Hello everyone.
Unfortunately, at the moment, I cannot sent out emails on any of my email accounts. (veganartstuff.info and my my art page ansho.info). It happened since ‘Outlook’ changed to a new version. Receiving emails thankfully still works. I hope everyone writing in, will also find their questions answered in my blog posts here.
First of all, I want to thank A. for the lovely message back in April. First, I unfortunately did not see it or it was not shown, then when I finally did, I thought it was better to write you here. I hope you stumble over these lines. Your message was very much appreciated.
Dear W. , I just tried to send you my reply, but alas the email gods said no – several times. I also hope you will find my message here as well. To the Gesso: I haven’t got any news but maybe my blog entry about clear gesso last year might help. Maybe there ist something for you in Liquitex’ or Schmincke’s repertoire. Schmincke now labels their animal-free products vegan.
In case you are writing to a company, always feel free to use my guideline sheet to attach to your enquiries.
Dear L, I will try and contact Kalour and Brutfuner in your coloured pencil quest. I do not recollect of milk derivatives being in coloured pencils, many brands have coloured pencil ranges without beeswax – which would not be a problem in your case being a vegetarian. Tallow often appears in softer graded graphite pencils. Mostly 2B and softer, an example would be Derwent, but also graphite pencils from the brand Caran d’Ache contain tallow.
I don’t want to tread on anyone’s international foot, but in my research over the last seven years, there are companies in certain regions of the world that have yet to change their opinion on how they view animal lives. Nevertheless, I still hope I might get replies.
Thank you all for visiting here on your art material quests and for bearing with me, a sociophobic, agoraphobic hermit. My replies might take a bit longer, but your mail is never overlooked; also please check in on here, for my replies, because of me not being able to send out mails at the moment.