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Follow along with Princeton Artist Brush Ambassador Grahame Booth to create a watercolor landscape of Connemara in Ireland. What you'll need: Princeton Artist Brushes: Princeton Aqua Elite Quill Size 6 Princeton Aqua Elite Liner Size 1 (substitute for Rigger Size 10) Princeton Neptune Quill Size 8 MaimeriBlu Watercolors: Ultramarine Blue Deep Burnt Sienna Cobalt Blue Light Primary Yellow Permanent Yellow Deep Brown Madder Titanium White Surface: Arches 100% Cotton Watercolor Block, 9"x12" (subst …

A repost from our friends at Japanese Paper Place discussing the tradition of Katazome as we mourn the passing of Mr. Kawakatsu, owner of Wazome Kogei. The sudden death of Mr. Kawakatsu, owner of Wazome Kogei, and the subsequent closure of this studio, has left us deeply saddened. Wazome Kogei was one of the last remaining Katazome-shi production studios in Japan. We are enheartened by the instantaneous global response to the news which resulted in a barrage of requests for the remaini …

Sam Flax Atlanta is excited to announce our new Leuchtturm1917 Shop-in-Shop--one of only two in the entire US! As one of the leading retailers of Leuchtturm1917, our shop now offers an exclusive variety of journals, workbooks, sketchbooks, notebooks, writing utensils, notebook accessories, and more! We are so excited to be the premiere destination for all Leuchtturm1917 supplies.At our store, you will find a complete selection of Leuchtturm1917 notebooks, journals, the Drehgriffel collect …

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Effective January 22, 2024, Wide Format Printing and all additional printing services will no longer be available at Sam Flax Atlanta. Our talented printing staff has completed all open orders, and we will no longer offer any of the following services: digital capture, graphic design, photo re-touching, giclee prints, scanning, and wide-format printing/reproduction. We want to thank all of our valuable printing clients we have served over the years and look forward to cont …

We're bombarded with messaging, all day long...and unfortunately, not all of it is positive. Affirmations Across Atlanta is looking to challenge that.  In 2022, we were approached by the B-Aware Foundation in conjunction with the A-Town Art Agency and the Fulton County Youth Commission to bring Affirmations Across Atlanta (AAA) to life. AAA is about bringing positive affirmation murals to the city of Atlanta, starting with schools. The initiative (aptly named the "Positive Paint Initiative" …

BizTV's Scott Miller hosts Sam Flax Atlanta Owner Sophia Bowman-Albirt to discuss the past, present, and future of Sam Flax AtlantaAll rights to BizTV

Voyage ATL recently featured us in their Hidden Gem series. Read the full interview below!From January 11, 2022Today we’d like to introduce you to Mary-Ellen Long and Sophia Bowman-Albirt. They share their story with us below:Sam Flax started his first art supply store in NYC in the 1920s and along with his brothers went on to open shops serving creative communities across the country. His sons Leonard and David opened the Atlanta store in 1973 and over the years moved from Spring Street to Nor …

In the summer of 2019, we were given an amazing opportunity... The building at 1491 Northside Drive (the building right next to us) was up for lease and we jumped on the opportunity to annex it. Inside, towering exposed brick walls and 20ft high ceilings, a kitchenette, bathroom, and room for future studios. We immediately imagined this space for future classes, maybe an art gallery, storage for oversized canvases...the possibilities seemed endless. We wanted to transform the outside of the spac …