We love working with our hands, taking the time to get it right, and rallying community around worthwhile causes.
The world is a rich place. Our work as designers, printers, and photographers means that we get to revel in that in a very specific way – looking closely, investigating deeply, and striving all the time to connect in meaningful and impactful ways.
IAN GREGORY – Letterpress printer, press mechanic, photographer, errand boy.
On any given work day, you’ll find Ian on the presses, schlepping paper around town, or streaming Premier League Football. On a busy work day – all of the above. His magical British brain retains stats and scores like no other, enthusiastically obsesses over his craft, and perseveres strategically in the face of all problems. He keeps us grounded, turns bright ideas into ink-and-paper reality, and makes the coffee.
JESSICA BROUSSEAU – Designer, illustrator, letterpress printer, “the boss”.
Jessica graduated from Alberta University of the Arts with a Bachelor of Design degree in 2011. Since then, she’s woken up in many foreign cities and backcountry campsites, mastered the perfect batch of crêpes, and cultivated too many creative hobbies to count. She doesn’t shy away from big questions, ambitious deadlines, or wild daydreams. She draws a mean wildflower and has an uncanny knack for eyeballing the precise amount of ink needed to mix any given Pantone.
EMMA PALM – Art director, copywriter, photographer, big-picture thinker.
Emma’s wealth of skills have been gleaned from work experience in the tech industry, small business ownership, a BFA from the University of Victoria, and an active photography practice. She writes with compassion, diligently manages all aspects of a project, and pulls together scattered visions with ease - plus she keeps the mini fridge stocked with charcuterie and can sing any Chicks album cover to cover.
ORIGIN STORY
The exact moment of Feast Studio’s inception is hard to pinpoint. Jess and Ian met on a rooftop in Nepal in 2013, spent a day printing with Deciduous Press (Tasmania, AU) a year later, and by 2016 they were en route to Indianapolis to pick up a 100-year-old Chandler & Price.
They strapped that 1000 lb beauty to a U-Haul trailer, headed to Calgary to set up shop in Jess’ uncle’s garage, and spent the following winter thawing ink with a hairdryer while poring over every recommended letterpress book they could get their hands on.
Things evolved from there, including a move to cSPACE, the addition of Emma, a couple more presses, and an expanded service offering.
We are spontaneous, determined, and grateful to all our teachers along the way.
OUR VALUES
Feast Studio is located on Treaty 7 territory – land that is and has been from time immemorial stewarded and cared for by the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Nakoda (Stoney), and Tsuut’ina First Nations. We are listening, learning, and working toward more informed, meaningful allyship in this place.
We strive to create an inclusive, welcoming space that thrives on human connection. Our business is built on the foundation of a strong local economy – one that we’re excited to support and give back to every chance we get.
Managing our ecological footprint is important to us. As often as we can, we use 100% recycled, tree-free paper. Our solvents are naturally derived, and our beloved C&P can be operated in a power outage. We get creative with scraps.
Letterpress has a long history tied to protest movements, community organizing, and public education. In the spirit of reciprocity, we would love to extend this legacy and offer our skills, labour, and materials to advocacy groups and organizations fighting the good fight in our community. If you have a project in mind, please get in touch.
