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  • Hayley Griffiths posted an update in the group Group logo of The WallThe Wall 2 years, 2 months ago

    This is an edited version of a letter of thanks received through our W&N website from a 94-year-old user of our products, which I wanted to share with you.  

    Please read the below.

    I wanted to write a glowing testimonial for Winsor & Newton paints.

    I am 94 and think I have used your water colours ever since I began making pictures when I was a little girl at school.

    What I wanted to tell you was that when I went to my box of paints recently, because I wanted to paint newspaper in which to wrap a bulky present for my 4-year-old great grandson, I found that my tubes of W & N watercolours had become hard. Not surprising, of course, after all those years of not being used, but I was disappointed. However, I cut into the tubes and laid them in water.

    They rewarded me! It took quite a bit of persuasion, but I extracted the solid paints, broke them up and dissolved them in water, and was able to slosh them around and produce sufficient colour to paint designs on four sheets of newsprint. Not only that, but the paints behaved themselves beautifully. Any raw colour I got on my fingers washed off easily, any of it which ended up on my kitchen bench also washed off without trouble, and the colours were still fresh and true.

    That’s all, but I hope you are pleased that I let you know.

    Keep on keeping on. I hope you are still high on artists’ need lists.

     

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    • Jo Sass replied 2 years, 2 months ago

      Two things to note here – the paints ‘behaving themselves beautifully’ after what sounds like at least 80 years (!) plus the commitment of someone who still loves to paint at 94, and is generous enough to write to tell us. I can’t really think of another sector where these two things would come together. We have an audience of highly engaged users (and they are not all talking to us on Instagram). We also have a responsibility to share stories like these, to inspire younger artists who are finding it challenging to keep on creating as life gets busy and the cost of living increases. Thanks for sharing Hayley – I will email you with a response for this dedicated Winsor & Newton artist.…

    • Benjamin Hodgson replied 2 years, 2 months ago

      Great feedback. Echoing Jo a little here but love how the painter talks about the paint in a humanistic way…. what a great brand voice. Both ‘behaving themselves beautifully’ and ‘they rewarded me!’ are fantastic expressions of the personality of paint, a great demonstration of the potential for art products to go beyond an inanimate commodity. A refreshing view against a ‘live fast, buy quick, dispose when done society’. …

  • Benjamin Hodgson posted an update in the group Group logo of The WallThe Wall 2 years, 2 months ago

    One of my favourite living artists, Mitchell Johnson, recently posted this quote which really captured my attention.

    I suppose this resonates well with the MostLovedWorkplace concept… as an accountant at Colart, replace “studio” with “office”, and “colours” with “excel” and that dopamine hit is flowing to me! 

     

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    Jane Beeston posted an update in the group Group logo of The WallThe Wall 2 years, 2 months ago

    Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone and in line with the kick off of our MostLovedWorkplace certification, I’d like to share my reason why I love Colart….many reasons really but mainly, it’s about the people I work with 💕

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  • Ilona Timofejeva posted an update in the group Group logo of The WallThe Wall 2 years, 2 months ago

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    With a rich history dating back hundreds of years, Pancake Day combines a delightful sense of celebration and fun with some deep and meaningful components.

    Yesterday at Crown we had a fantastic Pancake Day celebration with all our staff enjoying delicious pancakes together!

    🥞

     

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    Jimmy Leslie posted an update in the group Group logo of The WallThe Wall 2 years, 2 months ago

    Yesterday I sat down with new Liquitex artist Cameron Barker to discuss his origins as an artist and other related topics, enjoy.

    https://colart365.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/TFACShareBestPractice/EZXWHjRHQk9FqAhM7PY8XTMBC7YMU-OJGFXTIorwAHAXfw?e=2ag3Z6 

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