This group of about 20 people runs a cooperative shared letterpress shop in Richmond Hill, just North of Toronto. Members have access to use the shop during daytime hours and there are a couple of keys available for after-hours access.…
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Watermarks 2012 conference keepsake
For the Watermarks 2012 Conference held in Cleveland in October 2012, we made a keepsake to be included in the bundle given out to all contributors. This conference was held jointly by Friends of Dard Hunter (FDH) and the International…
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At the CBBAG Ottawa Book Arts Fair
Well, here we are at the Book Arts Fair organized by the Ottawa Valley chapter of CBBAG. If you read this early enough we’re open until 4pm today at the National Archives building at 395 Wellington Street in uptown Ottawa.
Springs have sprung
Last year at the American Typecasting Fellowshsip Conference Jason Dewinetz mentioned that he had a Ludlow Supersurfacer with a broken clamp spring. The Supersurfacer is used to smooth off the surface of slugs cast on a Ludlow, which is essentially…
An evening at KwartzLab
One local group that I am associated with is called KwartzLab. This is the local “maker group” in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Essentially it is a group of members who rent premises and keep tools and equipment there for use by…
CBBAG Book Arts Show & Sale in Ottawa
On Saturday, May 4th (that’s one week after Wayzgoose) from 10:30am to 4pm, the Ottawa Valley Chapter of the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (CBBAG) will hold a Book Arts show and sale, featuring 25 exhibitors along with a…
Rural Routes Studio Tour
Since we moved to New Dundee in 2010, we have been participating in the Rural Routes Studio Tour. This takes place annually the first weekend of November, and includes artists and artisans in the rural area to the south-west of…
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