Pressing Matters #27

Pressing Matters #27

At the fine age of 94, wallpaper designer Marthe Armitage has plenty of experience and wisdom to share with us. “Art should be looking outside ourselves at real things,” she reflects. She’s still turning her wonderful drawings into repeat patterns and delicate designs – and, somewhat surprisingly, she’s not the only artist here who started off printing their artworks with their feet!

With stories of artists working from small kitchen tables to remote island studios, resourcefulness is a common theme, along with a willingness to try out new techniques, materials and tools to see where it takes us. So, whether your interest lies in printing with the sun or getting to grips with making ‘unreasonable stationery’, I hope you find something here that inspires you and fires you up on your own printmaking journey.

About Pressing Matters:

Pressing Matters is a quarterly magazine that is made by printmakers for printmakers. Pressing Matters speaks to artists about their creative processes and passion for print. Expect inky fingers, creative workspaces, sketchbooks and prints made using all kinds of techniques and mediums.

FEATURED ARTISTS/STUDIOS
Jana A. Abril • Marthe Armitage Prints Ltd. • Kim Belter • John Coe
Margaret DeKoven • Anne Desmet
Michelle Hughes • Issue 27 Print Challenge • Jazmine Joye
Annette Kierulf • Caroline Kierulf
Phoebe Leach • Kay Lo • Travis Porter
Santi Pozzi • Kim Raymont
Nate Rhodes • Sheila Robinson
Jane Spink • Emma Studd
Viola Wang"