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Tools of the Trade (Print Room)

just some of the inkcredible machines and tools that I use in printmaking.

The Wheel Press (a.k.a. the pirate wheel) you can get some pretty unique results with this piece of kit, stuff which cannot be manipulated on a computer, giving your work an organic element. This machine is ideal for Embossing, Debossing, Tactile prints ect. This is probably my favorite machine in the print room.

good old mono printing, it never fails to come out with some interesting things.

Silk Screening, you can get some pretty interesting and elegant work from this method. You can silkscreen practically with anything on anything (within reason). I did it last year with some Phosphorescence (glow-the-dark) paint. Fair play it’s awesome!

The Pressure Washer (can often be fatal) just for cleaning the screens, and also for getting paint off the screens…

Sanna Annukka

Annukka is half Finnish, half English illustrator and print maker with a love for nature and folklore. Many a childhood summer was spent in Finland. Family trips beyond the Arctic Circle, camping in the nightless Lapland wilderness, hold some of her most treasured memories. The forests, lakes and wildlife of the region remains a constant inspiration. Annukka’s personal work infuses nature, childhood memories and my love of storytelling and folklore. She graduated with a BA Hons in Illustration from the University of Brighton in July 2005. In 2006 her work was spotted by British band Keane which led to a collaboration on their second million selling album ‘Under the Iron Sea.’ London based creative agency, Big Active, art directed the campaign and at the same time took Annukka on their books as one of their select number of represented artists. Her client list includes; Universal Island Records, British Vogue, Apple/itunes, M&S and Marimekko. Alongside commissioned work She has her own company developing her brand of self-styled products. Annukka is currently expanding her product range from limited edition prints on paper to printed textiles, wooden products and jewellery. She is also working on her first children’s picture book.

 

Kate Gibb

Gibb studied Printed Textiles at Middlesex University before her studio gradually expanded during time completing her MA at St Martin’s in London. Music has presented itself as a major outlet for her work, providing sleeve artwork for The Chemical Brothers, Simian, Bob Marley, Suede, My Computer and recently The Magic Numbers, amongst many more.

 

Mono print – experiments

I created some interesting prints, using rollers and vegetable oil based lythographic ink. For the desired effect I ripped pieces of paper to form the word ‘Nibbles’ and just had a play around with the letters. Here are a few pictures of my experiments.

I then experimented further by trying to create images with the letters, and came out with some rather interesting results.