This is the beginning of a fun collaboration I’m doing with Dayna Wagner of The Pottery Cupboard. I did some drawings on a series of still-wet cups and bowls, to which she’ll add underglaze colour. This new line of pottery, along with some fun pieces Dayna is making in collaboration with Nicole Drouillard of Mercantile 519, will be debuted during the Windsor Essex Studio Tour on October 3 and 4. We’re super excited to show it to you!
Our class schedule for September and October is pretty much full, but we’ve squeezed in one more fun one: Christine Chenier of Saint Flamingo will be bringing us her Messenger Bag class once again! Class details are here: SEW A MESSENGER BAG
Since this is a late addition, we’re offering a limited time 15% discount on this class if you sign up before the end of this weekend. To get the special price you must register, with a 30% deposit, by Sunday, September 13 at 10:00pm. We’re open Friday from 11 to 5 and Saturday 11 to 6; we’re closed Sunday, but you can still register by sending an e-transfer payment to print@levigatorpress.ca. Or give us a call!
The beginning of September and a new school year always brings about a whiff of change: new schedules, new routines, new plans. Levigator Press has been open for six months now, and we’ve had some time to get a sense of the ebb and flow of our neighbourhood. Starting this week, we will no longer be open on Sundays, and we will now be open on Tuesdays. We’ve found that you, our lovely customers and students, tend to seek us out more during the week than on weekends, so it makes more sense for us to be open more weekdays.
Our new hours:
Monday: closed
Tuesday: 11-5
Wednesday: 11-5
Thursday: 2-8
Friday: 11-5
Saturday: 11-6
Sunday: closed
We’ve got our classes scheduled up until the beginning of November, and there are a lot of fun things happening! It will take a few days to get all of the classes uploaded into the events calendar, but for now, the list is below.
We have an early registration special for TODAY ONLY: register for a class today and get 15% off the fee! You have until 10:00 tonight, since it’s Night Market night in Walkerville and we’ll be keeping the shop open late. If you can’t make it into the shop today to sign up but want to take advantage of the special price, you can e-transfer the 30% deposit (that’s 30% of the regular course price) to print@levigatorpress.ca. If you choose this option, don’t forget to send us your name and contact information in a separate email.
Materials are included for the printmaking and bookbinding classes, and HST applies.
September 9 & 16: Lino block printing, 7-9pm :: $45
September 10: Monoprints, 6-9pm :: $40
September 14 & 21: Bookbinding: Hard cover stab (Japanese), 7-9pm :: $50
September 17: Bookbinding: Longstitch, 6-9pm :: $50
September 23, 30, and October 7: Calligraphy, 7-9pm :: $60
September 24: Block printing on fabric, 6-9pm :: $40
October 3-4, join us for the Windsor Essex Studio Tour, where we’ll have printing, pottery, and knitting events happening all weekend. It’s free!
October 6: Bookbinding: Coptic, 6:30-9:30pm :: $50
October 8, 15, & 22: Reductive woodcut, 6-9pm :: $90
October 13 & 20: Letterpress cards, 6:30-9:30pm :: $60
*October 17 & 18, 24 & 25, 31 & November 1: we will be offering the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild 6-day course, Bookbinding 1, with master bookbinder Dan Mezza. This course is administered by CBBAG and the discount offer does not apply. This is an intensive course that is rarely offered in our area. More information will be posted soon but in the meantime, feel free to call us for details!*
November 2 & 9: Two-colour screenprints, 6:30-9:30pm :: $60
Our Letterpress Cards class that was to start tonight has been rescheduled to accommodate student requests, so you still have some time to join! It’s two sessions, which will take place two weeks apart on Wednesday evenings, August 19 and September 2. See the updated class listing for more details: LETTERPRESS CARDS link
Levigator Press is back from vacation and the shop is back to regular hours. We did a little bit of work while on vacation, and we’ve got a few more new classes to add for fall. Stay tuned for fun new projects and events, which we’ll tell you about later just as soon as we’ve caught up on everything we missed. Also, if you haven’t yet entered our contest by leaving a comment on our last post (click HERE), we’re giving you until Friday to do so, then we’ll announce a winner!
Levigator Press will be closed for summer vacation from Sunday, July 26 to Sunday, August 9, to recharge our batteries and get ready for fall classes and printing! We’ll be open this weekend for the Walkerville Art Walk & Rock event, though, so you still have time to get your Levigator Press fix before we head out.
Leave us a comment here and tell us what YOU’RE doing for summer vacation, and when we get back we’ll randomly choose one commenter to receive a free workshop (limited to locals) or a Levigator Press tote bag (for those who can’t get here for a class). Please be sure and tell us in your comment whether or not you are local, so we know which hat to throw your name into!
While we’re away, you can still register for any of the classes we have currently listed. We can accept your deposit via e-transfer or Paypal to secure your spot in a class! Find details at the bottom of each class listing. We’re already starting to sign people up, so it’s a good idea to get your name in there early. We don’t want you to miss out!
We’ve just confirmed that Levigator Press will be hosting master bookbinder Dan Mezza of London, ON, to teach the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild course, Bookbinding 1 in October 2015. This is a 6-day, intensive course that will get you on the road to serious bookbinding and book preservation, and it is a prerequisite for taking further CBBAG courses. We’re delighted to be able to offer this high quality course in Windsor.
More details to come, but for now you can contact us if you’re interested and we’ll put you on a mailing list so you’ll get updates as they happen. The course will run for three consecutive weekends, 9am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday, on the following dates: October 17 & 18, October 24 & 25, and October 31 & November 1. You’ll register for the course through CBBAG rather than through Levigator Press, and will be required to take out a CBBAG membership in order to take the course. We’ll fill you in on more of those details later but in the meantime, mark your calendars!
For more information about the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, click here–> CBBAG website
Summer is here! And Walkerville will be hopping this weekend, with Art in the Park, the opening of the new City Market, and loads of yard sales. Here at Levigator Press, we have to work all weekend, but we’re in the mood to party!
Nicole of Mercantile 519 will be joining us for sidewalk sale madness, bringing you hot summer specials on letterpress cards, jewellery, and more! We’ll also be playing some cornhole, so come on over and loosen up your throwing arm.
Inside the studio we’ll be printing up a storm, with impromptu demos in screenprint, letterpress, and block printing all weekend long. And because we had so much fun last time we did it, you can bring a t-shirt in between 2 and 5 on Saturday to have it printed with an image of your choice from our selection of hand carved wood and lino blocks. All you have to do is show up and be awesome!
(photo credit Dax Melmer/Windsor Star)
We had a lovely write-up in the local paper yesterday, with some great photos from our letterpress printing demo. Check it out here: Windsor Star :: Levigator Press