EK O'Connor

Peggy – I spent a few months in Italy on two different occasions, and fell in love with their store when I ran into it while wandering around in Florence 🙂

PS if you ever visit Cortona, there was a lovely little art supplies shop with a wonderful, kind elderly gentleman who will help you find whatever you need. It is a tiny little shop, and even though it was a couple of years in between my visits, he remembered me. It’s the kind of place that you remember all of your life.

Hi everybody, sorry late in replying, puppy has been in the ER lately. She’s fine now. I get my orders from Zecchi via FedEx. I think it depends where you live in the States on how they ship it.  I spent a few months in Italy on two different occasions, and fell in love with their store. I have their Silverpoint materials,  a set of their w…[Read more]

Hi Jill, they do ship to the US – they’ve shipped several (ahem, lol) packages to me! The link  you so kindly provided is indeed the set I have.  Just got a 10-wk-old puppy and have been a little slow replying 🙂  – Erin

Hi Peggy, I’m glad you emailed them!  They are more reversible rather than retractable (translation issue).  I think that, like many Mediterranean coastal cities, they close for August, but maybe you will reach them in time!  I also have some of their charcoal.  I can’t speak of their materials highly enough.  I’d love to buy their pigments some…[Read more]

I see Jill already posted the link (thank you, Jill!).  They are lovely.  The little box feels so nice in one’s hand.  If you contact them, they reply nearly immediately and ship it very well packed.  One can never have too many travel brush sets 😉

I have some from all over (Rosemary & Co, Cheap Joes, etc.) but my favorite is a set from Zecchi.it:  Pocket case of wood containing 4 travel Marten Kolinsky brushes n. 2-4-6-8.  The case is a beautiful little wooden one that fits in your hand and feels good (like a smooth rock feels good to hold), but it’s not as small or as thin as metal or pla…[Read more]