How Artists Can Make Use of Packaging Supplies

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.