Other than being women the main thing members of our group have in common is that we all make and sell our own work be it prints, t-shirts, artist’s books or other multiples. We got together in order to showcase our work to a wider audience. This has been the catalyst for our first collaborative project, a limited edition book based on the theme Misfits. We will combine our work to launch an exhibition of the same name in the UK during 2009.
Below features a short bio of each artist and a link to our websites which sport a huge range of visual treats!
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Gemma Correll
gemmacorrell.com
Gemma Correll is based in the “fine city” of Norwich, UK, where she has stayed after completing her BA (hons) degree in Graphic Design, specialising in Illustration, in 2006. She works as a freelance illustrator and crafts person and has worked for clients including Virgin holidays and Primary Teachers magazine. She also likes making her own zines and other goodies such as handpainted mugs and shrink plastic jewellery, which she sells in various retail outlets online and in “real life”. Gemma’s inspirations include body builders, Butlins holiday camps and small, furry animals.
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Yee Ting Kuit
yeellustration.co.uk
Yee Ting graduated from University College Falmouth in 2006 with first class honours and has been working freelance since. She has taken part in various group exhibitions throughout the U.K. Her work is produced digitally using a combination of Photoshop, Illustrator and hand drawn components. Her style is influenced by graphic design, icons, patterns, typography and printmaking techniques. Clients include the Guardian, Tigerprint and Runner’s World magazine.
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Jane Anderson
currentstate.co.uk
Currentstate is the work of Birmingham based designer and illustrator Jane Anderson. Working across a range of media including illustration, print & design. Jane has showcased her work across the UK, including exhibitions in Selfridges and the V&A – London as part of Channel 4’s Creative Industries Party. Her work has been featured in publications such as Ten4, Computer Arts, Frieze, Fused, Blink and Chroma Magazine.
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Karoline Rerrie
nursepussy.co.uk
In another lifetime Karoline worked for Matthew Herbert and illustrated most of his Doctor Rockit album covers. This developed her style and in particular the use of quirky characters, humour and hand drawn text. These have remained important elements of Karoline’s work and she now uses them in her small press publications. Karoline designs and makes a range of merchandise to accompany her these and sells her work through fairs, galleries and shops around the country. She recently started printing and this has opened up a whole new world of possibilities.
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Zoë Darnell
mmmbiscuits.com
Zoë originally studied Graphic Design but after having a very sleepy baby, got bored at home and started doing a bit more drawing. She has been working freelance ever since and has developed her style into bold and painstakingly drawn creature people, female forms and typography with the help of her trusty fineliners and wacom tablet. Zoë also handmakes popular colourful models made with polymer clay which she sells via her website and various arts and craft fairs.
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Jess Bradley
jessbradley.com
Jess lives and works in Bristol where she paints, draws and writes comics. She has a soft spot for robots, any member of the octopus/squid family and animals wearing top hats. She has an awesome t-shirt out through Genki Gear of an evil robot that can be picked up at mosy UK Comic Conventions. Her main passion is character design and she has a whole host of characters that appear in most of her illustration work. Her ultimate dream is to have her own range of vinyl toys. One day…
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Sarah Ray
sarahray.co.uk
Sarah is an illustrator based in Birmingham UK but originally from the dark depths of Herefordshire (fondly known as the Shire). She completed a degree in Illustration in the lovely city of Cambridge and since has been working freelance, drawing for clients such as Orange, The Artgroup and Friends of the Earth. As well as doing commissioned work, she also likes to exhibit and sell handmade things. She likes tea and dancing (not necessarily at the same time) and she likes to smile a lot because it’s nice to.
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Clare Power
bogusbaby.com
Bogus Baby is a bumpy, bitty, crayony, colourful, dark and cutesy, commercial illustration style on t-shirts, badges, pendants, furniture, and other merchandise that is all available in exchange for money! and a lil lotta love.
