April 2, 2025

Celebrating One Year Downtown

Take a peek inside our retail shop.

By The Art Toolkit Team

A bright, inviting workspace with a vase of yellow flowers and greenery. A small container shows blue pens and a cute yellow figurine. A "Quick Start Guide to Nature Journaling" booklet is displayed on a wooden stand, alongside a sign that says "Please Take One." In the background, there are organizational bins and art tools.

We are thrilled to celebrate one year at our downtown location in Port Townsend, Washington! After operating a small retail showroom up on Castle Hill, we re-opened to the public on Leap Day in 2024. It’s fun to capture the passing of time, and show how the space shifts little by little. Thank you to everyone who has come into the shop over the last twelve months!

A well-organized retail space featuring wooden shelves filled with various stationery items, books, and art supplies. Soft lighting creates a warm atmosphere, and there's a table in the center displaying additional products.

You can visit us in downtown Port Townsend, Washington at 1003 Water Street, Wednesday through Saturday, 10am – 5pm and Sunday 12pm – 5pm.

A wooden shelf displays various stationery items, including colorful cards featuring round watercolor designs, notebooks, and a black bag. Soft lighting adds a warm ambiance to the workspace.
A neatly organized blue storage case on a wooden shelf, holding pens and other stationery items. In the background, there are notebooks and decorative items, along with a large green plant. Sunlight filters through the space, highlighting the items.
A close-up of a green leaf from a plant, with a textured surface, next to a softly illuminated corner featuring a wooden frame and a blurred image in the background.
A textured wall displays four artistic sketches. The top sketch depicts a red building with accents of light colors. Below are two black and white line drawings with simple scenes, and the bottom sketch shows a colorful building with yellow and orange hues. A small card with a QR code and text is placed near the artwork.
A person is holding a tablet while standing at a wooden counter, with several books stacked nearby. The person's clothing is a dark green sweater.
A display of neatly organized notebooks on wooden shelves. The notebooks are mostly beige with some variations in color, labeled as "Midori Notebooks." A sign indicates the brand and features simple, elegant designs.
A wall in a bookstore features several flyers for spring workshops, including topics like "Photography and Composition," "Botanical Painting," "Publication Process," and "Sandwich Fundamentals." A book titled "The Cold Canyon Fire Journals" is displayed on a nearby shelf.
A display showcasing different paint palettes, featuring a sign that explains the options: demo, pocket, and fold palettes. The palettes are mounted on a pegboard, with multiple paint containers hanging below in various colors.
Six Pocket Palette bags hang from a pegboard, each featuring a colorful drawstring and a label displaying the product name. The bags are neatly arranged in a row, showcasing a variety of colors.
A display of various sizes of pans in labeled wooden boxes, with packaging in the background. The boxes contain mini, standard, double, and large pans, each with specifications and pricing information.
A wooden display holding a book titled "A Field Guide to Color" by Lisa Solomon. The cover features colorful watercolor swatches and a color wheel. Surrounding it are vibrant watercolor palettes.

Water Street is a perfect, walkable location for window-shopping and picking up some new art supplies! We hope you can visit us next time you’re in town!
An artist sites on a rock, dipping a paintbrush in a Pocket Palette.

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