We’re delighted to be working with screen printer and recent graduate Sarah Vines as part of our Gradspotters programme! A printmaker with a specialism in silkscreen, Sarah makes highly detailed and heavily layered prints of still life and portraiture. Currently working full time as a Graphic Designer, Sarah makes prints…
Up until recent months, Swansea-based illustrator and creator of Tree Ring prints Lee Richards’ work was almost completely void of colour. “I had found that the black on white was a suitable appropriation of what my tree ring prints were capturing and recording,” says the artist. Originally, Lee had started…
“Bold, uncanny, experimental,” is how Funmi Lijadu would describe her creative practice in three words when asked by People of Print. At 24, she is a “writer, artist, publicist [and] full-time human” blurring the boundaries of print and digital storytelling through mixed-media and mixed-material collage making. These intersections reflect Lijadu’s…
Anna Rose Garrett is the artist behind Good Seed Craft Co. Residing in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina, and most often working from the comfort of her dining room table, Anna Rose uses the simplest tools to create her linocut prints that explore the natural world and the…
Liam Ashley Clark has been making and showing work for over a decade, since graduating from Norwich University of the Arts in 2012. He moved to Norwich from just down the road in Ipswich to study Fine Art, and has stayed in the city ever since. In 2018, Liam went…
Capturing the essence of colour, form, and the human figure, Leila Mead creates artworks across various mediums, with a particular emphasis on printmaking and drawing. Recently, Leila has shifted her focus toward the beauty of everyday life and the simple things that bring her joy, as well as fully embracing…
New Zealand-born and London-based Anna Small is a Lino printer and dabbler in screenprinting. Anna first remembers printing at primary school, where her mother introduced her to the technique, showing her “how to make lines in lino, roll the ink, and slap it down on some paper creating a surprising…
Visual artist Agnes Vokata first discovered the world of art when she was four years old. She tell us; “My mother took me to an elementary art school in the small town where I was born for some art classes for children. I never thought that one day art would…
French relief printmaker Florence Jalice recently experienced the thrill of two exciting new milestones in her practice as an artist: her first solo exhibition and her first time being a jury member on a judging panel. Both of these monumental events were due to the Miniprint International of Cadaqués. The…
Taking inspiration from varied fields including mythological creatures, nature, pop culture, and street art, Albuquerque-based printmaker Ayemurs creates enchanting linocut and litho prints. Ayemurs was first introduced to printmaking in high school where she won awards for her collagraph work. This led her to pursue an education in the arts,…
Jude Maguire is a printmaker based in the west country city of Bath, UK. She is inspired by architectural landscapes that have evolved through use by the people whose activities and occupancy share that landscape. Jude’s screen prints become edited illusions of physical forms with colour used to disrupt the…
Plymouth-based visual artist Viv Spencer works across disciplines including printmaking, drawing, and photography. Her passion lies in sustainability, and within her art Viv aims to reuse and recycle materials as much as possible. Her practice is process-led, and she experiments and often combines methods, embracing the happy accident with works…
Clare Morgan’s latest body of work, Bloomed, marks a departure from her previous practice. Known for intricate compositions combining portraiture with botanical elements, Clare has stripped back to focus solely on the floral form. This new direction has allowed for a more intimate and expressive exploration of the flowers themselves. “I…
Graphic designer and visual artist Silvia Gallart has been working on a series of artworks that innovatively combines the underground map, portraiture, and language. As a huge fan of graphic designers who have created city maps, such as Massimo Vignelli, who designed the New York City subway map; Harry Beck,…
Astrid Lempriere is an Australia-based linocut artist whose work is defined by the creation of single block portraiture and people-focused studies. Through her artworks, Astrid aims to evoke wonder, inspiration, and a profound connection to the subject matter. Balancing her printmaking practise with teaching workshops adds another layer of fulfilment…
Zoe Needle is a multidisciplinary printmaker working from Shrewsbury, UK. Zoe initially trained and studied as a printed textile designer for fashion. However, she found the industry hard to fit into, and wanted to regain control of her printmaking in a more organic way that was irrespective of trends. Initially,…
The latest screen print release from printmaker Mark Frendo is a series of prints that revisit the rude playground songs from his Primary school days in the 70s. Mark first got into screen printing after buying a piece he liked by Peter Blake, and curious of the process, he began…
Linocut printmaker Davey Podmore recently teamed up with The Cobdown Sauna Club to help raise money to save and restore the much-loved established. The Cobdown Sauna Club’s story began in 1947 when C.D. Sheldon, chairman of the Albert E. Reed Co. paper mill, met Juuso Walden, director of the Finnish…
Not long after Gerry Coles started her printmaking career, she attended a reduction printing workshop where her tutor mentioned that her work had been exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. This led to an ongoing pursuit of getting into the show, which has seen Gerry go through many ups…
A Scottish native currently based on the North-East coast, Eva Crawford-McKee works as a graphic designer, creating pieces that are bold in colour and feature funky typography. Eva works to both personal and client briefs across a range of deliverables, and also facilitates art projects in Aberdeenshire in a voluntary…