The Gray Goose is a non-commercial press. It was the name given the first press, a table model platen hobbypress, made by Kelsey in Meriden, Connecticut. It was painted battleship gray and had a goose neck handle. Thus the name "The Gray Goose Press". The second press was a Chandler & Price floor model, made in Cleveland, Ohio. It was also painted gray. It was used commercially in the past. Both presses have been passed on to other artists.

Ken Bloomhorst ("Bloomy") spent his whole life nurturing a great appreciation for nature. Since his youth in the countryside near Fairborn, Ohio, he has rendered both faithfully and fancifully what his artistic eyes see. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the school of the Dayton Art Institute, in Dayton, Ohio and attended William and Mary University in Norfolk, Virginia. He was rewarded with an award winning career as an art director, graphic designer and illustrator.

A nature lover and environmentalist, his most prestigious logo was for "The United States Environmental Protection Agency", signed into law by the President of the United States. Ken also has materials on display in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. He is also represented in the Library of Congress.

Ken is a member of The Society of Children's Authors and Illustrators, the Hoosier Salon, the Watercolor Society of Indiana, the Indiana Plein Aire Painters Association, The Hamilton County Artists' Association. Past member of the Fishers Arts Council, Conner Prairie Museum Advisory Council & The Museum of Indian Heritage board member.

He is presently working on children's educational projects for Quality Time Education Inc. and The Bridge Kids. He recently completed illustrations for a children's fantasy novel "Dragon Tales, The Three Sisters" by author Matt Johnstone www.mattjohnstone.net.