CAT SBM 2023
A DOLL’S HOUSE OF WONDERSPrintmaking has never been so vital. Texture, depth & warmth - all of a contrastto the smooth veneer of our digital age. And almost every time I approach aprintroom, I think ‘poster’ - big & bold. But of course, you can as easily makemighty statements by printing small, and this collection of exquisite worksshows just that. Take your time to look closely – you’re not scrolling on yourphone over a hurried cup of tea. Enjoy the intimacy, as we peer into a world ofartists’ thoughts, expressed with sticky printing ink, lovingly sinking into thepaper.Whether printed with the back of a spoon on a kitchen table, or pulled with aninky squeegee on an unreliable vacuum bed, the good folks here have taken thetime to create something that can’t be achieved on a phone or tablet, and that’sextra, extra special. Printmaking will always be alchemy to me. This preciousprocess can now easily be scientifically explained (or can it?), but I don’t want toknow… I’d far rather get up close, and look into this doll’s house of wonders andstill be baffled as to how they did it all. Then of course, be inspired to get myapron on once more and give it another go.No matter how many times you print, you know in your heart that the nextattempt is just a wee while away, it’s like collecting pulp paperbacks or rare 78records. These dusty diamonds, like this magical process, will never end or fullysatisfy. So good people of Small But Mighty, now the show is up and running,that goal has been achieved.I’ll see you once more in the printroom.Jonny HannahGuest Selector
ABOUTJONNY HANNAHGUEST SELECTORUsing typography with boldcolourful graphics, JonnyHannah’s work reflects hisinterests in popular culture andmusic. He studied illustration atLiverpool Art School and then theRoyal College of Art.Jonny Hannah, One Way Town, screenprintSince then he has been working asa hugely successful commercialdesigner, illustrator andprintmaker. He creates limitededition screen prints and linoprints plus screen-printed books.Jonny’s work has been exhibited widely, and in 2015 Jonny had a one man show at theYorkshire Sculpture Park, called ‘Main Street’. This fictional street featured three pop-upshops made entirely of his 2D and 3D work stocked with curiosities, and showing a senseof nostalgia for independent retailers on high streets in a bygone era.In 2014, a monograph of Jonny’s work ‘Greetings from Darktown’ was published.Darktown is a fictional place that Jonny refers to when overwhelmed by modern life andthis book of artwork, poems and writings provides an insight into Jonny’s passions.
- Page 1 and 2: AN EXHIBITION OF SMALL SCALE WORKS
- Page 3: SMALL BUT MIGHTYselected by Jonny H
- Page 7 and 8: Jo NormanAbstract Layerscreenprint
- Page 9 and 10: Ian BrownIf Not NowscreenprintJacqu
- Page 11 and 12: Olesya DzhurayevaJust a Glass of Wa
- Page 13 and 14: David Robertson, Sycamore Gap, wood
- Page 15 and 16: Zelda Malan, Fabrique Horlogerie, e
- Page 17 and 18: Leonie BradleyText Prompt: A Genera
- Page 19 and 20: Janet DicksonJustin DiggleChristine
- Page 21: Ros PritchardShonagh RaeStephen Rat
A DOLL’S HOUSE OF WONDERS
Printmaking has never been so vital. Texture, depth & warmth - all of a contrast
to the smooth veneer of our digital age. And almost every time I approach a
printroom, I think ‘poster’ - big & bold. But of course, you can as easily make
mighty statements by printing small, and this collection of exquisite works
shows just that. Take your time to look closely – you’re not scrolling on your
phone over a hurried cup of tea. Enjoy the intimacy, as we peer into a world of
artists’ thoughts, expressed with sticky printing ink, lovingly sinking into the
paper.
Whether printed with the back of a spoon on a kitchen table, or pulled with an
inky squeegee on an unreliable vacuum bed, the good folks here have taken the
time to create something that can’t be achieved on a phone or tablet, and that’s
extra, extra special. Printmaking will always be alchemy to me. This precious
process can now easily be scientifically explained (or can it?), but I don’t want to
know… I’d far rather get up close, and look into this doll’s house of wonders and
still be baffled as to how they did it all. Then of course, be inspired to get my
apron on once more and give it another go.
No matter how many times you print, you know in your heart that the next
attempt is just a wee while away, it’s like collecting pulp paperbacks or rare 78
records. These dusty diamonds, like this magical process, will never end or fully
satisfy. So good people of Small But Mighty, now the show is up and running,
that goal has been achieved.
I’ll see you once more in the printroom.
Jonny Hannah
Guest Selector
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