handmade watercolor paints was inspired by the shifts and shenanigans of Desert Bus for Hope. During the pandemic I fell down a paint making rabbit hole and dreamed of a desert bus inspired paint set, and now have the expertise to make that dream a reality! Included in this set are 12 half pans (with magnets) of handmade professional quality watercolor paints made using lightfast pigments, all nestled in a tin and protected by a rainbow Spoopifer. The Spoopifer sticker on the tin is based on a hand painted version of him with colors from this set.
The colors included are: Alpha flight (PV19), Tucson (PO71), Endless Desert (PO49), Dawn Guard (PY150), Night Watch (PB15:3), Belopa (PB60), Vengabus (PV55), Zeta (PV23), Vegas (PO71, PV42, blue/purple mica), Bug Splat (PY150, PG36, gold mica), Coffee Pong (PR101, blue/green mica), and Omega (PBK11, purple mica). The paints included in this set are versatile for color mixing and also include 4 special sparkly colors (Vegas, Bug Splat, Coffee Pong & Omega). The ingredients and pigments are mostly nontoxic (Dawn Guard and Bug Splat contain nickel), but nonetheless should not be consumed (especially by children).
Ingredients & care instruction: Gum arabic, pigment, corn syrup, glycerin, potassium sorbate & dextrin.
The pigment codes are listed after the color names and are useful for looking up lightfastness and other pigment properties. Let the paints dry before storing to prevent mold growth, especially in hot/humid environments.
Amy is from Maine, USA and currently lives with their partner and 2 cats in California. They have been knitting for 20sih years and also do various textile arts (spinning, weaving, embroidery), watercolor and paint making. They are a biologist and self-taught artist with an ever-growing list of artistic hobbies and interests.