Donate Art Supplies

The time has come, the Walrus said, to speak of many things—of glue sticks, paint, and glitter trays, and tools for batik wings...

The Community Art Studio relies on donations of usable items and supplies that can be magically transformed into art for the Procession.

You can contribute your own surplus supplies, or buy supplies and donate those.

Here are some of the supplies and materials we use:

Things that stick stuff together

• hot glue guns (the better ones last longer)
• glue sticks (lots)
• masking tape
• duct tape (the Processioneer’s secret weapon)
• staples and staplers
• white glue

Things that cut stuff apart

• scissors (safety scissors for small hands, large scissors for grownups)
• scissors sharpeners
• Xacto knives (and replacement blades)
• paper punches

Shiny things and fabric

• beads
• feathers
• sequins
• glitter (by the metric ton)
• trays for catching extra glitter
• scrap fabric, in solid bright colors
• burlap
• fake fur

Batik supplies

• tjanting tools
• hot pots for batik white glue
• acrylic paints
• white cotton sheets

Things for drawing with

• pencils
• crayons
• craypas
• magic markers

Things for painting with

• paint brushes
• latex paint (recycled, bright colors, black and white)
• tempera paints

Bendy stuff

• pipe cleaners
• lightweight chicken wire
• thick gauge wire for batik butterfly wings
• various wire (twisted pair, florist’s wire, copper wire)

Stringy stuff

• fishing line and swivel hooks for batik windsocks
• raffia
• yarn
• twine
• rope
• cord

Things for making structures, poles, or hoops

• flexible plastic tubing for hoops for windsocks
• PVC piping
• dowels (all sizes)
• bamboo
• supple willow or other branches

Drum makings

• 5-gallon buckets
• driftwood or sticks for drum sticks

Papier-mâché supplies

• plaster gauze
• plastic tubs for water or mâché mix
• newspaper
• balloons

Things with various uses

• see-through plastic containers with lids
• petroleum jelly
• trash can liners

Papery stuff

• newspaper
• brown paper bags
• large corrugated cardboard
• tag board (like cereal boxes or used campaign signs)
• rolls of white or brown "butcher" paper
• colored construction paper
• tissue paper
• foil wrapping paper

Clean Container-ish things

• metal cans (coffee and other sizes)
• juice can lids
• bottle lids

Thingie-things

• rolls from paper towels and toilet paper
• squishy foam, not Styrofoam
• egg cartons

Protective supplies

• dropcloths
• tarps
• work aprons

Stuff to make into big new amazing things

• backpacks (frames make great giant puppet foundations)
• umbrellas (excellent for jellyfishes, trees...)
• carts or wagons (to pull big critters on)
• wheels
• lumber
• clean carpet scraps
• lamp shades