Mandy is a Birmingham based printmaker who creates original, small edition linocut prints. She loves the almost meditative process of carving and the boldness of a single block print on a beautiful handmade paper. Each of Mandy’s pieces is made by hand and begins with her own sketches and templates. Her inspirations are constant – …
Steph’s practice explores the intersection of memory, found material and the written word. At times she works with recycled materials to explore experimental printmaking processes to respond to everyday experiences and objects as a vessel for collective memory. Each print or collage has a residue of lived experience – stains, texture and marks that speak …
After a break from lino cutting for other print techniques, Elizabeth has come back to it this year and has really enjoyed exploring it again. Her subject matter is flowers and she haa rejoiced in the opportunity to use the clear, bright colours of Akua inks in rainbow rolls. The finished work makes Elizabeth smile …
Each piece is an original botanical cyanotype, created using natural material Sophie has grown or collected in Derbyshire. She is trained in horticulture and plant science, and so the work grows out of a detailed exploration of the botanical features of the plants. She uses metallic gold gilding paint to highlight the form of the …
Architecturally inspired art prints, greetings cards, tote bags and stationery. Laura draws inspiration from graphic contrasts in pattern, colour and raw materials. Often her designs are led by imagery and pattern, but sometimes, it is the materials themselves, or the making process, which serve as a starting point. Wherever possible, her products are made in …
Shipley College art students are celebrating the end of their course with In the Making, a showcase of their final-year projects. The work is a mix of everything they love, inspired by local scenery and the artists who influence them today. By bringing together the best skills they’ve picked up over their course, the students have …
Wendy Roby is a Stockport artist who specialises in resourceful forms of printmaking. She makes her own inks from food waste and foraged plants and uses discarded packaging and scrap wood for printing plates. Her favourite craft and art processes take unloved materials and transform them into beautiful objects that celebrate the hand of the …
Ruth Green makes brightly coloured limited edition screenprints and one-off collages. The prints are made by hand in a small studio in North Wales. Her work is carefully presented in conservation standard mounts and bespoke frames. Ruth’s work is inspired by animals and plants, folk art, mid-century design and illustration. It seeks to inspire cheerfulness …
Izzie May is a traditional printmaker specialising in drypoint print. Her textural, atmospheric prints take inspiration from the misty days of the surrounding West Yorkshire landscape and moorland. Originally from Hebden Bridge, Izzie studied illustration in Leeds where she began printing and discovered drypoint. Through university she focused on the lives and literature of the …
Izzie Hinton Smith is an illustrator and printmaker based in Leeds. Their work is inspired by local folklore, researching old stories to bring to life with bright colours and whimsical designs. Izzie’s practice predominantly utilises screen and relief print onto textiles. Creating fabric banners and prints for the home, along with accessories and ephemera such …