Summat weird on Dray Walk today, some guys in a cherry picker dressing a building, I’m sure there is some reason for it, it just hasn’t come to light yet..
Come and check out the results of the big move and the studio expansion on the 30th July. From 6pm we’ll be opening up the studio and showing you all of our new equipment. We’ll have demos from 7pm, Five Points Ale and a print sale with work from our fantastic artists on display.
For more information about our Open Studio have a look on our website
We’ve spent the last few months getting the ELP studio in ship shape and fitting it out with brand new equipment!
Helen Ashton our technician took on the task of managing the project and has done an absolutely fantastic job. The last few months has been filled with a shed load of planning, a lot of demolition and construction work, lots of heavy lifting, loads of teamwork and many many tea breaks!!
Now, the space is complete and we have more space and equipment than we ever imagined we’d have!
On our website we’ll be giving you a breakdown of all the changes that have happened at the ELP studio over the past 6 months.
Last January this short documentary was featured on this very blog!
Way back in 2013, we met Greg, a friend of Catherine, at the first Independent Label Market we did in the July. He spoke of their plans to create a piece to commemorate Stephen’s family’s long running involvement in the process of die stamping and to raise awareness of his trade as it moves into it’s fourth generation. Greg, Catherine and other close friends worked together to create this fantastic piece, which appeared on the ELP blog just after it’s release last year. Later in the year the film was nominated for a short film award and ended up being screened at BAFTA! The film is beautifully made and shows the true charm of the process and the equipment.
On Tuesday 21st July, father and daughter team Stephen and Catherine Perrott will be joining us to discuss the traditional printing techniques that their family have used for four generations.
Small world eh!
You can see more about Perrott and the upcoming talk here
We hope you can make it along to the talk next Tuesday - it’s free after all!
Artist Talk with Perrott Bespoke Printing, East London Printmakers, 19 Warburton Road, E8 3RT
This picture was just taken by my friend because we were in a rehearsal and having a bit of fun, we were rehearsing for our exam performance!! I go to the British Academy Of New Music in East London.