Photographer Laurent Ardhuin in studio for final shoots of Jean François Maurige prints, destined for a catalogue raisonné out in January 2020.

Finished drawing before etched in acid.

While Zélia Nguyen curates Blaise Drummond editions before signing.

Julien Torhy and Zélia Nguyen curating a new Blaise Drummond piece, before signing.

The birth of new monotype series. This is its first layer, more to come.

Painter Marielle Paul concentrated on her botanical series. To be released winter 2020.

The trace will be transferred onto stone to set up image placement.

Finished trace.

Source material we chose from with artist. A selection of photos picked up in flea markets by her.

Mirka Lugosi refines her drawing for the third image of the series. Mélanie at end of space.

Julien Torhy and his head gear for grinding stones for Marielle Paul.

Michael Woolworth during print run of Matt Magee's Green Excavation lithograph, to be released winter 2020.

Pose session with Mélanie Delattre-Vogt, stopping by to say hi.

Mirka Lugosi starting her new and second lithograph to be printed and published by us.

Photo of Pierre Le-Tan back in October 2018 at the studio working on a litho stone. He passed away in late September 2019.

Bookstore director, Danielle Cillien-Sabatier directing from outside the design of the Le-Tan window.

And our third and last one, Self Portait of an Artist as an Old Man, III.

He's interested to see if the etching effect can be, at times, used in his future book project.

Blaise Drummond in town briefly to perform for a commissioned piece. Here, he's carving into his plywood block.

Nicolas Pesquès actually was first in line before the two woman authors.

Ann Lauterbach, with microphone, reads last, and creates a beautiful on and off rhythm with her translator Maïtreyi between French and English.

'Champagne' will replace 'Fautrier'.

'Champagne' finally snapped back together, and close to being ready to go.

The press has settled in its new location.

'Fautrier' is moved to the front space, and is in action with Zélie and Camille on a Blaise Drummond litho stone. This press (a 1910 model) was acquired in 1980. It was French master Jean Fautrier's personal press, which he had set up in his garage on his property at Châtenay-Malabry, a south Paris suburb. The new owners were happy to have it removed.

Marine and Julien double teaming on the wheel, while artist in center back, and his technical director, Julien Longbray (with arms crossed) and media and editions director, Benjamin Carteret carefully watch.

This first etching run, printed for publisher Emilia Stocchi and her gallery Primo Plano, at 30 copies. The first ten are hand watercolored by the artist.

It probably will remain an evening no one will forget. Roubaud was unbelievable both in quality of text and his delivery. The city of Paris enjoyed that day a general subway and bus strike. Roubaud, not finding a cab, walked at 87 years old from his apartment, Place de Clichy to us, Place de la Bastille. That evening we had a crowd of strictly pedestrians; it was however a great turnout.

She was brilliant and had her translator to give the rendering in French.

Camille Poulie, now that the MAD fair is finished and the team can get back to our normal rhythm, is editionning one of the Matt Magee's Madrigal lithographs. One of three in a triptych. 

Artist signing first proofs of a new diptych piece which will be showcased early September in our booth at MAD.

Matt poses for the cameras.

We tried ideas with rayograms which proved for the moment unsuccessful. More later.

Artist napping right off the plane from Phenix, Arizona, his place of residence.

Mélanie is trying her hand at watercoloring new etchings.

Five copies out of edition of 30 will be hand watercolored.

The artist trying to choose the right one.

And will.

Artists will ask various situations to work in. Maurige is strictly on the floor, no matter what size.

Overseeing the signing and manipulation of delicate papers.

Last operation to complete edition a day before arrival of artist: collaging final elements.

Jean-Michel Othoniel in front of his pieces.

The artist, happy as a clam.

Camille Poulie and museum technician rig the Marie-Ange Guilleminot piece.

Curator Caroline Joubert oversees block adjustments.

Back view, as one has to understand the woodcuts were printed on both sides of the fabric.

Opening night.

The artist makes sur Camille Poulie is holding it together.

First woodcut ready for flight.

Camille, in a reverent position.

And yes, pulling the long scroll through the press takes time.

Master printer François Baudequin has stopped by to keep an eye on progress.

Master etcher François Baudequin wetting Japanese Shiramine paper.

The paper needs to be finely dampened a day in advance of printing.

Lee Ufan in middle of etching second scroll which will be minimalist by comparison of the first one.

He attacks the plate head on of the first drypoint image started last February. We sent proofs to his home in Tokyo which he observed for two and half months before coming back to Paris to alter the composition.

An edition of 55. 120 x 80 cm. The Ministry will distribute most of the edition to 30 print libraries all through France.

Camille and Julien thick in Lucy Watts' orange during production.

He sets up for a birch tree composition.

First BAT of 4 new pieces : the birch composition. To be produced in the fall.

Blaise Drummond starts carving 2nd piece into plywood for a woodcut.

Marine Lefevbre sizing paper for future Boris Vian edition.

A meticulous job needing calm and concentration.

Julien Torhy tracing woodcut for its emplacement on fabric.

Under tight supervision of Michael Woolworth.

There are several drypoint etchings made by Lee Ufan for this project. This is the largest one being inked up on copper which will be 1M60 x 1M.

Inking of the huge scroll.

The final wipe down to a mirror effect.

In order to print such an unreasonably long etching plate, we must adapt our press to its size. François Baudequin, in addition to being one of France's top etchers, he's also an excellent pirogue builder. He puts his mastery to work to conceive a 6 meter plywood press bed capable of passing the Lee Ufan.

Here, he's brushing the glue with Justine Joly to apply second layer of plywood.

Mr Lee, right before gouging a medium size copper plate.

The big scroll plate has started!

Lee Ufan etches small plate under the eye of the photographers.

Julien Torhy and an intern preps plate before Mr. Lee's arrival.

Julien Torhy is responsible for bringing the project technically together. Here, he's trying different approaches to lay an opaque layer of gesso on the fabric where Tatah's image will land.

The scroll will be printed from a 5 meter drypoint etching. The matrix of polished steel 6 meters long arrives at studio.

The artist tests the tools and his line on small plates.

Some of the finished sketches help us understand where he might be going.

And attacks another test plate to try out newly acquired tools.

Each new test proof he'll add or modify his line to keep understanding the parameters before the day he goes at the real plate.

Printer Julien Torhy, under supervision of etching master extraordinaire François Baudequin, inks up test plate. He's starting to get the feel.

Loutz starts third composite piece, a botanical study with pen and ink and wash on litho stone.

With a flea market scattering of objects in front of her, she drafts fourth and final composition on tracing paper then to be transferred to litho plate.

Mayumi still hard at work while Raphaël conducts business on phone.

Mayumi oversees corrections by Raphaël on stone with nitric acid and brush. They will be publishing shortly their Travel Book on Seoul, South Korea.

Woolworth and Gorman meet beforehand at Neary's pub in center of Dublin.

Gorman signing the 15 copies of each edition.

Mélanie Delattre-Vogt and printer Camille Poulie touch "Cloud 4" during experimentation trials. The series, 5 clouds in all, will come out late March.

The artist has carved 100 wood plates creating an immense fresque of the Decameron, the medieval story written by Boccacio. We will be producing a limited edition in time for its first presentation next May at the Fine Arts Museum of Caen in Normandy. A production by the Allia Editions.