Ane Thon Knutsen is an artist and graphic designer living and working in Oslo. She was educated with a BA (2010), MA (2012) and PhD (2019) in Graphic Design from The Oslo National Academy of The Arts. For the last ten years, Ane has worked as a freelance graphic designer,…
The Littlest Falcon is run by printmaker and painter Merlyn Griffiths. Based in her garden studio in North East England, Merlyn works in linocut and creates original prints and greetings cards. Her work mostly focuses on the depiction of animals, and she has produced prints of creatures great and small.…
Our new series meets the people behind some of the industry’s most inspiring work. This week, Seoul-based illustrator Kelly Belter gives sound advice for budding ‘zine printers, and tells us about her adventures in drawing. As a kid, I loved writing and illustrating my own stories and books. Drawing was a…
Mary O’Connor is a visual artist living in Dublin. She studied Visual Communication and 3D Design at TU in Dublin, and prior to her artistic career she worked as an Interior Designer at Kilkenny Design Centre, Kilkenny, as well as in London and New Zealand. Whilst in New Zealand, Mary…
Cat Howatson-Jones is the maker behind Linomouse Prints. With a background in design, Cat only started practising linocut printmaking at the end of last year. The self-taught printmaker has a degree in Graphic Design, and creates her lino prints alongside her full time job as a designer for digital products.…
This month we’re proud to present a selection of Risograph projects from members of our POP community. From botanical-inspired prints, to Riso printed album covers, and thoughtful zines, our members have used the Risograph machine to bring a variety of unique and innovative projects to life. Alizée Cayla: Fruity Shades…
Self-taught artist and printmaker, Mary Ann Testagrossa, lives in the Pacific Northwest in California. After moving to California from New York in her early twenties, Mary Ann started studying watercolour painting at a junior college close by, initiating her 20 year love affair with painting. Mary Ann displayed and sold…
London-based collage artist, printmaker, and graphic designer Charlotte Smith is the face behind Artwork by Blondie. Her digital collage prints present a surreal reality that incorporates juxtaposing found imagery of idyllic vintage photographs, often with dark or hyper-real surroundings, creating a paradox of paradise. Charlotte has always been passionate about…
Matt Holmes is a designer maker, whose work explores the point where digital technologies and heritage crafts collide. His practice currently revolves around printing presses, and the craft behind the history of letterpress. Matt employs 3D printing and CNC to build his own printing presses, printed typefaces and printing plates,…
Founded by Eva Munnich, London-based Studiocool.cool’s work focuses on illustration and animation. Eva thrives in creating 2D and 3D cute characters that she turns into pins, prints, and sculptures. Eva studied film at art school in Germany, and post graduation went on to work in corporate animation. She came to…
After a couple of months of being swept up in the Artist Support Pledge, Shelly Brown found herself a bit burnt out. Thus, she went back to the drawing board, wanting to make something bold, but that still felt like something she would make; “new work, new direction, new attitude“.…
Liverpool-based Timea Balo, aka TimTim, is a graphic designer, illustrator, and creative technologist whose work is defined by a playful use of lines, shapes, and optical effects. Timea specialises in vinyl art; a process where the artwork is cut from vinyl and carefully placed on card by hand. Whilst studying…
OMG Kitty is an illustration based art prints and lifestyle brand, specialising in playful and richly illustrated hand-drawn art prints and silk scarves designed to be a cheery and colourful addition to your wardrobe and interior. Being creative has always been a constant in Kitty Bardsley’s life. Growing up, she…
Yasmine Charlotte creates block prints on paper, inspired by the natural world, animals, and daily life. Her work is very personal, like a diary at times, presenting a narrative that reflects her passion for books and stories. Choosing not to go to university after studying Fine Art A-level at college…
The core of printmaker Emma Studd’s work is anchored in the exploration of one shape; the hexagon. Emma moved to Bristol to study a degree in Textile Design over 15 years ago, and has since gone on to gain a PGCE in Art and Design and teach Art and Textiles.…
Seoul-based printmaker and illustrator Kelly Belter has recently set up her own Riso studio at home so that she can produce handmade zines. Since producing her first zine, Nest, which was a silkscreen accordion zine, Kelly realised that screen printing books was slightly impractical for making larger editions, and limited…
We’ve compiled a collection of stunning Giclee prints that are available now on Department Store. From geometric architectural prints, to botanical-inspired and typographic pieces, we’ve got Giclee prints perfect for every taste and home. Giclee printing is a method of printmaking that produces fine art digital prints on inkjet printers,…
Emily Howard is the head, hands, and heart behind The Diggingest Girl. As a relief printmaker, Emily creates original limited edition fine art prints and other block-printed crafts from hand carved linoleum blocks. Her prints are largely narrative and are a reflection of “a relentlessly curious mind that’s always hungry…
Sarah Cemmick is a full-time linocut printmaker specialising in wildlife. She creates limited edition, hand-carved prints in her studio (fifteen steps from her kitchen door) that was built by her husband David and a joiner (who used to work for George Lucas and built the Star Wars sets) four years…
With a focus on geometric shape and playful colour, Xanthe Bonsall is a multi-disciplinary designer based in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Brutalism and Modernist architecture are her main sources of inspiration, and her work incorporates sub-cultural references from her interest in electronic music, rave culture, and working class identity. Xanthe has…