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Behind the print: "A Soft Embrace"
Our featured artist Lucy Ward's atmospheric prints take inspiration from real-world landscapes, imagined stories and cinematic lighting. Lucy talks about the inspiration behind their etching, “A Soft Embrace” and how taking part in a residency kick-started new ways of working.
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11 hours ago6 min read


Featured artist: Catherine Gerbrands
Catherine Gerbrands creates atmospheric, folk horror worlds you can get lost in. Inspired by artists including Richard Dadd, Gerald Scarfe, Ian Miller and Leonora Carrington, Catherine (she/they) makes detailed mezzotint and drypoint prints that have wonderful texture and depth. A talented singer and multi-instrumentalist, their music and art feeds off one another and they have performed in galleries and designed album covers. Catherine is our featured artist in the gallery u
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Jan 114 min read


Behind the print: "Phantom Sofa"
Bess Frimodig has spent her life traveling light, yet her current obsession is wonderfully weighty: the elusive, comforting fantasy of soft seating. Her new prints, including "Phantom Sofa" and "Oh Santa Give Me Soft Seating for Christmas", are part of her ongoing "Furniture Dreaming" series. They are studies in colour, memory, and desire. Bess shares the inspiration behind her flying sofas, from Japanese printmaking techniques and Rothko's colours to her armchair-traveling L
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Dec 17, 20255 min read


Meet new member Polly Hosp
Polly's spectacular prints bring wildlife stories to life through her knowledge of animal behaviour, expressive marks and her love of drawing. She shares her memories of her time living in Africa, why each print is unique and why she loves printmaking.
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Nov 17, 20254 min read


Why collect prints?
Local art collector Christina Lane on why she loves prints, plus a few of our images that take an unusual viewpoint of the local area.
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Apr 7, 20253 min read


Nikolas Wereszczynski: ‘Printmaking is a very physical process – the calluses make it inch ever closer to being a folk craft’
Nikolas Wereszczynski draws inspiration for his prints from folk culture, animism and the tactile act of making something with your hands.
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Mar 29, 20245 min read


Behind the print: "Late Harvest"
Angela Brookes combines monoprint and drypoint to give the same scene a completely different atmosphere through her skilled use of ink.
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Jun 9, 20225 min read


Behind the print: "The Bathers"
Nikki Braunton makes darkly comic prints inspired by the people she sees around her and her love of nature. She talks about her characters.
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May 21, 20223 min read


Featured artist Barbara Zalecki
Barbara Zalecki’s prints of animals are full of character, movement and patterns. We talk to her about her featured artist show.
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Mar 15, 20222 min read


Behind the print: “Summer Light” and “Night Walk, Blackheath”
Lucy Ward's atmospheric landscapes explore how changes in light can make us react differently to a familiar scene.
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Aug 29, 20216 min read


Behind the print: "Bathers and Bridge"
Sandra Millar’s characterful prints explore the human form in moments of joyful movement and reflective stillness.
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Jul 17, 20214 min read
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