We recently visited Toronto-based conceptual painter Janna Watson on a bitter cold, snowy morning at her newly constructed Grey County studio. It was a pleasure to capture a moment in her practice leading up to her upcoming show at Bau-Xi Gallery in Vancouver.

The previous night’s snowfall blanketed the property leading up toJanna’s new studio building designed by Michael Curtis of Verge Studios. Inside the weathered steel and glass studioJannahas been working comfortably in some of her House of Blanks gear for the past couple of months. The studio is designed to patina and age alongside the densely wooded forest, over time the materials will recede into it’s surroundings. With the idea of patina and aging in mind this felt like the perfect space to capture our wares in the process of an artist’s life. Covered in colours and broken in with her work days,Janna’s sweatsuit and t-shirts beautifully reflected her practice over the past several months. The fruit’s ofJanna’s labour is a demonstration that our gear is built to be loved and lived in.