On Instagram I saw these new risograph prints Kate Gibb has done with Yuckprint House in Manchester. In some ways they remind me of the Hockney prints I was looking at a couple months ago - although less figurative they hold similarities in the use of pattern to define shapes. I really like the fact that these prints are mono-tone and the overlap of pattern and textures, and the contrast of some being highly visceral and others more uniform in their registration.
Kate Gibb's practice is very experimental and process-driven, describing herself as a 'silkscreen obsessive' and her practice thriving on use of 'chance, hiccups and happy accidents' that occurs when using print-making processes. For me, she is an example of a freelance creative that despite her work being wholly non-figurative and not necessarily communicative in a traditional design sense, she has a had a lot of commercial success working for clients such as Nike or Penguin Books. I like the fact that there is a market for work that echoes elements of my practice that I really enjoy - stuff like my COP collages - demonstrating that there is no reason I could not continue making these and gaining jobs from them on a freelance level.
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