Kerry Day is a linocut printmaker, specialising in the reduction lino print method. Her work is predominantly based around her love of plants, drawing inspiration from her own massive collection of leafy greens, juicy succulents, and spiky cacti. Originally from London, Kerry moved to Bath in 1994 to study a…
Linocut printmaker Becca Thorne is taking part in the very first exhibition at L’Étoile Studio in Bristol over the weekend of 29th September-1st October. The exhibition showcases a very Bristol mix of natural, whimsical, psychedelic, and otherworldly illustration, with 13 local illustrators filling the walls of this new gallery in…
Salted Snail Studio is Jasper Alexander, a queer printmaker working out of a home studio in Austin, Texas. Previously a hair stylist, Jasper picked up relief printmaking on a whim after his salon closed down due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He has been at it ever since, devoting most days…
Jamie Richards is a recent graduate illustrator/printmaker from Cardiff, Wales. His interests currently lie within relief printmaking, more specifically linocut and rubber-stamping. Jamie’s printmaking journey started back in lockdown; “As a first-year creative student, like many of us, I felt the weight and struggle of working from home, feeling as…
Earlier this year linocut printmaker Rosanna Reade was commissioned by Guiness to design a beermat for a campaign using the iconic phrase ‘Lovely Day for a Guinness’. As both a lover of Guinness and an Irish person, a more ideal client and collaborator could not exist! Rosanna comments; “I have…
Elyse DeLisle’s Darién print series consists of hand carved linoleum prints based on time she spent in the Darién region of Central America. The Darién Jungle is one of the most biodiverse swaths of forest on the planet, spanning 2,240 square miles of land connecting Central and South America –…
Growing up in a small mountain town in Southern California, Laura Garrahan was raised to explore and be outside most of her childhood. Because of this, most of her art centres around nature and animals. Laura’s father was an arborist and gave talks at botanical gardens and arboretums. As a…
Image making has been an anchor for the entirety of Todd Drake’s life. “No matter what crisis or joy surrounds me, I use my time in the studio to process those events and reflect them through the act of making,” says the NYC-based printmaker. Todd works to capture the energy…
Haviva Seligson creates multi-media art, focusing mainly on printmaking. She states; “I am an artist at heart. Creation for me is the bread and butter of my soul and it is expressed in many ways such as plastic arts, writing, thinking, travelling etc.” Aside from art, Haviva works as a…
Marcella Boer is a Gouda (Netherlands) based artist and designer, and the face behind Studio Squid. Professionally, Marcella works as a Graphic Designer, but divides her week into working by commission and having the space to develop and work on her own ideas and projects. Her practice as a graphic…
Britt Bowen, aka brittandmars, is a New England-based artist and printmaker. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Art & Design/Art History and a Master’s degree in Arts Management/Museum Studies. During her last semester of undergrad, Britt took her first relief printmaking course and has been hooked ever since. She primarily…
Marcelina Konstancja Giesa, aka MKGiesa_art, is a Polish artist currently living in the Netherlands. Art has been in Marcelina’s life for many years. She started with drawing and digital art, and slowly continued to develop her practice to include other mediums; sculpture, woodcarving (toys and small items), painting, and printmaking.…
“The more I print, the more I start to see everything as a cohesive body of work, especially these river prints,” says Richmond (USA)-based printmaker Sophie Smith, aka Sophie Printmaking. These images initially started out as photographs that Sophie took herself, then they were carved into linoleum and printed. At…
Keven van Zoen is a linocut printmaker, illustrator, and small business owner. While she currently lives in the Netherlands, Keven is originally from the creative city of Portland, Oregon in the United States. Growing up she was always finding ways to express her creativity. She tells us; “To my mother’s…
Megan Bellatrix Archibald is a relief printmaker, primarily working in linocut and woodcut printmaking. She goes back and forth between hand printing her work, and using the facilities at Glasgow Print Studio and Peacock Visual Arts. Megan studied Contemporary Art Practice at Grays School of Art in Aberdeen, before going…
Shapes by Sal is Sally-Mae Hudson, a self-taught printmaker who discovered the art form 4 years ago. Living in the beautiful Lake Hāwea, New Zealand, Sally-Mae has a huge appreciation for the great outdoors, and the natural environment underpins the majority of her work. `It is through her own experiences…
Becca Thorne has delightedly announced that her Marginal Habitat series has been shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards 2023! These prestigious awards showcase the best illustration from across the world, and are run by the Association of Illustrators in partnership with the Directory of Illustration. The shortlist of 200 pieces…
Kaitlin Moon, aka Neptooncat, is a relief printmaker and stay-at-home mom. Kaitlin’s printmaking name, Neptooncat, comes from her first AOL account back in the 1990’s when she had to share an account with her sister – their dad combined three things that the young girls liked: Neptune, cartoons, and cats.…
Coxswain Press is a small letterpress printing and book arts studio located in Tacoma, WA. With a focus on limited edition art prints, greeting cards, hand printed textiles, and artist books, each item is thoughtfully crafted by hand. The studio’s founder, Taylor Cox, puts a focus on not only expertly…
Magdalena Krupska is a designer creating manual and digital graphics as well as linocut prints. She graduated from Polish-Japanese Academy of Computer Techniques in Warsaw, Poland in 2017 with a master degree in linocut. Magdalena enjoys creating lino prints the most; “Making linocuts takes way more effort, time and imagination.…