Dealing With An Artists' Mindset?

[Aster]

If you are concerned about "wasting" the canvas your mother gave you, you could always grab a couple of cheap ones from a doller store and take a whack at painting, and save the gifted one for when you have a solid, defined vision of what you want to paint on it. ^.~

Also, if you do feel like sculpting a bit (glad to hear you enjoy it so much; I do too!) I suggest the doller store as well. The "Everything for $1.25" has/had some fantastic ultra light, air dry clay.

I've got a bit of painting paper (ex. thick paper meant for acrylics and watercolour) that I'd use before breaking out the canvases. But I have been trying to find a decent dollar store around here. I'm not sure why I haven't been able to find one yet, but I'll choose to blame my unnaturally slow internet. :P
And anything with the consistency of a marshmallow must be good! I'll just have to make extra-sure that I don't eat it. e.=.e

Hm...speaking of stores, the only artists store - I mean store chain - that I know of around in the Lower Mainland Area is Michael's, if that's of any advice. ^w^;

When I moved across the city a few months ago, I discovered that there was a DeSerres two blocks away from my school (so, 6 blocks away from where I live). I find it to be much cheaper than Michael's, plus I get student discounts! ^^,