print series with Graven Feather

Lots going on at Graven Feather right now (or always?) with the In The Round group show call for entry already at 122 artists, Pam and Erin's work up in the gallery- a show titled 'Trawling Tilling Tending' with a closing party on the 27th, annual calendars are in the works... and a new print series featuring prints by 8 artists. I, being one of the 8, was asked if I would like to help with the printing and figured out a day that I could run away to the big city and help out. We did the whole edition, signed and stamped in one day, which is pretty amazing to me but with a Challenger press I guess it is not unheard of. Here are a few photos from my visit and a little video that Erin took of me helping out. 

One of the many lovely letterpress pieces around the studio. I love Roald Dahl.

Unfortunately here, his name is spelt Ronald...maybe that is why it is a proof.

Here is the list of artists whose work has been translated to print editions:

Tammy Ratcliff, www.tammyratcliff.com

Toko Hosoya, http://www.tokohosoya.com/

Gillian Wilson, http://www.gillianwilson.ca/

Christopher Hayes, http://www.enginegallery.ca/artists/catalog/17/

Dave Sheppard, http://davesheppardart.com/

Miranda Bouchard, http://www.mirandabouchard.com/#home

Pearl Van Geest, http://www.pearlvangeest.com/

Jessica Bartram, http://jessicabartram.ca/

   Erin mixing just the right red for me. I have never had anyone mix my ink for me before. 

   Pam getting things set up and roller inked

Pam and Paul pulling the first proofs

What a lovely press

    Aerial view of the plate on the press

I think you can see Erin's video on Graven Feather's Facebook page here.

Graven Feather opening

On our Saturday visit to Toronto, one of our most important things to do was to drop in to the soft opening of Graven Feather at 906 Queen St. West.  There we celebrated the opening of a new studio, workshop and showing space of three very talented young women;  Erin Candela
Pam Lobb and Jessica Bartram.  It was delightful! A brand new clean space all set up and ready to go. Lots of wonderful artwork,a large group of fans, cupcakes, champagne and lovely accordion music  playing in the background.  We were later shown around the beautiful garden and were quite smitten with the whole place. I think that they will be most happy here in their new studios and can't wait to visit again to see what they have been up to. 

My son wanted to take the photos and so I am not sure of who did what.  I do have links for each of the artists and you can look up their work if you are curious.  I do know the top photo

is Pam Lobb and I can't wait to tell her that Graven Feather was Odin's favourite thing that we did on Saturday!