Plum Boards 2.0
Plum(b)
A woman meditates cross-legged on a Plum Board raised on its legs on wet sand at a west coast beach at sunrise, the board printed with an aerial coastline

Plum Boards / West Coast

Every practice begins with the ground.

Meet the artists Find your board

You have always wanted to practice in the places that move you, on the beach at low tide, in the garden after rain, on the deck as the sun comes up, and now there is steady ground waiting wherever you go: set down your board, find level, find stillness.

The artists

Art you stand behind, and on.

Each board begins as a finished piece by an artist who knows this coast. We hang the original beside the board it became, because the artist is part of every practice that happens on it. Their name travels with every board, and every board supports their work.

Framed black and white photograph by Mackenzie Duncan of a dew-lit spider web on a wire fence
Mackenzie Duncan
Morning Fence (working title)
Black and white photograph
Plum Board hanging upright on the wall, printed with Mackenzie Duncan's spider web photograph, web at the top
Plum Board
Print No. 001 / 100
Printed with Morning Fence

Mackenzie Duncan

Working title: Morning Fence. Black and white photograph.

Early light finds a spider web on an old fence: patient work, made one thread at a time, and gone by noon. Mackenzie caught it before it went. It is a good thing to look at before a morning practice.

Mackenzie's bio goes here: where they shoot, what draws them to it, and a line in their own words.

Hold this board
Framed aerial photograph by Jeremy Koreski of ocean breaking on rocks beside rainforest
Jeremy Koreski
Inlet (working title)
Aerial photograph
Plum Board hanging sideways on two walnut pegs, printed with Jeremy Koreski's coastline photograph
Plum Board
Print No. 001 / 100
Printed with Inlet

Jeremy Koreski

Working title: Inlet. Aerial photograph.

From above, the coast is a series of meetings: ocean meets rock, rock meets forest, white water finds its way in and out again. Jeremy sees it from the air. Your practice can be a meeting place too.

Jeremy's bio goes here: where they shoot, what draws them to it, and a line in their own words.

Hold this board

Built to hold you

Sturdy plywood, the artist's work printed edge to edge, and a finish made for bare feet. A few quiet details help you settle: two levels to find true, and soft white dots to centre your mat and your body.

Size26 × 78 in
Folded26 × 39 in, fits almost any car
Build3/4 in cabinet plywood
SurfaceFull-bleed print with a protective clear coat
GuidesWhite 1/4 in dots down the centre and across the middle, for lining up your mat
Levels2 in edge vial and a 1 in bullseye at the nose
HingeFull-width stainless piano hinge, hidden underneath
WeatherRust-proof stainless and coated hardware. Sealed to hose off when it comes home sandy
Made inVictoria, BC

Two ways to bring one home

Basic

The Board

$900CAD

A numbered board from a small run, ready for any ground:

  • Your choice of artist print, numbered on the back
  • Four fold-out leg rails, 4 in tall
  • Screw-adjust levelling feet and wide pads
  • Stainless piano hinge and matte black hardware
  • Edge level and bullseye level
  • Ready to hang on the wall

Premium

The Collector's Set

$2,500CAD

For those who want the art and the practice side by side. Everything in The Board, plus:

  • The artist's original print, framed in black with a cream mat
  • Your board numbered from the first 100 of the run
  • The print and the board, made to hang together

For studios: 10% off three or more boards.

Why Plum(B)

Plumb: true, steady, upright.

Carpenters call a wall plumb when it stands perfectly true. They once checked it with a plumb board, a simple plank with a weighted line hanging still against it.

It is what we hope for in a practice, too: rooted, upright, honest. On the floor these boards lie level. On the wall they hang plum(b).

Hold a place

The first run is small. Leave your name and we'll write when the boards are ready.

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