Storage (flat file and lockers) at Open Studio
Long-term active storage is reserved for those who commit to the yearly access pass.
Monthly storage is available for those who work month on and month off, with no storage carryover. These are $20/month/flat file or locker.
For those accessing the studio using day passes or month passes, we encourage them to transport their paper in a portfolio and their inks and other supplies in a tackle box, or a tool trolley with wheels (similar to this one: https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/olympia-folding-pack-roll-cart-55-lb-1420967p.1420967.html).
Screenprinting Orientation Supplemental
| Supplied by OS(part of studio access fees) | Vacuum Table, Squeegees, SpatulasExposure unitScreen RentalWashout equipment and chemicals (emulsion remover, dehazer)Scoop coatersGeneral cleanup (Spray 9, rags)Studio NewsprintEye and ear protection for sharing in the washout room | ||
| Supplied by Artist(purchased either outside, or through OS) | PPE | Nitrile Gloves (“heavy duty” “chemical resistant” “reusable”, generally are light green/turquoise) | Hardware stores, online |
| Respirator: REUSABLE: 3M Half and Full Facepiece Respirators, 6000 Series, ReusableHalf Facepieces6100/07024 Small6200/07025 Medium6300/07026 Large3M 6003 Series Respirator Cartridges, Gas/Vapour Cartridge, Organic Vapour/Acid Gas(a comprehensive video on how to fit and use these respirators can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBg2B2BP9nA) DISPOSABLE: 3M Particulate Respirator P95 | Art supplies, hardware, safety stores, online tenaquip.com | ||
| Eye Protection | Hardware stores | ||
| Hearing Protection | Hardware stores | ||
| Emulsion | SAATI GRAFIC PU or HU (depending on availability) | Open Studio Shop | |
| Speedball Diazo Emulsion (sold separately! Don’t forget the sensitizer) | Above Ground Art Supplies | ||
| Jacquard Photo Emulsion & Diazo Sensitizer | Above Ground Art Supplies | ||
| Inks | Speedball Acrylic Permanent | Above Ground Art Supplies | |
| Jacquard Screenprinting | Above Ground Art Supplies | ||
| G&S Pigment System (for fabrics) | G&S Dye | ||
| Other sources for inks | Green Galaxy CompaniesScreentec | ||
| Paper | Legion Jacob Cover – Mute White – 300gsm – 20″ x 28″(paper used in education classes at OS) | Above Ground Art Supplies | |
| Possible papers to try (the smoother, the more detail will print):StonehengeArnhem 1618Strathmore PrintmakingArches Rives BFKArches 88Fabriano ArtisticoWashi:Inoue Haini Kozo 37gMoriki Kozo White 45g | Above Ground Art SuppliesDeSerres GewartsmanTalasSpicersThe Paper PlaceThe Japanese Paper Place | ||
| Transparencies | For Laser Printer8.5” x 11”11” x 17” | Open Studio Shop(this is an in-studio self-served supply item. Transparency films are located in the wooden paper cabinet located between the stack cutter and the Vandercook) | |
| Clear Acetate for Drawing On | StaplesAbove Ground Art Supplies | ||
| Films Larger than 11” x 17”The Open Studio Office runs an inkjet film printer with a maximum printable size of 23” wide. The cost is $8.50 + HST per running foot. Like supplies fulfillment, these films are run every Monday. Films should be individual files in any one of the following formats BMP, JPEG, PSD, or PDF. | Open Studio Shop:Please send your files, preferable as a link to your cloud storage, to pudy@openstudio.ca | ||
| Misc. | Packing Tape (for blocking out screens) | Hardware Store | |
| Painter’s / Masking Tape.94” or < for general use1.88” for taping registration acetate | Hardware Store | ||
| Markers (for general use) | Stationary, art supply store | ||
| Clear acetate (for registration purposes) | Above Ground Art Supplies | ||
| Registration Pins: ¼” round x .120” | Ternes-Burton Co. | ||
| Registration Tabs: ¼” round | Lithco | ||
Etching Orientation Supplemental
| Supplied by OS(part of studio access fees) | Presses + blankets for presses (pusher, cushion, but excluding sizing catchers)Shop ragsAcid bath (ferric chloride)Chemicals (mineral spirits, plate brightener, degreasing components [talc, whiting, vinegar])General cleanup (Spray 9)Brayers and rollers (8” wide and larger) (for smaller work, please provide your own)Studio Newsprint | |||
| Item/Category | Details | Where to Purchase | ||
| Supplied by Artist(purchased either outside, or through OS) | PPE | Nitrile Gloves (“heavy duty” “chemical resistant” “reusable”, generally are light green/turquoise) | Hardware stores, online | |
| Respirator: REUSABLE: 3M Half and Full Facepiece Respirators, 6000 Series, Reusable Half Facepieces6100/07024 Small6200/07025 Medium6300/07026 Large3M 6003 Series Respirator Cartridges, Gas/Vapour Cartridge, Organic Vapour/Acid Gas(a comprehensive video on how to fit and use these respirators can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBg2B2BP9nA) DISPOSABLE: 3M Particulate Respirator P95 | Art supplies, hardware, safety stores, online tenaquip.com | |||
| Eye Protection | Hardware stores | |||
| Copper Plates | 16 oz., thin gauge roofing copper, unpolished(used in Education Classes at OS) | Danforth Roofing Supply Limited (GTA) | ||
| 0.9mm thick (slightly thinner than 20 oz.), polished(used in Education Classes at OS) | Jackson’s Art Supplies (UK) | |||
| K&S Etching Copper .050” thick | Above Ground Art Supplies | |||
| 20 oz., thick gauge, ideal for mezzotint | CBC Specialty Metals and Processing (GTA) | |||
| Grounds | Hard | Liquid | Above Ground Art SuppliesGraphic ChemicalTakach PressRenaissance Graphic Arts | |
| Ball | Takach Press | |||
| Soft | Liquid | |||
| Ball | ||||
| Etching Tools | A basic set | Drypoint needle | Above Ground Art Supplies | |
| Burnisher | Above Ground Art Supplies | |||
| Scraper | Above Ground Art Supplies | |||
| Deburring tool (optional) | Hardware stores | |||
| Inks(pay attention to whether these inks are marked “etching” or “relief”) | Oil-based | Gamblin | Above Ground Art Supplies | |
| Hanco | Takach Press (US) | |||
| Charbonnel | Above Ground Art Supplies | |||
| Water clean-up | Cranfield / Caligo Safe-Wash | Above Ground Art Supplies | ||
| Paper | Arnhem 1618 – White – 245GSM – 22 x 30 in. | Above Ground Art Supplies | ||
| Possible papers to try:StonehengeHahnemühle Copperplate PaperArches Rives BFKFabriano ArtisticoWashi:KosukeThe JPP sells Sampler Packs that one could experiment with | Above Ground Art SuppliesDeSerres GewartsmanTalasSpicersThe Paper PlaceJapanese Paper Place | |||
| Tarlatan | 36” wide, Regular Stiffness, sold per yard (3 feet) | Open Studio Shop(this is an in-studio self-served supply item. The box containing the bolt of tarlatan is located the intaglio area, near the plate cutter.) | ||
| Also available at: | Above Ground Art SuppliesTakach Press | |||
| Sizing catcher | Sizes cut for each of OS’s etching presses:16” x 30”30” x 48”48” x 78” | Open Studio Shop(send Pudy an email) | ||
| This felt is: P1001, avg. weight 350 grams / running metre | Also available at: Textile stores | |||
| Misc. | Foam brushes (for applying liquid grounds) | Hardware Store, online | ||
| Palette knives | Hardware Store, online | |||
| Razor Scraper | Hardware Store, online | |||
| Mactac, or any shelving vinyl (for backing copper plates) | Hardware Store, online | |||
| Sandpaper (a range of grits, up to 1500-2000) | Hardware Store, online | |||
| Brasso | Hardware Store, online | |||
| Packing Tape (for making plate hangers) | Hardware Store, online | |||
| Transfer Paper(alternatively, could be made scrappily by coating a piece of newsprint with conté) | Above Ground Art Supplies | |||
| Painter’s / Masking Tape.94” or < for general use | Hardware Store, online | |||
| Markers (for general use) | Stationary, art supply store | |||
| Graph paper (optional for registration purposes) | Above Ground Art Supplies | |||
| Clear acetate (for registration purposes) | Above Ground Art Supplies | |||
| PurEtch Photopolymer Etch Resist | Takach Press | |||
| 3M Filament Tape (for taping to boards for flattening) | Hardware Store, online | |||
Lithography Orientation Supplemental
| Supplied by OS(part of studio access fees) | Presses + tympans + machine greaseGraining sink (carborundum Grits 80, 100, 150, 180, 220, 330; levagtors, straight edge, squeegees)Counter Etch (Citric Acid, Acetic Acid)Washout (Mineral Spirits)Chemicals for Etching (Rosin, Talc, Gum Arabic, Nitric Acid)Priming (Asphaltum)General cleanup (Mineral Spirits, Vegetable oil, Spray 9)Stones of various sizesA selection of rollers Shop ragsStudio Newsprint | |||
| Item/Category | Details | Where to Purchase | ||
| Supplied by Artist(purchased either outside, or through OS) | PPE | Nitrile Gloves (“heavy duty” “chemical resistant” “reusable”, generally are light green/turquoise) | Hardware stores, online | |
| Respirator: REUSABLE: 3M Half and Full Facepiece Respirators, 6000 Series, Reusable Half Facepieces6100/07024 Small6200/07025 Medium6300/07026 Large3M 6003 Series Respirator Cartridges, Gas/Vapour Cartridge, Organic Vapour/Acid Gas(a comprehensive video on how to fit and use these respirators can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBg2B2BP9nA) DISPOSABLE: 3M Particulate Respirator P95 | Art supplies, hardware, safety stores, online tenaquip.com | |||
| Eye Protection | Hardware stores | |||
| Drawing Materials | Korn’s Lithographic Crayons | Takach | ||
| Stone’s Lithographic Crayons | Above Ground Art SuppliesTakach | |||
| Snake Slips | Above Ground Art Supplies Takach | |||
| Paper | Arnhem 1618 – White – 245GSM – 22 x 30 in. | Above Ground Art Supplies | ||
| Possible papers to try:StonehengeArches Rives BFKFabriano ArtisticoWashi:KosukeKitakataGampiThe JPP sells Sampler Packs that one could experiment with | Above Ground Art SuppliesDeSerres GewartsmanTalasSpicersThe Paper PlaceJapanese Paper Place | |||
| Ink (blacks) | (if you’re particular about the hue of your blacks)Generally you’ll need a combination of SOFT or STIFF inks for different image needs. | |||
| Graphic Chemical:Senefelder’s Crayon Black (STIFF)Shop Mix (Medium, very greasy)Roll Up Black (Medium/SOFT)1796 Lithographic Black (SOFT) | Above Ground Art SuppliesGraphic Chemical | |||
| Hanco (Hanschy):Archival Crayon Black (STIFF)Archival Proof Black Litho Ink (SOFT) | Takach | |||
| Gamblin:Portland Litho Black (Medium/STIFF) | Above Ground Art Supplies | |||
| Ink (colours) | Major brands of lithographic inks:Hanco (Hanschy)Graphic Chemical | TakachAbove Ground Art SuppliesGraphic Chemical | ||
| Printing | Cellulose Sponges(while any kind of cellulose sponge would work, thicker ones are recommended for manual maneuverability. Ensure these are WITHOUT scouring pads attached) | Amazon, hardware stores | ||
| Synthetic Sponges(for cleaning up scumming in the margins) | Dollar store, hardware stores | |||
| Misc. | Palette knives | Hardware Store, online | ||
| Razor Scraper | Hardware Store, online | |||
| Painter’s / Masking Tape.94” or < for general use | Hardware Store, online | |||
| Markers (for general use) | Stationary, art supply store | |||
| Clear acetate (for registration purposes) | Above Ground Art Supplies | |||