Glasgow based illustrator, telling stories using traditional media and printmaking processes.
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Glasgow based illustrator, telling stories using traditional media and printmaking processes.
Book Design
Printmaking
Posters
Editorial
Sketchbook
About
Shop
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Tiny Knots
I was commissioned by Out of The Blueprint, a risograph print studio based in Leith, to make a two colour risograph zine. Made using printmaking and collage, this zine is about struggling with mental health, and the solace found in a hobby.
Influenced by my own mental health, I found parallels between this and my favourite pastime of crochet. I created a narrative from automatic writing prompted by my thoughts on these parallels, before crocheting samples using stitches which resonated with my writing. I then made collagraph prints with the samples, which I made into collages.
I aimed to bring the tactility of crochet in to print, to mirror the comfort and joy I feel when crocheting. This is a heartfelt tribute to crochet and the positive effects it has on my mindset.
This zine was exhibited and sold as part of Out Of The Blueprint’s 2023 Print Expo, celebrating work made at OOTB over the past year.
Tiny Knots is available to buy from my online store. It is also stocked at Out Of The Blueprint in Leith, Good Press in Glasgow, and MAKE by Narture in Ayr.
June 2023, collagraph, collage, risograph.
Influenced by my own mental health, I found parallels between this and my favourite pastime of crochet. I created a narrative from automatic writing prompted by my thoughts on these parallels, before crocheting samples using stitches which resonated with my writing. I then made collagraph prints with the samples, which I made into collages.
I aimed to bring the tactility of crochet in to print, to mirror the comfort and joy I feel when crocheting. This is a heartfelt tribute to crochet and the positive effects it has on my mindset.
This zine was exhibited and sold as part of Out Of The Blueprint’s 2023 Print Expo, celebrating work made at OOTB over the past year.
Tiny Knots is available to buy from my online store. It is also stocked at Out Of The Blueprint in Leith, Good Press in Glasgow, and MAKE by Narture in Ayr.
June 2023, collagraph, collage, risograph.
Amy McPherson