Yard Act
I did a poster for Leeds band Yard Act. I really like the video for ‘Land of the Blind’ and immediately wanted to indulge my love of vintage magician posters by creating something similar for James’ persona in the video.…
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Porridge Radio double-sided gig poster
Screenprinted poster designed and printed for the band Porridge Radio‘s performance at Sea Change in Totnes, 2022. The artwork is taken from a paper collage I made of pieces of a vintage photograph of water slides. In a unique twist,…
Blencathra – descending east – part 2
After producing the initial flat artwork to use as a starting point (see Part 1 here) I have now created the coloured layers that will enable me to screen print the final piece. This process involves pulling out the main…
Screen Printing Posters Workshop
I’m teaching a weekend screen printing workshop in a couple of weeks! It’s taking place at the studio where I print, West Yorkshire Print Workshop in Mirfield, West Yorkshire. I’ve been a bit rubbish about spreading the word so I…
Blencathra – looking east – part 1
With my previous landscape print, the artwork was revealed gradually as I printed it. In an effort to show more of my ‘pre-print’ process this time, here is mostly completed Stage 1 of my next big print project. This is…
Lightbeams
A friend and longtime supporter of my work emailed me this the other day. He lives in Sweden and returned home just as the sunlight was bouncing from the windows of the building opposite, through his own windows, and illuminating…
Trow Gill Process Video
New video showing the process behind my Trow Gill Gorge print. Enjoy!
Trow Gill Gorge
I am really excited to finally be able to properly share my new landscape fine art print: my depiction of the stunning Trow Gill Gorge in the Yorkshire Dales. This 10 colour screen print has been a few months in…
Weird Poster Visuals
I thought I’d share a couple of strange visual things which I experienced recently. I spent the day printing the final colours on my new landscape print. The final colour is a slightly darker version of the previous colour. It’s…
Green Man 2021 Screen Printed Poster
For the past few years myself and my UK Poster Association comrades have been a regular fixture at Green Man Music Festival, producing yearly limited-edition posters for some of the acts, providing live screenprinting demonstrations, and displaying and selling work…
Seagulls LifeHouse
If you’re a Leeds local you may have heard of Seagulls on Kirkstall Road. They’re well known for their paint recycling services but they also have a space called the LifeHouse. It’s a brilliant facility, with equipment set up for…
YouTubery
New video where I open the mystery box of 20 prints which I received for being part of the 20:20 Print Exchange (2020). Realising it had a few weeks since doing a video, I decided I needed to just sit…