Dana Bergstrom, aka Dryheat.Press’, lastest linocut release celebrates the Spring in the state she calls home; Texas. “Spring in Texas means a lot of things depending on who you ask. Some may think of their allergies as here in Austin, we are the ‘Allergy Capital of the World’. Some may…
Spring has finally arrived after a long cold winter, and there is sunlight at the end of the tunnel. As the days are slowly getting longer and warmer again, London based multi-disciplinary conceptual artist Max Siedentopf is celebrating the start of Spring with a new photography series; Pleasure Portraits. With…
Officially trained as a mathematician, two years ago Alexandros Fitsopoulos quit his full time job, leaving the city of Athens, and relocated to Tinos Island, a place that he truly loves and an inspirational environment to start his own business. During his studies in Mathematics, Alexandros partook in a series…
Over the last two years Derry-based printmaker, Naomi Arbuthnot, has come to understand and appreciate the intimacy of domestic space in a new way, realising the nuances of habit, comfort and constraint, which are held within its four walls. She describes; “Domestic space has had particular significance for everyone during…
Booba Prints is the pseudonym of Sivan Baron; a printmaker based in North Vancouver, Canada, but originally from Israel. Sivan turned her dining area into her own little studio, and from here creates her beautiful linocut art prints, notebooks, and tote bags. With an education background in illustration and animation…
Sarah Lee, also known as Ayeen, is a screen print and copper plate etching artist creating prints inspired by all things botanical and natural. Sarah worked as a graphic designer in corporate businesses for over 10 years whilst making art on the side. In 2021, she finally decided to pursue…
Sarah Delanchy is a French illustrator and printmaking artist. She studied architecture for 5 years in Paris before moving to Dublin city to work as an architect. In 2017 she won the ArchiGraphic Art contest in the category “Drawing for the project”, and in 2019 her work was commended by…
Abbie Lois is a printmaker and illustrator based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her work focuses on folklore, mythology, and the natural world. However, she describes; “I am most interested in the way women are portrayed in different cultures, and seek to amplify their stories through my practise”. Abbie graduated in Illustration…
Dana Bergstrom, a relief printmaker based in Austin, TX, but originally from the Southern California desert, is the maker behind DryHeat.Press. She tells us; “Being from a dry desert, the humidity of Texas took some getting used to, but occasionally a dry heat will blow through and make the most…
Marion Kamper is a commercial illustrator, artist, and linocut printer. After graduating in 2015 with a degree in Graphic and Communication Design in Austria, Marion went on to work as a full-time freelance illustrator. Over the years her work as a commercial illustrator has involved her collaborating closely with design…
“As usual, to escape the real world happenings I stuck my head in work and decided to create my biggest lino print yet,” printmaker Shelly Brown tells us. This lino block was A2 in size; double the size she has worked on previously, reflecting her need to challenge herself. Shelly…
Bewitched Graphics is the pseudonym of Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and Printmaker Benjamin Nickel from Hamburg, Germany. From his home studio located in the heart of St. Pauli, Hamburg’s famous red light and nightlife district, Ben works on graphic design and illustration project mostly for the music industry, and in his…
Kacie Gilgore is an artist, printmaker, and illustrator based in York, Pennsylvania. From her spare bedroom-turned-art-studio, Kacie creates works under the name Illukace, focusing on linocut printmaking, wood carving, pyrography, painting, and digital illustration. Her work is heavily influenced by American traditional and neo-traditional tattoo work with ultra-bold lines and…
Sophie Smith is the artist/printmaker behind Sophie Printmaking, working from her beautiful 10X10’ shed studio behind her family home in Richmond, VA. Having grown up in Richmond, Sophie has recently been making art featuring all of her favourite places within her hometown. She dove deeper into linocut printmaking during the…
Apocalypse is one of the latest screen printed poster releases from French graphic designer and printmaker Amélie du Petit Thouars. Printed in black ink on silver paper, the piece was created using a combination of different technologies; on the computer, remixed through her iPhone, and then retouched again on the…
Sian Hulse, a linocut printmaker and vector artist, is the face behind StreamWalkStudio. From the seaside town of Whitstable, Kent, Sian creates beautiful linocut prints inspired by her surroundings and home. Following a degree in Fashion Design Innovation, Sian became a Design Manager at a screen print and embroidery printing…
Based in Shropshire, UK, Rach Lloyd Press explores printmaking techniques including letterpress, linocut, and rubber stamping. Innovatively combining image and text, her work focuses on the importance of play and the value of silliness and creativity. Below, she tells us about how her work is becoming increasingly silly, her ultimate…
Before starting her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, Cecilia Maran knew very little about the world of printmaking: “I couldn’t have made a better discovery than this. Since I started, I realised that I would have liked to leave a particular mark on the matrices, which…
London-based printmaker Sonia Vico has repurposed some old Colorama photography backdrops turning them into packs of 2 x A6 notebooks. Aiming to work as sustainably as possible, Sonia tries to work as much as she can with found or salvage materials, applying fine art to finished products. The notebooks are…
Echo Illustration and Prints is the creative pseudonym of illustrator and printmaker Isabelle Lin, who is currently based in Meudon, a small town on the edge of a forest on the outskirts of Paris, France. “It took me very long to work up the courage to embrace a full time…