Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Sarah Bogdal is the face behind Spaghetti Bolognese Press. Primarily working in linocut, Sarah experiments with a range of scales, with a particular focus on medium and large sized pieces (12” x 18” and 18” x 24”). She also makes greeting cards, and has recently started…
“There is no conceptual explanation to my work, I simply enjoy making ‘stuff’,” says Cambridge-based artist Louisa Clements. An interest in line and geometry is a constant within Louisa’s work, as well as the interaction between colour and shape. By shifting registration Louisa creates intersections that add a further dimension…
With the arrival of September and a new season on the horizon, Glasgow-based printmaker Emily Chappell is introducing Winterface, her 3 colour, hand-printed silkscreen print dedicated to the God of chilblains, cracked hands, stiff joints, and seasonal low mood. Produced in limited edition of 20, the print is inspired by…
The well know English proverb ‘Birds of a feather flock together’ was the starting point for this hand-finished foiled edition of 50, one colour, A3 screen prints. The proverbs meaning can roughly be described as ‘that typically humans of similar type, interest, personality, character, or other distinctive attribute tend to…
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,…