100% Vegan

Clare helping a Wood Stork at God's Helping Hands Wildlife Rehabilitation

My Ethical Purchase Policy

I create using vegan products because I don’t believe that animals are commodities: not for food, not for clothing, not for cosmetics, and not for art.

You might be surprised to learn that the following supplies commonly contain animal products:

Black paint: bone char
Paper and canvas: rabbit skin
Brushes: hair of squirrel, goat, horse or ferret
Gesso: gelatin or rabbit skin
Watercolor: ox gall or squid ink
Oil paints and crayons: beeswax
Red paint and India ink: beetles
Tempera paint: egg whites
Graphite pencil: cow or sheep fat (tallow)
Fixative: cow casein

These ingredients are “traditional” because they existed before science was able to engineer alternatives.

Today, ethical alternatives to these products are readily available, and they perform better. One paint engineer explains that the densities and impurities of bones make it too inconsistent. He instead uses acetylene which is made from a chemical reaction.

My supplies are always vegan resulting in a 100 percent vegan artwork for your space.

100% Vegan

Clare helping a Wood Stork at God's Helping Hands Wildlife Rehabilitation

My Ethical Purchase Policy

I believe in viewing art to induce pleasure, reduce stress, and increase empathy.

Better for the animals. Better for the environment. Better for you.