How This 300-Year-Old Pastel Stick Maker Creates Nearly 2,000 Colors — More Than Its Competitors

"if the sun is out and we don't feel like working then we don't work." This is the key to human happiness.

Am I the only one who thinks pastel looks absoloutly delicious?

I'm glad she made Margaret a co-owner. She's so passionate about the pastel and colors.

She looks great for 300 years old!

At last! A highly skilled aging artisan who has successfully found an apprentice willing to take on a passion trade in this economy!

My grand uncle always used pastels for his art. Nothing else. He would carry a box of pastels with him, drawing with them wherever he went. Colorful happy sketches of nature. Then came the war. He took the pastels with him. But he would stop using colors. He only used black. One day when he was on „holiday“ from active service he didn’t pack his pastels. My grandmother told him that he had forgotten to pack his pastels and he answered „I don’t need them any more“ And in that moment she kind of knew that he would not come back. He died in the war when he was 21 years old. Since I was the only one who liked to do art in various forms, she gave me his pastels as a present. I always wanted to use them but I always felt that I am not good enough to use his precious pastels. I still have the box. Still as good as knew (except for the black) Maybe I am ready now to finally use them…

I did an art degree and I have to say I'd never used pastels until then, we were advised on what brands to buy and if I'd never used anything else but what the college recommended I'd never use pastels again, they were like crayons. my mother thought they were rubbish and handed me her tin of old expensive pastels (they may have even been this brand) it was like chalk and cheese, completely different things, very soft, easy to blend, silky smooth and surprisingly long lasting.

Wish I had the money, a 36 set is $655.00,........amazing history, I have the utmost respect for these two.

Seeing her eyes glowed as she was touching that yellow pigment sparked so much joy in me. This is truly someone that appreciates her craft. Everyone involved at this oil pastel studio deserves all the love and success. Truly a rare sight!

I'm a pastel artist and these pastels are like the holy grail of pastels. I would love to own some of them but they are exceedingly expensive!

Visiting la maison du pastel (and buying some of their precious pastels) is every pastels painters dream 😍

As an artist who doesn’t use pastel I still appreciate the hell out of the fact they continue the craft. I bow in respect to the commitment and focus.

As an artist and lover of vibrant color, this was mesmerizing. The world needs more of this kind of craft. Sadly, we're losing this kind of centuries of knowledge and honed expertise every day. I doubt I'll ever be able to use much less buy this kind of beautiful material 😢

I love how a pillar for a niche art segment isn’t an artist herself, something poetic about that, although you can say the making of these pastels is a form of art too

Margret reaching out should be a reminder to everyone and is one to myself to always reach out for things because you never know how it could go! Might be nothing but might be a partnership !

Everyone want to know their blue, this is why they have 300 years in the sales business, blue is the the most select, and hardest to fink in nature color. If it can move you emotionally, then they are the greatest, best, and signature in biz. Nice work.

She literally stumbled upon a dream job. And she seems to be VERY grateful for it. Clicked on this by accident but watched the whole thing. So interesting and loved all the colors of those pastels

When I was in elementary school, my art teacher Ms Hudson had pastels in her art room. I loved using them. They were creamy and vibrant. When I left that school, no other school art room had them. I was so disappointed. My mom tried to buy me pastels at the store, and they weren’t even creamy or vibrant. They seemed like crayons… I was disappointed but pretended to like them. This video makes me want to order some. I would love to share them with my kids. There’s nothing like real pastels.

I love the way her eyes lit up when she saw that yellow pigment for the first time! Such a genuine excitement to experiment with it is hard to find.

Hopefully this video gets them more customers. They deserve it!