About
I’ve been printing since I was given a second-hand John Bull printing set for my 6th birthday. It lived in an old powdered milk tin in the playroom cupboard and I loved those little back-to-front rubber letters and spent hours playing and experimenting.
Though I really started printing in earnest at art college, first on my Foundation Art course at Northbrook College in Horsham, then at Manchester School of Art (MMU) where I studied my degree in Fine Art Printmaking. I now specialise in linocut prints with much of my work featuring a character known as Bun-Head, a feisty woman who has come to hold a special place in the hearts of her many followers. My prints are simplistic in design, using contrasting areas of predominantly black and white, with bold lines and angles, and the small figure of Bun-Head. My work can be empowering, edgy, sensitive or quirky in the depiction of the ups and downs of daily life.
Limited Edition Prints
There can sometimes be confusion about mass produced prints, or giclee prints, as opposed to limited edition, hand-pulled prints.
Printing Process
All my prints are hand inked and printed using either my antique Albion press or my larger, modern, Woodzilla press.
Portfolio and Shop
There are always new Bun-Head prints in production, though not all are listed here. See my Etsy shop to see the wider range.
Get in Touch
For those who don’t want to trawl the platforms of social media, I email a sporadic newsletter of upcoming events. If you’d like to learn more about how I will use your data, please see my privacy policy. I will never pass your information on to third parties.
Shop or Gallery owner? Contact me for ‘Wholesale and Gallery Enquiries’
Don’t want to buy through Etsy? Email to get in touch.
Gift Vouchers – Handprinted gift vouchers are available to purchase directly from me. Vouchers are valid for 12 months and are available for any value of your choice. Email to get in touch about vouchers.
Email:
hello@pollymarixevansprintmaker.co.uk
I love the challenge of commissions; the chance to mix my own style and ideas with those of my clients. From the first discussion of an idea, we work together to finalise the design, talking throughout the whole process, from initial sketches to block carving and proofing, colour choices and the final piece, or edition, itself. To find out more about commissions get in touch.