Heilman boxes are made with the best birch lumber and plywood available.
The 5/32” birch plywood is made with premium grade Michigan birch on both sides with 60% red birch grain on one side and class A birch on the other side
The box lumber is solid natural birch primum grade. The joinery is made…
As told by Carol Douglas....
The air was perfectly still when we started painting. Unfortunately, neither she nor I thought to weigh down her Heilman pastel box. The wind rose imperceptibly. Whitecaps began to form and bigger breakers crashed along the rocks.
Lynne’s entire kit flew over onto the rocks with a terrible crash.
If you’ve worked in pastels,…
Art & Soul Gallery
In my many years of making art, dealing with different art-forms, learning and sharing with fellow artists I have given gifts that keep on giving. As artists we learn and express our passions each in our own way. This is why I feel so blessed to find a consortium of talent that…
A slip during unloading resulted in this hand injury .
During the booth set up in Monterey I got a cut on the top of my hand that was fairly deep. What a great relief I had the product of a friend to rely on!
Ed "Passi" Pasquerella sent one of his brilliant "Dr.'s Bag" of natural sunscreen, bug repellant…
As good wood and materials become more costly and difficult to acquire, we push the envelope of possibilities to have our products be the best, longest serving and easiest to use. When our boxes are opened and the lids come off, something wonderful is about to happen. Nature’s elements or still-life set-ups are about to…
In sharing our art, our partners art, be it craftsmanship, communication, etc., we inspire and share things with each other that give each of us new insight into how we will communicate our own visions. When I see what John sees in his camera, compared to what I see in mine has been a great…
It was almost overwhelming! A flurry of activity, a rush of people. No matter how prepared, IAPS will always sweep you off your feet! The wave of happy reunions, new friends made, ideas, options and possibilities sweeps you up and takes you for the ride that is IAPS 2013! We had good roads & weather.
We came…
We will be attending the International Association of Pastel Societies Convention in Albuquerque, NM, June 6-9,2013. (pastelinternational.com)
PLEASE NOTE: Our website shopping cart will be closed while we are gone. If you need a box, easel, or palette tray order processed before June 1st , place your order as soon as possible. Orders placed after…
Albert Handell
This is the Master artist Albert Handell using the Medium(Original) box on his French easel. An artist so gifted and sharing his instruction must be first on any artist’s “bucket list”. His workshops, both regular and mentoring are life changing for artists new and experienced alike, check his schedule at…