Who is Troctopus Press?
Emiland is a thing of nightmares and is the owner and operator of Troctopus Press and with extensive experience both with the production of fine press books and artist books, he oversees the design and production of each book that is created under the press name. Oftentimes called a whimsy-monger, Emiland finds ways to incorporate humor and nostalgia into each book that he gets his hands on. With a history as a fine arts picture framer, a painter, and a game designer, his breadth of knowledge adds luxe style and high quality gumption to every project. He received his BFA in drawing and painting from the University of Nevada in 2020 and graduated with his MFA from the University of Arizona in 2023.
Emiland’s experience spans making historically accurate facsimiles to contemporary book design and also has experience with book repair. In addition to his experience as a book binder, Kray also specializes in letterpress printing and is an emerging printmaker in the fine press world!
Let’s work together!
Troctopus Press began as a solo book studio in 2021 creating works designed solely by the artist Emiland Kray. As his career developed, more and more of his work involved collaboration with the incredible artists and researchers around him. It’s through developing those dear relationships with old friends and new companions that he now focuses predominately on creating and producing artist books that highlight his collaborative efforts.
Because of this goal, the artwork created by Troctopus Press offers diverse points of view on a variety of subjects. Through teamwork we learn to grow, disagree, communicate, and succeed together, and this press supports that ideal.
The profits from each collaborative project are split fairly between each collaborator and we do our best to source materials from ethical and local sources.
Do you want to make something?
Let’s do it! Email me at emilandkray@gmail.com or click here to navigate to our proposals form
