Art Archives - Lead Safe Mama

Urban Infant (UI) Chunky Sidewalk Chalk, “sidewalk not included” (Canada): Lead-free, Cadmium-Free!

May 22, 2020May 23, 2020

Urban Infant (UI) Chunky Sidewalk Chalk This chalk was sent to me by a reader, but without any accompanying note, so I want to thank you for sending it in — whoever you are! 🙂 While the product is “Made in China”, it appears this might a Canadian brand of sidewalk chalk, as I could not…

Anne Stokes Fairy Scroll Print, c. 2010

September 6, 2018September 6, 2018

XRF Test results for the piece of artwork depicted below. The “Painting” part of the print: I am sharing two sets of readings here. Given the different colors in the painting, readings vary across the whole piece but all fell within the range of the two samples shown below. In general lead (Pb) in paint…

Glass Picture With Metal Frame, year unknown – maker unknown

September 6, 2018September 6, 2018

Art | JSchmirl | XRF Testing | XRFTesting

Below are the XRF test results for this item. I don’t have age or maker of the item but if you have something like this it might be an indicator of how yours might test. Metal Frame: Lead (Pb): ND / non-detect Arsenic (As): ND / non-detect Mercury (Hg): ND / non-detect Cadmium (Cd): ND / non-detect…

Click to read the full XRF test results for Stockmar beeswax crayons (testing for Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, etc.)

September 2, 2018October 2, 2020

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#AskTamara Question: Do Stockmar beeswax crayons have lead (Pb)? Answer: Below is a full summary of the specific XRF Test Results for a newly purchased set of Stockmar Wachsmalblöcke Wax Block Beeswax Crayons (purchased in August of 2018 off of Amazon.com) This is new-in-box product. If you are in a rush to see the results, please…

#AskTamara: Are my kids’ crayons toxic? Which brand of crayons is safe? Crayola? Filana? Stockmar? Honey Sticks?

August 10, 2018April 23, 2024

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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…

How Important Is Lead Poisoning to Becoming a Legendary Artist?

November 25, 2017November 25, 2017

This article originally appeared in “The Atlantic” in November of 2013. “In 1713, Italian physician Bernardinus Ramazzini described in his De Morbis Artificum Diatriba a mysterious set of symptoms he was noticing among artists: ‘Of the many painters I have known, almost all I found unhealthy … If we search for the cause of the…

Amazon is selling lead paint, let’s complain!

November 25, 2017November 25, 2017

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Art | Artists | Lead Paint | Leaded Artist Paint | Modern Sources of Lead

In searching for leaded items on Amazon yesterday (things being intentionally sold and marketed as containing lead) I learned Amazon is selling lead paint (leaded artists paints, specifically!) Please click through on this links (just click the images below) to these two products and help me change Amazon’s policies by submitting a review (that the…

Happy Halloween! Super-Leaded Tiny Pumpkin Bead (lots of Lead CAN come in very small packages!): 17,500 ppm Lead

November 21, 2017October 3, 2023

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Alternate Title: #AskTamara: What types of beads are safe for my children to play with? For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely…