Rahel Sodey’s artwork is a direct response to the Suffolk landscape where she lives. This recurring theme is one that she can’t seem to get away from, and is now deeply embedded in her work. “Since a young child I have been fascinated by the flat lines in the fields…
This month’s issue of Posterzine presents an exclusive interview with Ermsy; a Paris-based artist known for his surreal re-imaginings of famous cartoon characters. We chat with him about how starting out as a graffiti artist has influenced his work, and the process of matchmaking his favourite cartoons. Ermsy’s work often…
Spazi is the latest artist residency project conceived by Fallani Venezia, a historic laboratory of artistic screen printing based in Venice, that took place from September 14th to October 4th 2020. The project was curated by Illustrazioni Seriali, who since 2017 have proposed exhibitions and insights related to the world…
Christy Powell is the artist and aromatherapist behind Christy Art & Aroma, creating linocut prints and other handmade and hand-printed products including scented pillows and cushions. She was first introduced to printmaking whilst attaining her Fine Arts degree from Florida State University where she focused on Graphic Design. Twelve years…
Rune Fallesen of Ice Screen Printing, and Simon Fensholm, a Copenhagen-based artist, have collaborated on a new series of prints. Simon was nominated for Artist of the Year 2019 by the Copenhagen Art Association, and as part of the celebration was asked to create a print. Simon asked Ice Screen…
Emily May, aka Decadent West, is a Texas-based screen printer. Her work often involves textiles, and subverts the familiarly feminine into something sharp. Emily’s work is defined by her repeated use of imagery including a rotating collection of nudes, diamonds, self portraits, beer cans, mouths, hands, patterns, and charismatic mega-flora.…
Printmaker and illustrator Josephine Obert is the face behind Iosephine Prints. Josephine has always been interested in creative ways to express herself, be that drawing, painting, sewing, or photography, yet she never studied arts, and instead has a M.A. in Linguistics and Cultural Studies. Josephine started printmaking in 2018 after…
Fireater is a letterpress studio based in an 18th century forge in rural Leicestershire. The studio was founded by Matt Leach, who has been collecting and establishing his collection of type for many years. The studio produces small edition wood type poster prints, business stationery, and wedding suites, and also…
Our new series meets the people behind some of the industry’s most inspiring work. This week, Bedford-based screen-printer Hannah Carvell talks about taking the plunge and setting up her own full-time business. Expect dachshunds, drag queens and advice on how “not to be a dick” along the way… I started…
Céline Blanchard is a self-taught artist and linocut printmaker. Always a keen artist and experimenter, Céline tried out various techniques and enjoyed playing around with India Ink, acrylic paint, Posca and Promarkers, before one day watching a video online about linocut printmaking. She explains; “I fell in love with the…
TIME IS RUNNING / ZEIT LÄUFT is the result of a jam session between POP Members Poster Rex, a silkscreen collective, and Berlin-based Riso print studio Drucken3000. The exhibition was formed at an open collaboration workshop, with the prints then exhibited at A.TO.Z Presents Gallery in Berlin on the 2/10/2020.…
Morag Myerscough and cartoonist Steve Bell have contributed artwork in support of Brighton Dome’s Crowdfunder campaign, #BRINGBACKBRIGHTONDOME. Donors have already exceeded the initial target, with the registered arts charity hoping to raise £50,000. Following on from her 2018 Brighton Festival project on a community bandstand on the seafront, Award-winning visual…
Founder of Studio 37 Prints, Lauren Evans, is a relief printmaker who uses linoleum and occasionally watercolour to create her work. While she primarily focuses on creating larger pieces of art, Lauren also enjoys making functional pieces such as cards and home décor. Lauren studied Art and Psychology at Berry…
The Alcohol Ink Print Collection is Dan Foster, aka Dxnfoster_Designs’, second major project. Dan is a digital and abstract artist and designer based in Ludlow, Shropshire. After completing his education in Fine Arts at Hereford Sixth Form College, where he dabbled in the exploration of abstract artworks, his passion has…
Once again, we’re proud to present a selection of projects from members of our Official POP community. This month we’re excited to showcase 13 letterpress print projects, including reinventions of Virginia Woolf’s words, typographic posters of mottos to live by, and prints inspired by the uncertain times we’re living in.…
Printmaker Luke Reidy has collaborated with up-and-coming videographer Caimin Jacob on a video that provides insight to his life, his printmaking process, and the environment he’s surrounded by. After moving home from Galway city when the country went into lockdown, Luke decided to set up studio in his parents’ garage…
Every year Norwich-based studio, Print To The People, gather up designs from their talented team members and friends of the studio to make a hand-pulled, screen printed calendar. The calendar has the purpose of not only brightening up homes and offices with some lovely illustrations, but also raising money for…
In Perpetuum (Latin for “for ever”) is the latest way to crowdfund, support and bring new, exciting independent publications to life. You can back new projects by pre-ordering the publication, or submit your own project to become a fundraising campaign. With years of experience in the field, and with many…
Dickies recently launched their first-ever global campaign entitled United By Dickies, focused on championing the dignity of work through a series of ambassadors, from culture-drivers to traditional artisans. Their UK ambassador is Amy Isles Freeman, a Brighton-based artist who specialises in feminist art and multiple mediums including hand painted bowls…
Johannah Muriel is a London-based artist and printmaker whose abstract monotypes concern organic shapes and instinctual marks. Her mixed-media prints are the result of instinctive reactions to mainly natural references. She draws inspiration from nature, everyday life, and beauty found in decaying objects discarded by others. Johannah’s works document the…