As self-employed artists and printmakers, many of our readers may also be looking to the future and taking stock of the challenges ahead. But the printmaking community (along with the world as a whole) is getting creative and finding new ways to stay in touch and be there for each other – live-streaming their making sessions and sharing their knowledge and processes like never before.

It feels more important than ever to connect people with the universal themes within the articles in this issue. Be it Yu Chengyou’s landscapes that evoke a much needed sense of calm, or John Amoss through-hiking the Appalachian trail – a true tale of endurance and reflection. If you are self-isolating and need to look to new sources of inspiration, Evgeniya Dudnikova’s mixing of dreams and memories is something we can all try – so get that sketch book out, drift a while and write down your ideas – they might come in handy. 

It’s definitely a time to reflect and take note of the important things in life. For so many of us, playing with print is as much a form of meditation as it is a creative expression, so make sure you are taking time to cut, ink and print – a much needed creative outlet during these strange and changing times.

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Issue 11 featured artists/studios:

John Amoss • Victoria Arney • Katy Binks • Amy-Leigh Bird • Brand X Editions • Sehee Byun • Yu Chengyou • Ben Dodge • Evgeniya Dudnikova • Theresa Easton • Charlotte Farmer • Ashley Fuchs • Thomas Gravemaker • Val Littlewood • Steph Renshaw • Andrew Sharman • Miloš Sláma • Slubbed Prints • Lucy Spartacus • Miles Tewson

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Format: 100 page perfect bound publication (including 2 page insert with art print by Miles Tewson) 210mm x 280mm


Wow, issue ten! It certainly feels like quite an achievement to get to double figures – it doesn’t seem that long ago that the first issue was coming together and we were excited to share it with those who might be interested. In the last three years it’s been a real joy to dig deeper and immerse ourselves in the world of printmaking. And the community we’ve met has always been so sharing and encouraging in equal parts – something that’s so important with any ‘leap of faith’ project – just ask Macy Chadwick, who tells her story of founding the brilliant In Cahoots residency in this issue. 

As we start a new year, new ideas and projects come to the fore – exciting experiments and the appetite to take on a new technique or push a style further. Whether you are like our minimal, monochrome cover stars Jollygoodfellow, or Mark Wheatley and Chris Sleath with their fizzy colour prints, it’s clear there’s plenty of space to explore in your given field and you printmakers seem to be doing this in ever more creative ways.

There’s also a sense that printmakers are getting more aware of the impact of printing on the environment and looking closer at sustainability in their practices. Artist Sarah Gillespie’s etching of moths highlight the steep decline of these wonderful insects and a group of masked letterpress disruptors list the re-use of materials as a key point in their manifesto. Even ideas can be recycled and re-defined, with Nanette Wallace’s haunting monoprints a reminder that working with what you have can make for richer narratives in prints and surprising, unplanned moments.

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Issue 10 featured artists/studios:

5X Letterpress • Laura Boswell • Macy Chadwick • Mary Dalton • Chad Danieley • Melvyn Evans • Sarah Gillespie • Hello Marine • Jollygoodfellow • Libri Finti Clandestini • Lucy McLauchlan • OMG Press • Edie Overturf • Graeme Reed • Fiona Rimmer • Society of Wood Engravers • Anastasia Suvorova • TYPA • Veloset Press • Nanette Wallace • Mark Wheatley

If there’s a theme running through issue nine, it’s one of community and resilience – be it the fierce friendship and ‘commitment to the cause’ found at East London Printmakers or the search for a new place to print like the adventures of Sinclair Ashman’s US residency or Kay Van Bellen’s more permanent move to a new country.  Stories that speak of togetherness, but are never without an element of mild peril. 

We hear from a host of makers taking inspiration from their surroundings and creating their own personal narratives, such as John Fellows’ epic mountain prints and Fenne Kustermans’ zines that explore her need for solitude. And, by taking a look at the positive effect that creativity can have on mental health, we shine a light on the importance of making personal work, just for yourself, as much as showing it or selling it. 

Continuing our journey into the far corners of the printmaking world, we talk to US artist Don Kilpatrick III about his unique shoe prints and out-of-this-world woodcuts. Around the time of the launch of this issue, I signed up to a relief printing course and I’ll be thinking of all of these great printmakers whilst trying my best at linocut, woodcut and more – no doubt they’ll help me to build up my own resilience, to keep printing and make the most of being part of a vibrant printmaking community, both near and far.