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Supply List

*supplies and materials are not provided by MOCHA

Watercolor paper

Suggestions : Size up to 9 x 12 / Cold Press / up to 140 lb 

Professional

Arches Watercolor Paper Pad 140lb 12 sheet 

Affordable

Strathmore paper 130 lb 12 sheets 

Canson XL 140 bl, 30 Sheets 

Watercolor Paints

Suggestions : at least 12 colors (more colors are better / optional – 1 white paint (gouache) 

Professional

Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor Tubes and Sets 

Sennelier French Artists’ Watercolor Tubes 

Affordable

La Petite Aquarelle Watercolor, Set of 12 Tubes 

Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolors Compact Set (14 colors) 

Daler-Rowney Simply Watercolor Paint Tube Set, 24 colors 

Sakura XNCW-24N, 24 Assorted Watercolors Field Sketch Set with Brush 

Watercolor brushes 

Suggestion : at least 3 different size of (Pointed) round brushes (optional : Flat brushes) – 

Affordable

Utrecht Series 6150 Synthetic Golden Taklon Watercolor Brushes 

HWAHONG Artist Watercolor Paint Brush700R 

Professional

Marrywindix 9pcs Round Pointed Tip Pony Hair 

Mixing palette for watercolor 

you can use (dish) plates / butcher tray or you can purchase one. *make sure your plate or tray color is white (no prints / no color) 

Mijello Martin Airtight Watercolor 18-Well Fuchsia Palette 

Falling in Art Airtight Leak-Proof Watercolor Palette 

Aluminum Watercolor Palette 

Container or jar for water

You can use empty yogurt container 

Kitchen towel or tissue or old t shirts/ fabric 

Hair Dryer 

Optional – Salt / Old tooth brush / spray bottle

How to Set up Your work Space

Color Directory

As a wife and mother of three who is caring for an aging parent, I am experiencing a new way to live and be with my family.  My new normal is evolving daily as I quickly learn and adjust to being a teacher and parent in my home. I am in this situation with you.  It has been tough because assisting my children with their classwork and working has not been easy. Additionally, as an Executive Director of an arts learning institution, MOCHA is experiencing many challenges of being a non-profit in our new world of social distancing and non-essential closures.  We are compliant, but it has come with great risk to our sustainability.

Since schools are closed, most of our Teaching Artists are having to adjust to a novel way to connect students to instruction.  We are working closely with schools and our community to virtually connect our young people to our amazing Teaching Artists by delivering arts instruction using the Zoom application.

We are in this together, as we wouldn’t exist without our dedicated Teaching Artists, Staff, and YOU. Given the evolving situation around COVID-19, our Museum is temporarily closed, but mocha.org is still up and running with free videos for art-making using everyday items and simple supplies. We are also doing an art kit drive to deliver supplies to children who belong to our most vulnerable communities. 

Only $20 will give a child supplies for daily art projects for a month. Along with food and household products, children need to create, build, express, and innovate; along with adults, they need an outlet too.  Our children must have access to arts and MOCHA is joining forces with the arts community to provide these essentials to our young artists. Sign up at www.mocha.org/artkits.   

Moreover, we have created options to give parents a break to work or take much needed personal time. You can sign up for our one-hour or four-hour virtual art classes and camps. Purchasing gift cards for future programming: Virtual Art Camps, Art and Sip, Birthday Parties, Open Studio, and Space Rental is available too. We’re grateful for our MOCHA community and look forward to connecting digitally with you until we are able to welcome you back to the museum.

With Gratitude,
Nina Woodruff-Walker, Executive Director 

ninaww@mocha.org

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