Glasgow Print Fair 2019
We worked with our pals Paved With Gold to organise and curate the first Glasgow Print Fair, a one-day event bringing together people who are passionate about print. We had over fifty makers alongside a…
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Die Witwe und andere komische Monologe
I recently visited the island of Muhu in Estonia, home to writer Juhan Smuul. The Museum had many of his books for visitors to browse. The intriguing and unusual illustrations by Edgar Valter in ‘Die…
Beat Back at Leeds Industrial Museum
We love museums so when Lee Goater asked us to get involved in a project to bring a new audience to Leeds Industrial Museum we jumped at the chance. The project became Beat Back, our…
Printing the City Exhibition, Bradford
Printing The City is a group exhibition exploring Bradford through Risograph Printing. Bradford based Freelance Designer Ben Holden purchased a Riso machine in April 2017, he invited friends to help him explore the creative possibilities…
Peter Byrne ‘This Land’ book and exhibition
After spending a year travelling the US photographing cowboys at forty five ranches in twelve states, Peter Byrne has published the book ‘This Land – Cowboys & the Landscape of the American West’. Peter held…
This Must Be The Place by Hannah Warren
Hannah Warren made a series of illustrations of some of her favourite places in London, travelled to and explored by bike. We bought one for the Maraid Studio. Hannah made the post and packing so…
Hannah Waldron tapestry weaving and Disobedient Bodies at The Hepworth Wakefield
Since visiting Dovecot Studios and Tisser La Couleur exhibition I’ve wanted to gain a better understanding of tapestry weaving. When a weekend class came up at The Hepworth in Wakefield it was the perfect opportunity….
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Print Stuff York
Print Stuff is an independent print and publishing fair in York and it held it’s first event on Saturday at the De Grey Rooms. With over forty exhibitors and many designers, artists and photographers whose…
Tibor Reich exhibition at The Whitworth, Manchester
I was unaware of Tibor Reich (1916-1996) before this exhibition at the wonderful Whitworth in Manchester. It was the video at the end of this post that convinced me to visit, I was interested in…
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Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden, Italy
The French artist Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002) was inspired to build the Tarot Garden (or Il Giardino dei Tarocchi) after visiting Antoni Gaudí´s Parc Güell in Barcelona. In 1979 she purchased a plot of…