Printmaking is a useful prism to look at life through, using art to explore a world of your own creation or take a deep dive into the things you love – be that nature, architecture or in some cases skulls and flames. In the pages of this issue, we see our featured artists stretch out into their worlds through the medium of ink and paper, with fantastic and often thought-provoking results.

We’re excited to have opened up our magazine insert to the printmaking community  – we launched our 'Black & Red' insert challenge on Instagram at the start of May and it was fabulous seeing all of the submissions throughout the month. We’re pleased to showcase a wide variety of entries along with the winner. We hope you enjoy checking out a selection of wonderful work, made with just two colours.

And we’ve already got our thinking caps on for next issue’s challenge, so you can look forward to more inky ideas and inspiration in the magazine and beyond.

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Featured artists/studios:

Beyond Letterpress • Bryan Angus
Black & Red Insert Challenge
Pauline Cremer • Andrew Dolinski
Karin Eremia • Robert Grieve
HawaiianSalad Studio
Carlos Hernandez • Lizzie Hillier
Adam Hogarth • Luiza Holub
Thomas Mayo • Tanaka Ryōhei
Angela Snieder • Zarina

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Format: 

100 page perfect bound publication, printed by Park Communications on Edixion Offset paper (including 2 page insert with art print by Black & Red insert challenge winner printed on GF Smith 270gsm Colorplan Pristine White stock.)

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Pressing Matters magazine is an independently-run publication, honing in on the people, passion and processes behind the artform of printmaking. From curious beginners to those exploring the world of fine art editions, there are all sorts who are making their mark out of printmaking. We hope to inspire newcomers and give a voice and a face to the increasingly vast number of people calling printmaking their ‘thing’...

Pressing Matters – Issue 15

Issue 15 could well be our most diverse edition yet, taking in collage and abstraction, collaboration and play. Our featured artists may find their inspiration from different sources, but it’s their shared love of ink on paper that binds them together as printmaking allies.

Whether they’re representing people or place in their own unique way – often using intriguing tools and approaches to their work – they help us to navigate the world through their creative offerings. Seeing things through the eyes of another has long been important, now seemingly more so than ever before. 

So, let’s embrace the rich variety of printmaking in these pages and the people who make it. It’s a gift to us all and one that just keeps on giving. 

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Featured artists/studios:

Tess Baxter • BookbindingRC
Simon Burder • Alexandria Couch Danielle Creenaune • Fresca Studio Gos Lab • Anna Hermsdorf
Matthias Jaschke • Theresa Künig Sophie Lewisohn • Luis Paadin
Manolo Prieto • James Randell
Superdruk • Philippa C Thomas
Amy Torgeson • Giulio Vesprini
Karen Wicks

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Format: 

100 page perfect bound publication, printed by Park Communications on Edixion Offset paper (including 2 page insert with art print by Superdruk printed on GF Smith 270gsm Colorplan Cool Blue stock.)

Pressing Matters – Issue 14

As the new year commences, it’s important to stay hopeful and celebrate new beginnings. Having spent a lot more time in 2020 working from home, the views from our windows have taken on new meanings – making us perhaps a little more receptive to the small moments and subtle changes that make the world go round.

Issue 14 is a celebration of artists digging deep in their everyday lives to keep on creating. Making work that’s borne from a need to stay connected to the things they love – their culture, their love of nature and sometimes their favourite musicians.

Even in these times of rules and restrictions, the spirit of collaboration, community and, above all, ingenuity shine on, proving that printmaking can be a tonic for the soul as well as a treat for the eyes. And boy, are you in for a treat!  

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Featured artists/studios:

Catherine Ade • Laura Berman • Meg Buick • Cakolyre • Tommy Fachiri • Ellie Hayward • Megan Hopkin • Sayaka Kawamura • Limerick Printmakers • LSAD • Jim McElvaney • Karl Morgan • Dennis Muraguri • Rod Nelson • Nzinga Project • Simone Philippou • Barnaby Lawrence Smith • Izzy Williamson • Elizabeth Jean Younce • YUK FUN

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Format: 

100 page perfect bound publication, printed by Park Communications on Edixion Offset paper (including 2 page insert with art print by Yuk Fun printed on GF Smith 135gsm Colorplan Pristine White stock.)