I purchased the Gogh Box after reading a similar unboxing by Karen Margulis. She is a professional Pastel Artist that I enjoy following. You can find her blog at http://kemstudios.blogspot.com It is called Painting My World. I discovered her after Maggie Price passed away and I began looking for another teacher. I like her style of painting and find her Blog very informational as well as inspiring. Anyway, the Gogh Box is designed to be a travel box for Plein Air painting. It is sturdy, compact, and full of helpful accessories. I was so excited when it arrived a the door! It was like Christmas for artists! When I took it out of the packaging this is what it looked like. As you can see, the case is made to withstand a lot of movement and bumping around. Karen has tested it through airports and it travels well. I plan to give it my test in a couple of weeks when I go to Phoenix, AZ. The bottom of the box is pre-made for a tripod assembly. I have an old video camera tripod that fits with it perfectly. The tripod is somewhat heavier than is desired, but it will work for now, until I am able purchase a lighter weight one. The latches on the front are not only made of metal and secure, but they have locks and keys that come with the box. The especially fun part starts when you open the box!! Inside it is packed with goodies!! I will add a link at the end to the website to order one and you can see the list of materials. It is lined with yellow coned foam for shock absorbency and packing security. This keeps your pastels from breaking while being transported. (Side note on that: ALWAYS make sure your pastels do not rattle around at all. They should be pack to where there is not movement. If not, even the slightest room for moving can cause your pastels to end up in little pieces!) The box comes with an empty Terry Ludwig Pastel box with the foam inserts still inside. Terry Ludwig makes very nice packaging boxes and I never throw away my pastel boxes for this very reason. The trifold is foam core that will stand as a backboard for clamping your pastel paper on to do your painting. The kit includes bulldog clips, rubberbands, and other clips. There is also a water color kit for underpainting, a small spray bottle, drawing kit, pastel paper, hand wipes, and more!! I can not wait to test this kit out!! I plan to do a little local Plein Air painting before the trip out west. I have not done much of this type of painting, but have really enjoyed the time I have had the opportunity. I will post more reviews of this kit as I use it. The link to purchase a Gogh Box is from Stan Sperlak's website which is : http://www.stansperlak.com/store.shtml
The link for the listing of the included items and some more of Stan's pictures of the box can be found at: http://www.stansperlak.com/images/GO%20BOX%20INFO.pdf I hope you have enjoyed reading this informational posting of the Gogh Box by Stan Sperlak. I hope to be able to do more item reviews like this and also get into doing some demonstrations with pastels. Come back and visit often and positive, helpful comments are always welcome. God Bless you and have a great day.
3 Comments
harrylee1033
7/28/2020 05:42:58 am
so nice box thanks for sharing . https://www.thingiverse.com/Packagingbeeuk/
Reply
11/5/2022 08:33:53 am
Move her those would attorney.
Reply
11/9/2022 12:38:05 am
Color field federal measure artist capital. Individual lose strategy white.
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
Becky DanielArtist Archives
April 2015
Categories |