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I’m taking part in this weekends Spike Open @spikeprintstudiom PV this Friday wooo.

@spikeisland opens its doors for its May Open event. This is the only time in the year that the general public can visit the print studio and the 70 other artist studios, meet the artists and see what they’ve been making.

This year is a special one as its their 50th anniversary, so look out for several celebratory events throughout the year, starting with an extra big party to celebrate this weekend!

I’m taking part in this weekends Spike Open @spikeprintstudiom PV this Friday wooo.

@spikeisland opens its doors for its May Open event. This is the only time in the year that the general public can visit the print studio and the 70 other artist studios, meet the artists and see what they’ve been making.

This year is a special one as its their 50th anniversary, so look out for several celebratory events throughout the year, starting with an extra big party to celebrate this weekend!

Spring has fully sprung 🌸 and my to-do list is definitely feeling busy today. I am still riding the week reset holiday energy from Porto and of course all this sunshine ☀️

Lots coming up over the next few weeks:
• Spike Print PV this Friday + Spike Open | 1–3 May
• Frome Market | Sunday 3 May
• Live painting at Upfest | Saturday 16 May
• Fold Print Fair Bruton | 13 June

Hope to see some of you along the way 💫 come and bring me cake and have a natter. xxxxx

@spikeprintstudio
@thefromeindependent
@upfest
@foldprintfair

Spring has fully sprung 🌸 and my to-do list is definitely feeling busy today. I am still riding the week reset holiday energy from Porto and of course all this sunshine ☀️

Lots coming up over the next few weeks:
• Spike Print PV this Friday + Spike Open | 1–3 May
• Frome Market | Sunday 3 May
• Live painting at Upfest | Saturday 16 May
• Fold Print Fair Bruton | 13 June

Hope to see some of you along the way 💫 come and bring me cake and have a natter. xxxxx

@spikeprintstudio
@thefromeindependent
@upfest
@foldprintfair

First family holiday in a whole year and yes we really needed that. Last year was a tricky one with a very poorly mum in law making this one feel extra special 🫶🏻

It reminded me how important it is to pause, reset and relax for a bit … forget the to do list unless it’s for ice cream or cake 🍰😁

I noted I can turn the out of office on for the day job and forget about emails for a week but creativity? That never turns off.

There is always inspiration in new places….tiled buildings, plants, a colour combo…happy relaxed observations that spark some ideas ✨

Back to work tomorrow wish me luck after a lovely week off 🤪

I totally recommend Porto what a great city 😁

First family holiday in a whole year and yes we really needed that. Last year was a tricky one with a very poorly mum in law making this one feel extra special 🫶🏻

It reminded me how important it is to pause, reset and relax for a bit … forget the to do list unless it’s for ice cream or cake 🍰😁

I noted I can turn the out of office on for the day job and forget about emails for a week but creativity? That never turns off.

There is always inspiration in new places….tiled buildings, plants, a colour combo…happy relaxed observations that spark some ideas ✨

Back to work tomorrow wish me luck after a lovely week off 🤪

I totally recommend Porto what a great city 😁

Always have time for a few offcuts ✂️

Business cards and postcards are looking good! I may pop the postcards online actually if anyone is interested.

I have some exciting plans rumbling away in the background… more details soon 👀

For starters this May/June I will be taking part in Frome Market, Spike Open Weekend, Upfest, and Fold Print Festival — plus a couple of secret squirrel things too 🐿️✨

Lots brewing… watch this space for more details.

Always have time for a few offcuts ✂️

Business cards and postcards are looking good! I may pop the postcards online actually if anyone is interested.

I have some exciting plans rumbling away in the background… more details soon 👀

For starters this May/June I will be taking part in Frome Market, Spike Open Weekend, Upfest, and Fold Print Festival — plus a couple of secret squirrel things too 🐿️✨

Lots brewing… watch this space for more details.

Funny seeing myself in a timelapse. A few things jump out straight away… my inky squeegee propping on the brown tape shuffle after each ink pull😂

It also made me realise how focused (and fast) I am when I’m printing this is partly due to the time constrains and needing to max out my session.

I work in an intuitive way and don’t give myself long to overthink where the next shape should go... I test a couple of placements and then commit.

My prints start off very simple and slowly build up getting more complex, and delicate as they evolve.

Hope you enjoy the glimpse. of course printing at the wonderful Spike :-) * realise IG has chopped off half the video so you can't see what I am printing ha

Funny seeing myself in a timelapse. A few things jump out straight away… my inky squeegee propping on the brown tape shuffle after each ink pull😂

It also made me realise how focused (and fast) I am when I’m printing this is partly due to the time constrains and needing to max out my session.

I work in an intuitive way and don’t give myself long to overthink where the next shape should go... I test a couple of placements and then commit.

My prints start off very simple and slowly build up getting more complex, and delicate as they evolve.

Hope you enjoy the glimpse. of course printing at the wonderful Spike :-) * realise IG has chopped off half the video so you can't see what I am printing ha

I had such a great time at the print fair last weekend. It was sooo lovely to chat and receive feedback... a common thread was that my work feels joyful and evokes happiness.

Those words stayed with me. I carry my trauma/grief story with me and I accept it is part of who I am but for years and years it meant my creativity felt slightly blocked and distant, like something I couldn’t quite reach or feel fully confident in. Finding my way back has been a massively slow, wiggly, LONG (and stubborn) path, and I’m loving feeling fully creative, connected, and confident again where I can be creative in my day job and my out of hours art and print work 🙂how lucky am I.

If my prints bring even the smallest spark of joy into someone’s home, that feels quietly powerful 💛

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, shared kind words, and connected - it was so lovely to chat and thanks @bristolprintworkshops for asking me.

#PrintFair #ArtistLifeCreativeJourney #ColourIsEmotion #colourhappy

I had such a great time at the print fair last weekend. It was sooo lovely to chat and receive feedback... a common thread was that my work feels joyful and evokes happiness.

Those words stayed with me. I carry my trauma/grief story with me and I accept it is part of who I am but for years and years it meant my creativity felt slightly blocked and distant, like something I couldn’t quite reach or feel fully confident in. Finding my way back has been a massively slow, wiggly, LONG (and stubborn) path, and I’m loving feeling fully creative, connected, and confident again where I can be creative in my day job and my out of hours art and print work 🙂how lucky am I.

If my prints bring even the smallest spark of joy into someone’s home, that feels quietly powerful 💛

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, shared kind words, and connected - it was so lovely to chat and thanks @bristolprintworkshops for asking me.

#PrintFair #ArtistLifeCreativeJourney #ColourIsEmotion #colourhappy

✨ Valentines + Print ✨

This Saturday 14th February, I’m delighted to have been asked to join the Bristol Print Collective & Friends Print Fair at the Chocolate Factory, Centrespace Studios — right in the heart of Bristol.

🗓 Saturday 14th February
⏰ 11am–5pm (one day only!)
📍 Chocolate Factory, Centrespace Studios, Bristol

Come share the love and bring me some snacks if you like — hope to see you there! 💕

#ValentinesDayBristol #PrintFair #BristolPrintCollective #ShopLocal #SupportArtists Printmaking BristolArt CreativeBristol ValentinesGifts HandmadeWithLove

✨ Valentines + Print ✨

This Saturday 14th February, I’m delighted to have been asked to join the Bristol Print Collective & Friends Print Fair at the Chocolate Factory, Centrespace Studios — right in the heart of Bristol.

🗓 Saturday 14th February
⏰ 11am–5pm (one day only!)
📍 Chocolate Factory, Centrespace Studios, Bristol

Come share the love and bring me some snacks if you like — hope to see you there! 💕

#ValentinesDayBristol #PrintFair #BristolPrintCollective #ShopLocal #SupportArtists Printmaking BristolArt CreativeBristol ValentinesGifts HandmadeWithLove

Some January bits
Warming the grey days with some bright colour.
1. Looook 👀 at this colour
2. Upping my posting game
3. A strange fascination with trying out stain glass
4. Printing patterns 😁

Some January bits
Warming the grey days with some bright colour.
1. Looook 👀 at this colour
2. Upping my posting game
3. A strange fascination with trying out stain glass
4. Printing patterns 😁

As well as ‘making art’ artists need to be social media experts, website builders, PR and sales wizzes 😆 oh and expert money chaser

Hoorah finally updating my website yesterday with products 🤪

No blue January ….keeping things colorful as always

As well as ‘making art’ artists need to be social media experts, website builders, PR and sales wizzes 😆 oh and expert money chaser

Hoorah finally updating my website yesterday with products 🤪

No blue January ….keeping things colorful as always

Thought I had better post my first post for January!

Currently sorting through some A3 giclee prints ready for a mini sale ✨ keep your eyes peeled 👀 and happy new year 😁

Thought I had better post my first post for January!

Currently sorting through some A3 giclee prints ready for a mini sale ✨ keep your eyes peeled 👀 and happy new year 😁

A very happy Christmas and New Year to one and all 🤍and thanks for all your support with my design work on this page :-)

2025 you were busy, and challenging in parts. A year that asked a lot of us.

Many weekends apart while my husband cared for his mum in Cornwall, and then saying goodbye to our beloved MIL to cancer in September. Cornwall isn't going to be the same minus her now.

Some highlights. Being swept up in the Woolwich whirlwind showing and selling my artwork there. Reminding me that playful, experimental ideas can continue to grow into finished pieces.

What keeps me clear, and sane always is being outside: dog walks, running 🍂🌱 Add in bikes, horses, garden hangs, lunches with pals and I’m happy.

Looking ahead to 2026 with more confidence and making more time for printing, upsizing my work, and creating a garden art space ✨
Happy New Year all.

1 - SOLD
2 - outside = happy
3 - Keep it colourful - printing this year
4 - house changes
5 - winter in the flemish quote
5 - Pauline MIL

quote: Life is amazing. And then it’s awful. And then it’s amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it’s ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life. And it’s breathtakingly beautiful."

A very happy Christmas and New Year to one and all 🤍and thanks for all your support with my design work on this page :-)

2025 you were busy, and challenging in parts. A year that asked a lot of us.

Many weekends apart while my husband cared for his mum in Cornwall, and then saying goodbye to our beloved MIL to cancer in September. Cornwall isn't going to be the same minus her now.

Some highlights. Being swept up in the Woolwich whirlwind showing and selling my artwork there. Reminding me that playful, experimental ideas can continue to grow into finished pieces.

What keeps me clear, and sane always is being outside: dog walks, running 🍂🌱 Add in bikes, horses, garden hangs, lunches with pals and I’m happy.

Looking ahead to 2026 with more confidence and making more time for printing, upsizing my work, and creating a garden art space ✨
Happy New Year all.

1 - SOLD
2 - outside = happy
3 - Keep it colourful - printing this year
4 - house changes
5 - winter in the flemish quote
5 - Pauline MIL

quote: Life is amazing. And then it’s awful. And then it’s amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it’s ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life. And it’s breathtakingly beautiful."

Ohh November was a rammed one. Still in recovery.

Still busy don’t you worry I have new work at print paradiso, No 3 gallery and sixteen gallery not to mention the day job which isn’t slowing down yet.

On a festive whim I decide to add a slither of gold on to some screen prints.

Winter providing some great colours in the other photos 😁✨

Ohh November was a rammed one. Still in recovery.

Still busy don’t you worry I have new work at print paradiso, No 3 gallery and sixteen gallery not to mention the day job which isn’t slowing down yet.

On a festive whim I decide to add a slither of gold on to some screen prints.

Winter providing some great colours in the other photos 😁✨

Print is far from dead 😁

Wonderful preview night at my first showing at Woolwich international print fair what an honour to be selected and with such amazing talent and peers I look up to ✨✨✨

sadly had to leave to get my train back just when it was getting rammed.

So inspiring and filled my cup full with art 🖼️ yesterday

Print is far from dead 😁

Wonderful preview night at my first showing at Woolwich international print fair what an honour to be selected and with such amazing talent and peers I look up to ✨✨✨

sadly had to leave to get my train back just when it was getting rammed.

So inspiring and filled my cup full with art 🖼️ yesterday

👋 thought I would do an intro post. My name is Lea (Lea minus the H which causes a LIFETIME of confusion and that's not even my full name :-D)
I’m a Bristol-based screen printer/artist and by day, I work as a graphic designer. My printing and painting is a creative outlet to step away from computers and reconnect with making and using my hands.

My work is all about colour and shape - I believe colour is linked to emotion, and I want my prints to radiate joy. I’m fascinated by simple shapes and geometry, one shape repeated can produce endless possibilities for patterns and colours.

I lost my Dad in a tragic accident just after graduating in Pattern Design at a pivotal time in my life years ago meaning I have had a very wiggly higgidy (is this a word) route back from dark times to calm content times and creating. Maybe that’s why my work now feels so bursting with colour... it’s a celebration of light, hope, life and colour.

Many of my ideas spring from my walks and runs in the local woods with our cockerpoo.... movement seems to spark creativity and keeps momentum :D so I will keep running ha.

#MeetTheArtist #ScreenPrinting #BristolArtist #PrintmakerLife #ArtThatHeals #CreativeJourney #ColourLovers

👋 thought I would do an intro post. My name is Lea (Lea minus the H which causes a LIFETIME of confusion and that's not even my full name :-D)
I’m a Bristol-based screen printer/artist and by day, I work as a graphic designer. My printing and painting is a creative outlet to step away from computers and reconnect with making and using my hands.

My work is all about colour and shape - I believe colour is linked to emotion, and I want my prints to radiate joy. I’m fascinated by simple shapes and geometry, one shape repeated can produce endless possibilities for patterns and colours.

I lost my Dad in a tragic accident just after graduating in Pattern Design at a pivotal time in my life years ago meaning I have had a very wiggly higgidy (is this a word) route back from dark times to calm content times and creating. Maybe that’s why my work now feels so bursting with colour... it’s a celebration of light, hope, life and colour.

Many of my ideas spring from my walks and runs in the local woods with our cockerpoo.... movement seems to spark creativity and keeps momentum :D so I will keep running ha.

#MeetTheArtist #ScreenPrinting #BristolArtist #PrintmakerLife #ArtThatHeals #CreativeJourney #ColourLovers

She’s off…. Next stop London for the private view.

Its the little touches … green spline corners and non reflective glass 🙌🏻

I was too scared to take her out the framer wrap as I can be clutsy 😆 I will work on my art reveals 😬

She’s off…. Next stop London for the private view.

Its the little touches … green spline corners and non reflective glass 🙌🏻

I was too scared to take her out the framer wrap as I can be clutsy 😆 I will work on my art reveals 😬

✨ One month to go! ✨
I’m so excited to be showing at the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair next month. November is already shaping up to be a busy one — a group show coming up, Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, and new work heading to No. 3 gallery in Clevedon at the end of the month.

The photo of me shows a little glimpse of where I find my inspiration — out in nature and movement. 🌿✨

#WoolwichContemporaryPrintFair #Printmaking #ContemporaryArt #ArtistLife #NatureInspiration #No3Gallery #ArtExhibition #CreativeProcess

✨ One month to go! ✨
I’m so excited to be showing at the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair next month. November is already shaping up to be a busy one — a group show coming up, Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, and new work heading to No. 3 gallery in Clevedon at the end of the month.

The photo of me shows a little glimpse of where I find my inspiration — out in nature and movement. 🌿✨

#WoolwichContemporaryPrintFair #Printmaking #ContemporaryArt #ArtistLife #NatureInspiration #No3Gallery #ArtExhibition #CreativeProcess

It’s all about these tiny overlays ✨
When the same colour is printed and layered again the intersections create new colours and lines 😁 A simple technique but it seems to be what fascinates me at the moment.

Get out there for a windy walk today won’t you ✨💨😁

It’s all about these tiny overlays ✨
When the same colour is printed and layered again the intersections create new colours and lines 😁 A simple technique but it seems to be what fascinates me at the moment.

Get out there for a windy walk today won’t you ✨💨😁

Printing time has taken a tiny back seat this last week..... a lot going on this end!! If I miss a week evening print I loose a tiny bit of momentum but I will be keen to get back to it. Next up WOOLWICH.

Printing time has taken a tiny back seat this last week..... a lot going on this end!! If I miss a week evening print I loose a tiny bit of momentum but I will be keen to get back to it. Next up WOOLWICH.

This weekend I will be mainly getting some art market prep in ✨

Tobacco factory
Art market
Sat and Sunday 20-21 September
Come say hi 👋

Selling prints and cards and I have some colour pop vases for sale 😁 you know I love plants and flowers

This weekend I will be mainly getting some art market prep in ✨

Tobacco factory
Art market
Sat and Sunday 20-21 September
Come say hi 👋

Selling prints and cards and I have some colour pop vases for sale 😁 you know I love plants and flowers

✨ So excited to be taking part in Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair this November in London — the UK’s leading international art fair for contemporary print, celebrating its 10th Edition! 🖼️

🗓️ 13–16 November 2025
🎟️ Early bird tickets are available now!

My work may look modern and abstract, but the inspiration is taken from the simplicity of nature.
🌿 One leaf shape, repeated
🌱 One plant form, repeated
🎨 With pops of colour

I spend four days in front of a screen for my day job and it’s my daily run and dog walks in nature that keeps me grounded and moving :-D
@woolwichcontemporaryprintfair

#WoolwichContemporaryPrintFair #WCPF2025 #ContemporaryPrint #AbstractNature #ModernPrintmaking #NatureInspiredArt #CreativeProcess

✨ So excited to be taking part in Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair this November in London — the UK’s leading international art fair for contemporary print, celebrating its 10th Edition! 🖼️

🗓️ 13–16 November 2025
🎟️ Early bird tickets are available now!

My work may look modern and abstract, but the inspiration is taken from the simplicity of nature.
🌿 One leaf shape, repeated
🌱 One plant form, repeated
🎨 With pops of colour

I spend four days in front of a screen for my day job and it’s my daily run and dog walks in nature that keeps me grounded and moving :-D
@woolwichcontemporaryprintfair

#WoolwichContemporaryPrintFair #WCPF2025 #ContemporaryPrint #AbstractNature #ModernPrintmaking #NatureInspiredArt #CreativeProcess

Hmmmm
Is what I think to this summer.
Certainly been a long….busy….worky one and we haven’t been able to do much due to a poorly relative.

I do always like the September clean slate start afresh… BACK to school vibe tho 🍂

Tobacco factory art market coming up 20&21 September and Woolwich international print fair in November ❤️✨

Going bigger here !b

Hmmmm
Is what I think to this summer.
Certainly been a long….busy….worky one and we haven’t been able to do much due to a poorly relative.

I do always like the September clean slate start afresh… BACK to school vibe tho 🍂

Tobacco factory art market coming up 20&21 September and Woolwich international print fair in November ❤️✨

Going bigger here !b

As you can see the colours pop on dark walls !!!

Arts trail local exhibition
Tobacco Factory, bristol
18 august - 28 September
Art market and trail weekend 20/21 September

Come and have a browse and get a lovely cake too 🍰👌😁

@southbristolartstrail @tobacco_factory

As you can see the colours pop on dark walls !!!

Arts trail local exhibition
Tobacco Factory, bristol
18 august - 28 September
Art market and trail weekend 20/21 September

Come and have a browse and get a lovely cake too 🍰👌😁

@southbristolartstrail @tobacco_factory

Suns out … prints out ☀️

Finally a day of no plans hooray so i’m prepping my work ready for hanging day at Tobacco Factory 😃
✨ South Bristol arts trail exhibition
✨local artists
✨12 august to 29 September

@tobacco_factory @southbristolartstrail

Suns out … prints out ☀️

Finally a day of no plans hooray so i’m prepping my work ready for hanging day at Tobacco Factory 😃
✨ South Bristol arts trail exhibition
✨local artists
✨12 august to 29 September

@tobacco_factory @southbristolartstrail

Yay back to it … Wednesday evenings my studio night.

Ran out of time as always now wondering if I can get there tonight as well 😁✨

Yay back to it … Wednesday evenings my studio night.

Ran out of time as always now wondering if I can get there tonight as well 😁✨

✨ I’m beyond delighted that my work has been selected for this year’s Woolwich International Contemporary Print Fair! ✨

Momentum has been key for me this year! I only have a very tiny window each week to physically screen print at the wonderful Spike Print Studio (I work full-time over 4 days as a graphic designer) so I make sure I show up, get prepared, and take small steps — each week building on the last.

Taking note on colour and shape experiments .. do they spark something or not? One experiment leads to the next idea and dead ends leads to other ideas. Artwork is constantly shifting and evolving.

I rarely know exactly where I'm headed — so it's always a magic bonus when the work connects with others too. 💛

@woolwichcontemporaryprintfair
@spikeprintstudio

#screenprint #printmaking #artistprocess #WoolwichContemporaryPrintFair #printmaker #momentum #creativepractice #experimentation #studioflow

✨ I’m beyond delighted that my work has been selected for this year’s Woolwich International Contemporary Print Fair! ✨

Momentum has been key for me this year! I only have a very tiny window each week to physically screen print at the wonderful Spike Print Studio (I work full-time over 4 days as a graphic designer) so I make sure I show up, get prepared, and take small steps — each week building on the last.

Taking note on colour and shape experiments .. do they spark something or not? One experiment leads to the next idea and dead ends leads to other ideas. Artwork is constantly shifting and evolving.

I rarely know exactly where I'm headed — so it's always a magic bonus when the work connects with others too. 💛

@woolwichcontemporaryprintfair
@spikeprintstudio

#screenprint #printmaking #artistprocess #WoolwichContemporaryPrintFair #printmaker #momentum #creativepractice #experimentation #studioflow

Sun showing off the colours ✨
Screenprint onto 320gsm somerset satin

Sun showing off the colours ✨
Screenprint onto 320gsm somerset satin

Monday momentum 🌱

Started the day feeling a tad sluggish 🐌 but laced up and headed for an early run to shake things up.

Running reminded me creativity thrives the same way…. show up, moving and trust the process of small steps.

Hooray for a slightly cooler day 🙏
#creativemomentum #creativeprocess #mondays

Monday momentum 🌱

Started the day feeling a tad sluggish 🐌 but laced up and headed for an early run to shake things up.

Running reminded me creativity thrives the same way…. show up, moving and trust the process of small steps.

Hooray for a slightly cooler day 🙏
#creativemomentum #creativeprocess #mondays

Mondays 🪴my one day off the day job ✨
Time to reset, make lists, tackle to dos and paint. Grateful for the mini space to create 😁

I was totally delighted to receive this email on Friday from the Woolwich Print Fair it’s all very exciting ✨so keep your fingers crossed

@woolwichcontemporaryprintfair #momdaymood #lists #creativeflow #artistlife

Mondays 🪴my one day off the day job ✨
Time to reset, make lists, tackle to dos and paint. Grateful for the mini space to create 😁

I was totally delighted to receive this email on Friday from the Woolwich Print Fair it’s all very exciting ✨so keep your fingers crossed

@woolwichcontemporaryprintfair #momdaymood #lists #creativeflow #artistlife

When I remember! I make notes using my scrap screen print off cuts.
Colour combos and layering. Nothing wasted 😁

When I remember! I make notes using my scrap screen print off cuts.
Colour combos and layering. Nothing wasted 😁

Didn’t make it to the studio as tooo hot 🥵 here is WIP from last week.
I get very addicted to lines and layers but sometimes I need a curve break. idea coming from this play about …… how most ideas start out ✨

Didn’t make it to the studio as tooo hot 🥵 here is WIP from last week.
I get very addicted to lines and layers but sometimes I need a curve break. idea coming from this play about …… how most ideas start out ✨

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