Pirrip Press Screenprinted Artwork
Pirrip Press are Alex Higlett and Georgina Hounsome. They are a two-woman illustration, design and print duo, specialising in Silkscreen printing. Alex Higlett joined Soma for our 20th Anniversary edition with her Annet Storm Petrels screen print which you can view below (and buy here).
Annet Storm Petrels screen print
Alex and Georgina design and make their own products (greetings cards, books, artwork, and other printed ephemera) in Bristol, working at their home studio and printing at Spike Print Studio. They screenprint as ethically as they can using recycled card and paper, Earth Positive clothing blanks and water based inks, along with re-using leftovers, using biodegradable packaging where possible and being naturally opposed to waste!
Two for Joy Magpies screen printed greeting card
They like to tell stories, and know that things have more authenticity if there’s research and thought behind them so there’s invariably a narrative woven into what they produce. And they love to be outdoors, so the natural world is their biggest source of inspiration.
Pirrip Press produce a range of hand printed limited edition original screen prints. Each have fascinating stories about them including the New Cut Cormorants (at the top of the page) which Alex sees on her way to the print studio. You can read more about them here. Alex is also working on another range of prints about artists she admires and their cats, included is Judith Kerr's cat in her kitchen here.
Judith Kerr's Kitchen screen print
As well as the art prints, Pirrip Press produce hand screen printed greeting cards. Alex has got the art of printing these quickly and efficiently, as anyone who sees her produce them in Spike Print Studio will tell you, down to a T! As lovely as the art prints, they make a great greeting card for anyone, though you would want to keep and frame them. The greeting cards are printed onto recycled coloured card using water based inks.
Pirrip Press also produce zines and artists books. Not always hand printed, sometimes printed lithographically, they make humorous and interesting books including the very funny and very useful (just ask my partner) Hiccups Be Gone zine with 6 ways to get rid of hiccups.
In summary, Pirrip Press crate beautiful screen printed artwork and it's definitely worth having a look and maybe making a purchase or two. You won't be disappointed!
