Posted on May 30, 2017 by sproutspress

A big welcome to the newest series of Sprouts Press journals: the Boustrophedon Journal! The beauty of this journal lies in the details, which are efficient and surprising. Hard covers (cloth-covered), thick pages that can handle light washes and dry media, and a leather wrap around tie. The surprising part happens when you open the book. But let’s back up a minute. The name, Boustrophedon (pronounced “boostro – feedin”), refers to the pages and their folded construction. When you open the book, there are 14 pages, 28 page if you use front and back. Take it a step further and there are 34 pages if you use the 6 hidden pages!! Yes, hidden pages that can be used separately or together as 3 separate panoramas! Perfect for travel sketching. (See my instagram feed for a short video demo of this: @sproutspress)

Learn more about the Boustrophedon Journal here.

Bees (& the Birds) Show

Posted on May 29, 2017 by sproutspress

I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be participating as an artisan in this year’s Bees (& the Birds) show over at the TEST Gallery! I’ll be making a series of pollinator themed journals and notebooks (think hexagons, florals and shimmery shiny gold!) that are perfect for garden notes, summer camp and cottage adventures.

When: June 7 – 20, 2017
Where: TEST Gallery, 906 Queen St. West, Toronto

Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday June 8, from 5pm – 8pm. We’d love your support as we support pollinators!

For more information about the show, please visit the facebook event page here.

Wunderkammer Show: Last Weekend!

Posted on May 25, 2017 by sproutspress

Thanks again to everyone who came out to the opening of our team’s first gallery show, Wunderkammer: Cabinet of Curiosity. It’s a curated selection of science-based art and craft, it’s a really fun show!

If you weren’t able to join us for the opening and haven’t popped in to take a look at the amazing work by local artists and artisans, this is the last call. Show closes May 28th, which is this sunday.

Show hours are:
Tuesdays: 11 am – 4 pm
Wednesdays through Sundays: noon to 6 pm
The Toronto Etsy Street Team Gallery, 906 Queen St W

Wordless Wednesday 24.05.17

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One Journal: Two Sizes

Posted on May 23, 2017 by sproutspress

Introducing the Medium-Sized Leather Journal! (Cousin to the regular-sized Leather Journal). Some of you have seen these in person at shows, but this is the first time they’ve been available online.

I’ve been working hard on streamlining my leather journal collection, which has gone through many different phases over the years. These are my favourite to date. They’re simple, beautiful, practical and robust. 3 colours, two sizes, easy peasy!

See the full collection here.

Wunderkammer Show

Posted on May 18, 2017 by sproutspress

Image: Ele Willoughby

This past saturday was the opening for the group show I’m in: Wunderkammer: The Cabinet of Curiosity. It was curated by the Captain of the Toronto Etsy Street Team and all pieces included are of a science/nature theme. I’m so proud to have one of my artists books (and paintings!) alongside so many other talented makers. Scroll through the photos for a quick sampling of the work on display.

Image: Ele Willoughby

If you weren’t able to make the opening, don’t worry! The show runs from now till May 28 at The Toronto Etsy Street Team Gallery, 906 Queen St West, Toronto

Show hours are:
Tuesdays: 11 am – 4 pm
Wednesdays through Sundays: noon to 6 pm

For more information and to see the website, go here.

Wordless Wednesday 17.05.17

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Wordless Wednesday 10.05.17

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Wunderkammer Show

Posted on May 9, 2017 by sproutspress

I’ll be part of a group show, Wunderkammer: The Cabinet of Curiosities, at the new Toronto Etsy Street Team Gallery, running May 11 – 28! It’s the gallery’s first group art show, and my first art gallery show in many years. I’m really looking forward to it and hope you’ll join us at the opening (details below).

About the show:
“This art – or science art – show, is inspired by the Wunderkammer or Cabinet of Curiosity, the immense, eccentric, encyclopedic natural history collections gathered by collectors since the Renaissance. Cabinets of Curiosities featured treasured zoological, botanical, anatomical, fossil and gem specimen, collected by early citizen scientists. WUNDERKAMMER features original sculptures, drawings, hand-bound books, prints, paintings, printmaking, ceramics, jewellery, generative and multimedia specimen of natural and unnatural history on all scales, from the microscopic to the macroscopic.”

Where: Toronto Etsy Street Team Gallery, 906 Queen St. W., Toronto
When: May 11 – 28, 2017. Opening reception is this saturday, May 13, 6pm – 10pm. RSVP here to attend the opening.

For more information, please see the gallery website here.