Graven Feather is a relatively new addition to Queen St W. I happened upon it by chance when a modest sandwich board stopped me in my tracks. Graven... feather?
Following a short flight of stairs I was led down into a wee little basement gallery. This brightly lit and warm space is serves double-duty as a gallery and studio space. The lovely lasses working there told me they are planning on hosting workshops on screenprinting and lithography. Sounds neat.
The gallery, though small, was full of oil paintings. They are presently showcasing the work of Kari Minchin, though they change up the artist frequently. There were also some cool gift-ables, like handmade notebooks, greeting cards, and these truly brilliant screen-printed calendars. When I was there they had just put out a limited edition of the calendars which featured artistic embellishment and accents on each month. Those will probably get snapped up pretty quickly. A very pretty shop. I need to bring my kid sister here.
Obligatory Title Pun: CARVE out some time and get DOWN here.
Menu Readability: Their guestbook in a graph-paper notebook was a nice touch.
Need to mention: Check the calendar on their website for events and workshops.
What this place teaches me about myself: Is there an Association of Twee? I'd like to be the treasurer.