Emiko

Emiko is the shop and working name of graphic designer and illustrator turned printmaker Alex Brane. Alex’s work is heavily inspired by nature and antique and vintage style art, with an added touch of magic and whimsy. She works with both hand printed and digitally produced art, typically all printed on natural fibre papers, as well as a range of textile products including tea towels, tote bags, curtains and more.

A graduate in Graphic Design, prior to the pandemic Alex was working for herself laser cutting custom jewellery. She had started printmaking about a year prior with the intention of shifting her career. “Once everything closed down I knew it was time for a change! I sold everything and went back to my roots; drawing, painting, printmaking, sewing,” describes the artist.

Today, Alex primarily works through the medium of linocut. Her pieces usually begin with a drawing by hand or on Procreate (or combination of both). Although always experimenting with transfer methods, currently Alex’s go-to method is tracing the image on tracing paper with graphite pencil, flipping it over, and using either a bone folder or tracing repeatedly. Once traced with a waterproof marker, ink wash or diluted acrylic paint, she begins the test printing process and touches up any details in the carving.

Striving to create art that evokes happiness and creativity, and still fairly new to printmaking, Alex hopes to continue to learn and grow her artistic practice.

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