Art is one of those misunderstood hobbies,
careers, forms of expression, and subjects (it definitely functions as all four
and more) that people like to talk bad about, as if it’s a useless skill or
vocation. In all reality, though, art has carried humanity through the ages,
serving to keep us entertained and keep record of historical events while
accurately portraying the human experience.
Art is, in essence, a heavily misunderstood
thing. Too often people laugh at how certain pieces of art can even be
considered as such just because those very people don’t understand what it
means. They see abstract shapes and proclaim “anyone could do that!” as if it
were a 2-minute endeavor. Yet if anyone ever said that about their career or particular set of skills
or hobby, they would be up in arms about the claim, making sure you get an ear
full about how it’s taken them years to perfect their trade.
As if that’s not what artists have done
throughout time.
Well, we want to note a few useful ways that
artists can make use of different packaging supplies. If you’re an artist, you
likely have all of these things laying around your place but just never
realized how useful they could be to your trade.
Sharpies.
While these are often not fine-tipped enough
for most artists’ liking, there definitely is untapped potential for using
sharpies as a medium, especially if used on cardboard boxes. Think of it as the
“Packaging Supplies” era of art, if you will. (That’ll probably never happen,
but you know, the mind can get carried away and creative.)
Packing
tape.
Tape is incredibly useful for repairing things
or holding stuff together. Perhaps you want a piece of paper to hang from the wall
while you paint or draw on it. Or maybe you’re piecing together a lot of
different smaller papers and want to make a collage out of it. Heck, tape can
even be used to spell things out or make geometric shapes with. It just takes a
little bit of creativity and out-of-the-box thinking to get things moving
along.
Storage.
If all else fails, having a few cardboard boxes and tape and sharpies around still translates to extra storage for your
art supplies and utensils. A lot of artists are stigmatized as messy and
disorganized, but that’s definitely not always the case. Get your stuff in
order so that you know where it is and what it’s packaged with the next time
you go to retrieve it.
