A Day Out in Tieton with Ed Marquand

What:  Ed Marquand (our Annual Meeting Speaker) is hosting an open house for
PSBA members. Ed is responsible for the rejuvenation of the City of Tieton by supporting the arts. The Mighty Tieton Workshop is a vibrant and creative space for residents and artists. Ed says allowing artists and arts organizations to make or store their work here supports his goal of generating creative energy at Mighty Tieton.  One of the rooms in the warehouse has been converted into a fully functioning print shop with turn-of-the-century steel letterpresses and drawers full of lead and wood type. Marquand’s using the space for his own new business, producing exclusive, hand-printed, hand-bound books, a bold-face move in a time of texting and blogging. A storefront right on the square is now a book-arts studio where Marquand’s staff, including two local women who’ve been trained in bookbinding, use thread, leather covers, hole punchers and century-old presses to make art books for sale to institutions and private clients.

The event will include a catered luncheon in the garden as well as
a tour of the workshop with demonstrations.

Schedule:

11:00 – 11:30:  Arrival and quick tour

11:30 – 12:45:  Luncheon in the garden with patrons of the
Bainbridge Island Arts Museum.

1:00 – 3:00:  Time in bindery, letterpress and Warehouse studios with Ed Marquand.

Attendance for this event is limited to 25 so don't delay registring!

Registration Deadline:  Wednesday June 20th.
Please register by emailing Jamie Spaine at jspaine@pugetsound.edu. 
Once we receive a full list of registrants, we will share some carpooling information.

Local Information:
If you are combining this with a long weekend, you may wish to consider the following:
Lodging:  El Nido Cabins:  Tieton http://elnidotieton.com/
Hilton Garden Inn, Yakima.  For reservations call (509) 454-1111
Dining:  Cowiche Canyon Restaurant, 202 East Yakima Avenue