Celebrating thirty-five years on the Main Street
of Erin Village, Wellington County
Here at the Devil’s Artisan, we always appreciate a few sterling examples of printmaking, so after touring the OCADU printmaking department during the annual Book Arts Fair on December 10, we knew we had to share some photographs of the fantastic artwork adorning the walls. Thanks as always to Don McLeod for his photography skills.
Beautiful aren’t they? I can’t get over how talented these students are. Even their works in progress are beautiful and exciting. Well done OCAD students!
We are very pleased to announce that the latest issue of the Devil’s Artisan, DA78, has received a Canadian Regional Design Award.
The “Redgee” Awards honours the best in Canadian design. Administered by Designedge Canada, the awards shed light on the brilliant work being done by professional creative communities across the country.
DA 78: Heading to Palookaville took the prize for Ontario in the Editorial category. In addition to the high production values and classic design that you’ll find in all DA issues, this particular issue is packed with images of the work of Canadian graphic novelist Seth. From the handsome cover to the keepsake to the little illustrations hanging out in the margins, it is definitely a visual feast.
You can learn more about the Redgee Awards here, and check out the 2016 winners here.
Of course, DA 78 is available for purchase, in print and digital formats, here.
We couldn’t help but humbly brag about this accomplishment. It’s definitely nice when the thought and care that goes into each issue is noticed by the design community as well as our die hard fans!
Cheers,
On October 3, 2016, the Alcuin Society held their annual awards ceremony at the Arts and Letters Club in Toronto. On hand for the event was editor Don McLeod, who took these lovely photos to commemorate the occasion.
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Camilla Gryski and Michelle Walker
The host of the evening, Chester Gryski, along with Wesley Bates and Grant Hurley
The poetry honourees
The pictorial honourees
The prose honourees
George A. Walker and Stan Bevington
Hope you enjoyed this photo essay of this year’s Alcuin Society Awards Ceremony. For more “printeresting” event photos, check out our Pinterest page.
Cheers,
Every year, on the last Saturday of April, printers, bookbinders, paper makers, publishers and other book enthusiasts flock to the small town of Grimsby, Ontario for the Grimsby Wayzgoose AKA Annual Book Arts Fair. 2016 marked the 38th year of the fair, and featured an exciting lineup of vendors and a very appreciative crowd. Devil’s Artisan Editor Don McLeod was on hand with his trusty camera, as were other staff and friends of the Porcupine’s Quill. Scroll through the photos below for a peek at the events of the day.
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Tim Inkster, Stephanie Small and Elke Inkster behind the book table.
The 2016 Wayzgoose also saw the official launch of the latest issue of the Devil’s Artisan.
Hugh Barclay of Thee Hellbox Press was there. He happens to be featured in DA 78!
Talented engraver Larry Thompson of Greyweathers Press displayed his work at the fair.
And we can’t forget PQL and DA friend George A. Walker in a very a propos pose.
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Many thanks to Don McLeod for his tireless photographic efforts. For more photos of the 2016 Wayzgoose, and for images of other cool bookish events, visit the Devil’s Artisan’s Pinterest page.
Cheers,
The Devil's Artisan is remarkable in Canadian publishing in that most of the physical production of our journal is completed in-house at the shop on the Main Street of Erin Village. We print on a twenty-five inch Heidelberg KORD, typically onto acid-free Zephyr Antique laid. The sheets are then folded, and sewn into signatures on a 1907 model Smyth National Book Sewing machine.
To take a virtual tour of the pressroom, visit us at YouTube for a discussion of offset printing in general, and the operation of a Heidelberg KORD in particular. Other videos include Four Colour Printing, Smyth Sewing and Wood Engraving. Photographs of production machinery used on these pages were taken by Sandra Traversy on site at the printing office of the Porcupine's Quill, December 2008.
The Devil's Artisan would like to acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Magazine Fund (CMF) through the Support for Arts and Literary Magazines (SALM) component toward our editorial and production costs. Thanks, as well, for the generosity of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Sleeman Brewing Company.