Based in Milton-Keynes, UK, Black Bee Studios is the pseudonym of Becci Salmon; a Design Lead in advertising by day, moonlighting as a linocut printmaker over evenings and weekends. Her latest piece, titled You & Me, was a challenging work for her to produce, or as she describes; “something that…
Designer and artist Dave Towers boasts a pretty cool CV, taking in a placement at The Face back in its heyday, and working as inhouse graphic designer at lava lamp saviours Mathmos in the 90s, when they were the ultimate partner for other hip home objects like inflatable chairs and…
Based in Melbourne, Australia, Catch Wreck Printmakers specialise in water-based fine art silkscreen printing for artists, designers, illustrators, and artisan projects for commercial and corporate clients. James Thornton, a printmaker and graphic artist, is the sole trader and face behind the studio. In 2019, after years of experience at some…
This month we’re excited to showcase 10 stunning linocut prints created by a selection of the talented members of our Official People of Print community. From botanical-inspired designs, to cartoons and horror films, our members have brought a wonderful array of themes and illustrations to the medium. Tom Boulton: F-Press…
Recent Yale graduate Orysia Zabeida has had an interesting journey: currently based in New Haven, Connecticut, she grew up on the island of Montreal in Canada, and was born in a coal-mining town called Tchervonograd (which literally translates to “the-red-town”) in western Ukraine. She’s managed to achieve a lot in…
Pressink is a letterpress and creative workspace based in the cultural center Nová Cvernovka in Bratislava, Slovakia. The studio was established in 2016 by graphic designer Kristína Uhráková, and is the first functional space dedicated to letterpress in Slovakia. The studio works with a limited collection of metal and wood…
Born in Tenerife, Spain, Laura Obón is an abstract artist that creates colourful geometric collages. She began painting and making collages at an early age while still living in Tenerife, a place surrounded by the sea, beautiful mountains, and magical light; a unique landscape that she still carries within and…
When thinking about cities, we often recall landmarks and impressive architectural feats. San Francisco is the Golden Gate Bridge, London is the Shard, Paris is the Eiffel Tower. But how often do we actually understand a city only through these landmarks? Perhaps this is our brief view of a place…
Blaine Deutsch is a painter, printmaker, designer, producer, cyclist, conversationalist, writer, and seeker of inspiration. He describes; “My daily intent is to further my skills as a storyteller, image maker, and amateur quantum physicist”. The owner of a giant garden, which not only provides a wealth of produce, for Blaine…
Anna Wingfield is an artist making impressionistic inkwiped monotypes. She explores a range of printmaking techniques, pulling aspects from etching, monoprinting, and the painterly style of monotypes. By fusing traditional printing approaches with her own exploratory method, Anna utilises a specific gesture when applying ink to the copper plate, which…
We’ve no doubt that everyone who’s been to art school will see more than a few familiar tropes in Walter Scott’s Wendy, the titular “lovable but messy post-college hipster” of his series of graphic novels. Last summer, Scott published her adventures in self-sabotage (and the Montreal art scene) in the…
Of all forms of visual art, collage makes perfect sense for director Jim Jarmusch. Known for his distinctive brand of darkly comic, staunchly genre-avoidant filmmaking; the works that stand out (to me at least) are those weaved together of disparate but somehow seemingly connected vignettes. His 1991 feature Night on…
Based in the beautiful Black Forest in the south of Germany, Benjamin Wurster is a communication designer and printmaker. Benjamin works freelance for a range of clients and agencies in the Stuttgart area, whilst also establishing himself as a printmaker. Born and raised in Taiwan, when he was 11 years…
Orange-ade, aka Adrian Read, is an illustrator, graphic designer, and printmaker based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Through his pseudonym Adrian provides companies and businesses with branding solutions in both digital and physical form. Much of his inspiration for personal projects comes from a mixture of life experiences, travelling, people met, and…
Growing up in the Highlands, Alice Prentice, a DJCAD graduate, felt like there was a lack of approachable and accessible artistic opportunities. Alice recently founded Isle of Riso, a Risograph studio based in Inverness, to encourage locals and creatives to approach Riso printing as a way of being freely creative…
Drawing on femininity, botany, and ancient photos, the silkscreen prints of Adeline Meilliez are a study in plasticism, where beauty is in search of meaning. As she continues to travel on a path of permanent creation, Adeline speaks of rebirth, blossoming, and resilience. At the core of her story is…
Irish Printmaker, Rene Mullin, has been working from her home studio in Belfast for the past 20 years. She works mainly on Irish linen, producing both wall art and functional accessories, favouring techniques including screen print, linocut, and monoprinting. Rene began printmaking on paper; dabbling in linocut and screen printing…
Based in Stockport, a large town in Northern England, Heather Chambers is an illustrator and muralist. It is her hometown that is one of the biggest influences on Heather’s creative output; “I grew up quite working class. My background never fails to keep on impacting how I think about my…
Ken Carbone is a designer, artist, musician, author and teacher. Along with Leslie Smolan, he formed independent branding agency CSA (Carbone Smolan Agency) in 1976 in New York City, working with the likes of The Louvre, Morgan Stanley, Christie’s and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Last year, the design firm formed…
We’ve been following the career of Indian-born designer and art director Simoul Alva for a few years now, and her tenacity and talent never fails to impress us. Now based in New York and working across identity design, storytelling and visual strategy. She’s previously worked with Pentagram, Sagmeister & Walsh,…