Slate Tin Pastels include a Kirkby Grey pastel with pigment from Kirkby Slate Mine in the Lake District. Also, Honister Green pastel with pigment from the world famous Honister Slate Mine. This set also includes a complimentary Shetland White Pastel.
Their soft pastels are made from the finest traditional ingredients along with natural Cumbrian pigments which are lightfast. They blend well with each other and will make your mark while remaining smooth in use. The strength of their natural binders is carefully calibrated to ensure a satisfying result. They are individually hand-rolled, labelled and packed into tins in their studio.
Florence Paintmakers was formed by a group of four Cumbrian artists and was registered as a co-operative in 2012. Now their Paintmaker produces hand-made artists’ materials with the haematite from Florence Mine, Egremont, as well as other local pigments derived from Cumbrian minerals.