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Kid Icarus – Cherry Blossom Print

Cherry Blossom print hand screen printed by Kid Icarus in our Toronto studio, commemorating a classic Canadian treat.

Our newest prints in the shop honour the classic Canadian treat that is no longer in circulation. For those who know, they know.

Hand screen printed by Kid Icarus in our Toronto Studio.

Five colour print on white cover stock. Measures 12” x 12”. Mini measures 5.75” x 5.75”.

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Homework Letterpress Cards

Homework Letterpress is an Edmonton-based letterpress print studio led by Daria Hirny. These cards are printed on 100% cotton paper that is the perfect weight for writing special messages. The cards feature cute yet stylish illustrations designed by Daria. Pick one of your favourite today, or collect them all!

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River & Sky Festival

Fisher’s Paradise, Ontario (northwest of North Bay) hosts the three-day River & Sky festival this weekend, which features a plethora of Canadian musicians (Shotgun Jimmie, Absolutely Free, Jennifer Castle, Homeshake…) and plenty of space to pitch a tent. We printed their gig poster this year, available at our Kensington location.

12″ x 18″ 5 colour screen print poster on 100lb natural cover stock ~ $22

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Everlovin’ Press – Greetings From Canada postcards

Our home and native land may have just turned 148 years young, but why not keep the celebration alive with some visually pleasing and patriotic postcards? Kingston, Ontario’s Everlovin’ Press brought together 10 Canadian illustrators and designers from coast to coast to create these Greetings From Canada postcards. This first volume features the work of Vancouver’s Riley CranRory O’Sullivan, and Tom FroeseGenevieve Simms and Studio Tipi of Edmonton, AB; Toronto’s DoublenautJacqui Oakley, and Kate O’ConnorBenjamin Nelson of Kingston, ON; and Yo Rodeo studio from Halifax, N.S. They may have sold out online, but we’ve got them in stock at our Kensington location, eh? (Sorry about that one).

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Set of 10 4″ x 6″, 2 colour letterpress print on cotton board. Designed by various artists. $40, at our Kensington location.package_back

On display at our Kensington location.

Give these beauties a gander: a grizzly bear guzzling gold (erm, maple syrup), the Canadian tuxedo, a modified hamburger CN Tower…

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Greetings from Canada!

East meets West; Ontario based Everlovin’ Press and B.C’s Tom Froese have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind project to showcase Canada’s creative talent and elevate the art of letterpress!

The finished product is a beautiful collection of 10 limited edition letterpressed postcards, which is available now in our storefront, priced at $40.

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Each Postcard is designed by a Canadian artist, illustrator or designer, reppin’ Toronto we have ‘Doublenaut‘ and ‘Jacqui Oakley‘.

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Check out this video about the project –

http://vimeo.com/99310614
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Oyster Fest 2014

Oyster Fest returns this year on June 22nd. If you’re a fan of fresh oysters from Tide & Vine, small batch spirits from Dillon’s Distillery, and live music from the likes of The Roxwells and The Black Flies then this is the event for you!

Below is the poster we screen printed for the event, available now in store for $35.

The print is 18″ x 24″, 4 colours on cover stock
Poster design: Insite Design

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