Hi!
My name is Audrey Fortin and I'm a Montreal based
artist and textile designer and printer.
I've always had a weird love of wallpapers, even the freaky pink clown wallpaper
that covered the walls of my room when I was just a toddler.
I founded Walls of Ivy in 2012 and chose the name as an homage to my paternal
Grandma (her name was Ivy!) a very strong, modern woman.
The fact that ivy (the plant not the woman) loves to climb and cover walls
everywhere just kinda sealed the deal for me!
artist and textile designer and printer.
I've always had a weird love of wallpapers, even the freaky pink clown wallpaper
that covered the walls of my room when I was just a toddler.
I founded Walls of Ivy in 2012 and chose the name as an homage to my paternal
Grandma (her name was Ivy!) a very strong, modern woman.
The fact that ivy (the plant not the woman) loves to climb and cover walls
everywhere just kinda sealed the deal for me!
Photographs by Jolianne L'allier Matteau et Alexandre Chabot
I love creating unique, slow handcrafted designs.
Everything stems from india ink drawn on white cotton paper with quills or paint brushes.
With all of the incredible technology available to create today, I must admit I
still largely prefer getting my hands dirty when creating my patterns.
I personally screen print all of your orders by hand in a lovely studio in St Henri,
right by the Canal Lachine. All the inks are water based and mixed by hand and
the paper I use is grade A, clay coated and sustainably harvested.
With all of the incredible technology available to create today, I must admit I
still largely prefer getting my hands dirty when creating my patterns.
I personally screen print all of your orders by hand in a lovely studio in St Henri,
right by the Canal Lachine. All the inks are water based and mixed by hand and
the paper I use is grade A, clay coated and sustainably harvested.