by Sophie Elm.
LOVE Heart is a two colour A5 risograph print.
The LOVE Heart riso print has been inspired by a mixture of traditional sailor sweetheart pin cushions, Victorian Valentine puzzle purses, and folk art paper cut love tokens. The image was hand drawn and digitally coloured to create a two colour risograph print.
Risograph printing is a mechanised printing process, with results much like screen printing. Due to the mechanised process, registration of layers and colour density may vary from print to print, making each unique.
Printed in the UK onto 100% recycled 300gsm card, using soya based inks.
Image size: 18.5 x 13.5 cm.
Paper size: 21 x 13 cm.
Open edition, signed.
Sophie Elm is a printmaker, illustrator and designer based in Gloucestershire. Her work often features botanical imagery, taking inspiration from seasonal changes, as well as traditions. She likes to use vibrant colours, pattern and often combines typography too. Although her work is predominantly hand burnished linocuts, she also likes to experiment with other forms of printmaking, such as risograph and screenprint, as well as hand drawn imagery and papercuts. She begun to combine the latter with risograph printing and found it to be an exciting medium to be experimental and playful.