Soma Gallery

Rob Ryan Valentines 2012 Silkscreen Print

2012-01-23T06:06:00.000-08:00

Every year Rob Ryan produces a special Valentines print for the romantics out there! This year he has created this beautiful silkscreen print depicting a man and woman on a bridge. It is printed in two colours (burgundy brown and soft vanilla) and is signed and numbered in an edition of 400. Print size is approximately 28.5 x 35cm, paper size is 34.5 x 42.8 cm and is £120.

The print is available on our website here and in our gallery later on in the week.

We are able to frame these prints for customers coming into our Bristol gallery. Unfortunately we are not able to post framed pictures.

2011: in Review

2012-01-09T11:02:00.000-08:00

Well, what a busy year 2011 was! I feel like my Christmas rest could perhaps have done with being a little longer. 2011 was probably our biggest year at Soma in terms of events, exhibitions and projects. Some of the ideas that were in our heads were actually realised this year and we had our first ever events in our gallery space.

Going backwards a little bit... In August 2010 we moved to our new building, which really kick started things with actual storage space (instead of none!) and a lovely big light filled gallery space. Following this in November came our new, easy to operate website to replace the one I had designed and built (poorly by current standards) way back in 2005 and was on its last legs as well as being a pain to keep updated. So we had a good platform to kick 2011 off from.

Some of the great things we've done this year are highlited below.

Amelia's Compendium of Fashion Illustration at Soma

We started in May with our first event, the Bristol leg of Amelia's Compendium of Fashion Illustration book tour. Amelia gave a talk and signed copies of the book whilst Lahloo Tea, Juiceology and Harts Bakery provided the refreshments.

You can read about it on our blog here
And again after the event on the blog here
Or see photos on Flickr here
And view the book online here

Lesley Barnes Tote for Soma

Also in May, we comissioned Lesley Barnes (who we worked with a few times in 2011 - more to come!) to design an exclusive promotional Soma tote bag. She came up with this fabulous dancing bear design. Lesley designed loads of other little characters for us which we have on badges for online orders.

You can buy the tote on our website for £5 here.

Andy Smith's Sunny Side Up Exhibition

The next event was Andy Smith's fantastic 'Sunny Side Up' solo exhibition. This show featured brand new silkscreen prints on both paper and wood plus hand painted pieces from Andy. This was the first time a solo artist had shown in the first floor space and fortunately Andy is quite prolific as there was a lot of space to fill!

This show ran from 24th June and was due to end on 20th August but by popular demand was extended!

Most pieces from the show are now sold out or are just about to sell out. You can view Andy's page on our website here.

You can read about it on the blog here
And a review of the show and private view on the blog here
And see the photoset of the show on Flickr here

Gemma Correll Exclusive Tote Design

In August we comissioned Gemma Correll to design a tote for us. She came up with this great cat on a scooter design 'Au Revoir'.

You can buy this tote for £10 here

Crispin Finn's Pack Rat Exhibition

The next exhibition was 'Pack Rat' from the fantastic Crispin Finn which opened at the end of September.

You can read about the show on the blog here
And more on the blog here
And see the Flickr photos here

Soma for Not Another Bill

We put together the October Mailout for Not Another Bill which was released at the start of the month.

Bristol based Peskimo and Tom Frost created exclusive prints and badges for this and Lesley Barnes designed an exclusive tote bag.

You can read a bit more on the blog here
And see photos on Flickr here

Tatty Devine Workshop and Book Signing

Then in November Tatty Devine came to Soma to host a workshop and book signing for their new book 'How to Make Jewellery with Tatty Devine'. They taught people how to make a tape measure rosette, one of the projects in the book. Lahloo Tea also were there to provide delicious refreshments once again.

Read about this on the blog here
And here
And see the photos here

Lesley Barnes Wrapping Paper Design

Also in November we launched this beautiful wrapping paper by (yes, her again!) Lesley Barnes. We sell this wrap in sheets and use it for gift wrapping online orders.

You can view this wrapping paper online here.

Christmas Exhibition

And finally at the end of November we had our annual Christmas Exhibition which went down really well, with original pieces from Andy Smith and Gemma Correll selling out as soon as they went on sale!

January Sale 2012

2012-01-09T10:05:00.000-08:00

Our January Sale is now on!

We have loads of items reduced including Donna Wilson cushions, Rob Ryan ceramics, mugs, trays, stationery, magazines and more! Quite a few are down to the last items and most are almost sold out so don't wait too long to buy if you're coveting something! Available to view on our website here.

We've highlighted a few great items below.

Clockwise from top left:
Florence the Fox tray by Darling Clementine was £29 now £22.40
Donna Wilson Small tree was £35 now £29.75, large tree was £43.50 now £36.98
Pablo cushion by Lisa Jones was £36 now £25.20
Welcome to the Circus notebook by Gemma Correll and Noodoll was £11.50 now £8.05

Clockwise from top left
Idiot Stories by Matthew the Horse was £3.50 now £2.80
Blossom & Bill mug by Isak, available in 4 colours was £10 now £7.50
A5 notebook by Rob Ryan was £11.95 now £8
Memory of Falmouth salt & pepper shakers by Takae Mizutani was £39 now £24.96

Please note sale items are available online only and prices in our Bristol shop may differ.

Soma Christmas Gift Guide

2011-12-15T07:13:00.000-08:00

To help you out a little this Christmas we have compiled a gift guide from a few of our most popular and new items.

For Her

Clockwise from top left
Long super soft lambswool mittens by Donna Wilson available in 3 colouways £38
Cleopatra silk scarf by Cleo Ferin Mercury £65
Au Revoir silkscreen printed tote by by Gemma Correll and exclusive to Soma £10
Other Planets by Rob Ryan silkscreen print in mint green and raspberry £294

For Him

Clockwise from top left
Ghost cufflinks by Tatty Devine £30
Work Hard letterpressed poster by Anthony Burrill £40
2012 Year Planner by Crispin Finn £12
Dead Wrestler silkscreen print on wood by Tom Frost £65

For Children

Clockwise from top left
Make Your Own Monster kit by Donna Wilson £15
Solar System lithographic poster by Ben Newman £12
Welcome to the Circus notebooks in two colours by Gemma Correll & Noodoll £11.50
Tropical Fish lithographic poster by Peskimo £10

Stocking Fillers

Wake Me Up enamel pin badge by Gemma Correll £4
How to Make Jewellery with Tatty Devine book £12.99
They Went That Way screenprinted hanging sign by Andy Smith £10
Letterpressed Coasters by Ryan Todd and New Found Original £8

Last Posting Dates for Christmas

2011-12-02T07:01:00.001-08:00

To ensure you get your parcels before Christmas we have compiled a list of the last dates to place an order.

UK
Standard delivery before 9am Tuesday 20th December
Express delivery before 9am Thursday 22nd December

Europe
Western Europe before 9am Monday 12th December
Eastern Europe before 9am Friday 9th December

Rest of the World
USA and Canada before 9am Friday 9th December
Everywhere else before 9am Monday 5th December

You can view Royal Mail's posting dates here. But don't forget, we need time to pack your orders!

Please be aware that these dates are just a guide and we cannot be held responsible if your parcel does not arrive before Christmas. To avoid this, please place your orders as soon as possible!

Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries about Christmas posting.

Tatty Devine Workshop & Book Signing

2011-11-22T04:14:00.001-08:00

On Saturday 12th November, a lovely sunny day, Rosie and Harriet from Tatty Devine came to Soma to host a jewellery making workshop and book signing.

It was really busy and loads of people came wearing their Tatty Devine jewellery!

People making their rosettes.

A happy customer with her finished rosette!

Lahloo Tea provided the refreshments and their Earl Grey and Peppermint teas went down a storm. As did the clementine drizzle cake they brought along! We also had some fun cat cakes made by my sister, who is a massive Tatty Devine fan!

Lahloo have recently opened Lahloo Pantry, a cafe and shop just around the corner from us where they sell their beautiful teas as well as very tasty food. They're definitely well worth a visit when you come and visit us!

The workshop was in aid of the new book Tatty Devine have just brought out, 'How to Make Jewellery with Tatty Devine' and the rosette brooch everyone was making is one of the projects. You can buy the book on our website here. Harriet signing a book below.

We've been selling Tatty Devine jewellery almost as long as we've been open, so they're amongst our longest standing artists!

You can buy Tatty Devine jewellery on our website here.
More photos on Flickr here.
Read Tatty Devine's account of the event on their blog here.

Tatty Devine Workshop at Soma

2011-10-25T08:02:00.000-07:00

Tatty Devine Workshop Saturday 12th November 2pm - 4pm

Rosie Wolfenden and Harriet Vine, the ladies behind Tatty Devine will be coming to Soma on Saturday 12th November to host a rosette making workshop!They will be signing copies of their new book, 'How to Make Jewellery with Tatty Devine' and teaching you to make a classic Tatty Devine rosette, one of the projects in the book. We will be holding this workshop in our first floor space.

There will be tasty cakes and refreshments to keep you going provided by Lahloo Tea! Plus some extra special cakes provided by Bristol's biggest Tatty Devine fan, my sister!

We first started selling Tatty Devine jewellery in Soma in 2005 and they've been really popular ever since! Do keep this date in your diary!

View Tatty Devine jewellery on our website here

Go to the Facebook event page here

Soma for Not Another Bill

2011-10-10T10:03:00.000-07:00

I was asked by Ned from Not Another Bill to put together the October mailout. For those who haven't heard of Not Another Bill before, it's a fantastic idea by Ned Corbett-Winder, a subscription service where you get a surprise present in the post every month. Each month is produced by a different creative or group of creatives.

I asked Bristol based illustrators Tom Frost and Peskimo to each produce a print and a badge for the packs and Glasgow based Lesley Barnes to design a tote. Each pack contained a print, a badge and a tote.

Both Tom Frost and Peskimo hand printed theirs - which was no mean feat! Tom's (pictured above) is a two colour silkscreen print on reclaimed card and numbered using a pin perforating machine and Peskimo's (pictured below) is a three colour silkscreen print. These prints were specially commissioned for Not Another Bill and not available anywhere else!

Lesley's tote was silkscreened in Cornwall on 100% organic tote bags using environmentally friendly inks. It features the great creatures she has designed for us. She designed the dancing bear tote that we sell in Soma and you can see the bear in the middle of this design.

You can see more work by Peskimo here, by Tom Frost here and by Lesley Barnes here.

And you can visit Not Another Bill here.

Pack Rat by Crispin Finn Exhibition

2011-10-08T05:36:00.000-07:00

Last Friday we had the preview of Crispin Finn's new exhibition at Soma, 'Pack Rat'.

The term Pack Rat refers to people who engage in the excessive acquisition of possessions, even if the items are worthless.

For their 'Pack Rat' show they've created a set of prints in their trade mark red, white and blue based on their fascination with collecting inspired from items within their archive. These prints aim to make the ephemeral momentarily more permanent, examine the beauty of vernacular design and draw to attention how the everyday is worthy of wall space.

Alongside the prints they are showing t-shirts, notepads, greeting cards and other items designed by them, all in red, white and blue!

Crispin Finn is a small, London based design partnership. Founded and run by Anna Fidalgo - a graphic designer and Roger Kelly - a fine artist, their shared love of screenprinting, stationery and vernacular design inspired them to collaborate and develop their trademark style.

Working predominantly in red, white and blue, a restriction they initially set themselves in order to hand produce simple and affordable designs, the colour scheme has become part of the Crispin Finn identity.

The exhibition runs until 13th November.

View more photos of the exhibition here

View prints from the exhibition plus other items by Crispin Finn here

20% off magazines online during October

2011-10-05T03:56:00.000-07:00

Throughout October we are offering a very generous 20% discount on magazines and books online. We have quite an extensive range of back issues and it's time to clear some of them out! We have Eye, 3x3, Varoom, iDN, and Anorak amongst others. To claim your discount, use the code HAPPYMAGAZINE at the checkout. This offer can only be used on books and magazines.

Next Exhibition: Crispin Finn at Soma

2011-09-15T07:54:00.000-07:00

We're really pleased to announce our next exhibition featuring Crispin Finn.

Pack Rat 1/10/11 - 13/11/11
A series of prints by Crispin Finn at Soma Gallery.

The term Pack Rat refers to people who engage in the excessive acquisition of possessions, even if the items are worthless.

Crispin Finn love collecting all sorts of objects and ephemera from continental toothpicks to a vernacular beach bat & ball design, most of it being everyday and ephemeral, but all of it curious, clever or beautiful in some way. Filling shelves and cupboards of home and studio this mass grows daily as they come across the interesting within the quotidian.

The apparent cross overs between the areas of acquiring, selecting, organising, and obsessive compulsive behaviour are all themes that have inspired their show at Soma.

For their 'Pack Rat' show they've created a set of prints in their trade mark red, white and blue based on their fascination with collecting inspired from items within their archive. These prints aim to make the ephemeral momentarily more permanent, examine the beauty of vernacular design and draw to attention how the everyday is worthy of wall space.

The preview evening will be on Friday 30th September, so please do come along if you're in Bristol!

View work by Crispin Finn here.

New Donna Wilson for Autumn/Winter 2011

2011-09-10T08:22:00.000-07:00

We have just received some fantastic new products from Donna Wilson. Above is her new Owl and Pussycat round cushion which is available in 3 colourways.

Big Ted and Wilbur are new creatures by Donna Wilson. Big Ted is pretty big!

The House scarf is also new and comes in 3 colourways. It's really wide and cosy and will keep your neck snug when it gets cold!

We also have a load of gloves, wrist warmers and mittens from Donna for when the weather gets chilly! All beautifully designed and knitted in Scotland from super soft lambswool.

You can view all these items on Donna Wilson's page our website here.

Extended! - Andy Smith Sunny Side Up Exhibition

2011-08-17T13:05:00.000-07:00

We've extended the Andy Smith show until the end of the month as it's been such a popular show and we're getting loads of people wanting to come and see it before it comes down.

So instead of finishing this Saturday, it will run to Wednesday 31st August. We may extend it a little longer but if you haven't come to see it yet and plan to, there's a little more time to do so!

View Andy Smith work at Soma here

View photos of the show on Flickr here

'Au Revoir' tote by Gemma Correll for Soma

2011-08-12T03:48:00.000-07:00

We have just received a big box full of these fantastic totes that Gemma Correll designed exclusively for Soma. They are printed in black and orange onto 100% organic cotton totes and printed with environmentally friendly inks down in Cornwall. They are available in both our Bristol gallery or online for £10.

You can view the tote on our website here.

Or you can view all Gemma Correll items at Soma here.

New Lasercut by Rob Ryan

2011-08-11T03:22:00.000-07:00

Rob Ryan has produced this beautiful new lasercut of which we have a few in Soma. The lasercut is signed (initialled) and numbered in an edition of 500. It is packaged in a yellow folder and tied up with pink ribbon and is yours for £84. This beautiful piece by Rob would make a fantastic present for others - or yourself!

You can find these lasercuts in our Bristol gallery or on our website here.

Or you can view all items by Rob Ryan at Soma on our website here.

Artist of the week: James Brown

2011-07-08T05:01:00.000-07:00

The next printmaker in the rather infrequent series that is Artist of the Week is James Brown. We've just received some great new prints from him and some new totes. We've been selling James' work for a few years now and he's always been very popular!

The Man, linocut print

Way Out, linocut print

Unexpected Item, silkscreen printed tote bag in 2 colourways

London based James Brown is an illustrator and printmaker. He trained as a textile and surface print designer and worked in the clothing industry for 10 years producing print designs for numerous brands from Levis to Louis Vuitton.

After two years at Hope & Glory menswear James embarked on a new career as an illustrator in 2007. James has been commissioned to produce work by publishing houses, magazines and newspapers and advertising and design agencies. Recent clients include Oxfam, Cancer Research, The Guardian and Faber & Faber.

Alongside his commercial practice James produces limited edition screen prints and linocuts. James' prints reflect his interest in the printed and typographic ephemera of pop culture. The traditional processes that go into the production of James’ prints are very important.

Pointers, silkscreen print

The below prints are a little older but still very popular!

Bags, lino cut print

Me & You, silkscreen print

Viking, silkscreen print

You can view all James Brown prints at Soma here.

Sunny Side Up by Andy Smith exhibiton preview evening

2011-06-27T10:25:00.000-07:00

Last Friday evening we held the private view of our new exhibition, 'Sunny Side Up' by Andy Smith. It's no mean feat filling the entire first floor gallery space, especially for a single artist! We've been selling Andy's work for quite a few years now and he's been involved in the last couple of Christmas Shows so it's great to finally have the space to have a big show of his work. And almost everything was created for this show!

Although the weather wasn't on our side, those who braved the rain were treated to a great show and refreshments including Juiceology juices (who we loved at the ACOFI book tour!).

Almost the whole show!

Wooden Blue Moose head, prints, Push to Quit wooden butons, Everyone Gets Lonely totes, They Went That Way arrows, Warning blocks

Hand painted wooden goldfish bowl, This Way & That Way birds, other prints by Andy Smith in browser

They Went That Way arrows

Andy Smith at the private view

Some guests at the private view enjoying the Juiceology drinks

Stickers and postcards for the private view guests

All the artwork in the show is available to view and purchase on our website here

You can see more photos of the show on Flickr here

To read more about the show read post here

Creative Review featured the show on their blog here

Visit Juiceology's wesite here

More Sunny Side Up Teasers!

2011-06-20T10:04:00.000-07:00

Here's a handfull of teasers for the Andy Smith show which opens this Saturday with the private view on Friday evening 6-9pm.

The Lonely Goldfish, enamel paint on wood

Push to Quit, silkscreen on wood and varnished

This Way, enamel paint on wood

That Way, enamel paint on wood

They Went That Way, hanging sign, screenprinted and varnished

Shoot The Breeze, silkscreen print

Sunny Side Up by Andy Smith Private View Friday 24th June

2011-06-17T02:59:00.000-07:00

‘Sunny Side Up’
Exhibition by Andy Smith at Soma Gallery, Bristol
25th June 2011 – 20th August 2011

Private View Friday 24th June 6-9pm

Next Friday we will be hosting the private view for our new exhibition by Andy Smith. Our customers (and those of you reading this!) are invited to this preview for a browse of the work, to meet Andy in person and to have a few drinks and nibbles.

The artwork will be available to view and buy on the website over the weekend for those of you not able to get to Bristol.

Hastings based illustrator Andy Smith studied at Brighton University and the Royal College of Art. When not busy working for clients such as Orange, Nike, McDonalds, The Guardian and Faber and Faber he can be found in his studio by the sea in Hastings printing books and posters which he has exhibited in the UK, France, USA and Australia. Specialising in silkscreen printing Andy’s work combines illustration and typography to create images with humour, energy and optimism, executed with a handmade tactile feel. Illustrating for 12 years, his work has won D&AD, Creative Circle and AOI awards and been featured in numerous books and publications.

His summer show at Soma Gallery in Bristol will include a set of 12 new large artworks, hand screenprinted by Andy and featuring his distinct hand lettering and visuals. They deal with bold statements, strange visitors, warnings from gurus, the thoughts of Captain Scott and other random themes. Accompanying these prints will be an eclectic collection of new 3D arrows and moose heads, totes, stickers and one sad lonely, goldfish.

There's a couple more teaser images on our flickr page here.

View all prints by Andy Smith at Soma Gallery.

Artist of the week: Spencer Wilson

2011-06-08T03:05:00.000-07:00

With all the events of the last couple of weeks, I've let the Artist of the week feature slide. So here we are back again with Spencer Wilson in the spotlight!

Wish

Spencer Wilson is a London based illustrator and co-founder of the illustration, design and animation company Peepshow Collective Ltd. He has been working to commission since 1998 in a world of neat piles of mess, coffee cups and ordered chaos.

His work follows this theme with the creation of sketchy ideas and twisted thoughts, carried through into clean vectored, balanced images placed in dynamic flat colour compositions with the occasional introduction of texture. He’s also a father to two fantastic girls who never cease to inspire him.

Spencer has an extensive client base, with examples of his work seen gracing the advertising billboards in London and across Europe, animated on TV screens, popping up on the web, adding a dash of humour to the weekend / daily newspaper supplements, monthly glossies and very rarely hanging in neat, white spaces in frames. Spencer has recently returned to his love of printmaking after a long hiatus, creating simple images on his table top press.

Strongman

Pinocchio

Elementary

Space Cowboy

View all prints by Spencer on our website here

Read a lovely blog post on Spencer and some other Soma artists here

ACOFI at Soma - The Event

2011-06-06T07:18:00.000-07:00

A little over a week ago we hosted the Bristol leg of Amelia Gregory's ACOFI book tour. We were joined by two fantastic Bristol based businesses Lahloo Tea and Harts bakery who provided teas and biscuits respectively. Juiceology provided beautiful blended juice drinks and Dr Hauschka provided skincare samples.

We have had a lovely long relationship with Amelia since we started stocking Amelia's Magazine back in around 2005. We started on issue 3 and I wish I had heard about it sooner as I would have loved to have managed to get a copy of issue 2 which came with a Tatty Devine necklace and a cover designed by Rob Ryan (who we also have a great relationship with and have stocked both for a few years too now).

Amelia's magazine gained a bit of a cult following during it's 10 issue run. Beautifully illustrated and designed as well as being full of top quality content including fashion, art and music, it blew most other publications out of the water. The incredible attention to detail including glow in the dark covers, scratch n sniff covers, usb sticks full of music, cocktail books and many more extra additions made it incredibly covetable but also incredibly expensive to produce as well as being a huge amount of work. So after 10 issues, Amelia moved into the world of book publishing.

ACOFI is her second title and focusses on ethical fashion. Amelia gave us a talk about her journey from setting up the magazine to the creation of the books, the rise of eco fashion and the importance of social media in promoting yourself.

Amelia's compendium of Fashion Illustration is available on our website here or in our Bristol shop. All the copies we have are signed by Amelia. We also have a few back issues of the fabulous Amelia's Magazine available in the shop.

The book & the delicious custard creams (which were swiftly gobbled up and then twittered about the next day by some of the appreciative guests!) with the tasty Juiceology drinks.

Amelia enjoying one of the fantastic custard creams made by Laura Hart of Harts Bakery.

Amelia and Bex Glover, one of the illustrators from ACOFI

Two of the illustrators from the book were present at the event. Bex Glover who is shown in the photo above showing her work and Katie Harnett.

We are so grateful to our fantastic sponsors of the day, in particular Kate Gover and her team from Lahloo tea and Laura Hart of Harts Bakers who made the event extra special with their wonderful products.

Image (c) Lahloo

Lahloo Tea was founded by Kate Gover. This dynamic new company offers tea drinkers a boutique collection of loose-leaf tea from some of the world’s finest small tea gardens. With a little help from two expert importers, Lahloo brings you fairly traded, organic tea direct from small artisan producers.

You can find Lahloo tea sold a couple of doors down from us in Arch House Deli as well as in Chandos Deli's in Bristol. For those of you outside Bristol, you can buy direct from their website www.lahlootea.co.uk or find it stocked in specialist deli's and cafe's.

Image (c) Harts Bakery / Rebecca Bernstein

Harts Bakery is run by Laura Hart. Laura has worked in Bristol as a pastry chef and baker for nine years. She has gained a wealth of baking experience working at Quartier Vert, followed by Bordeaux Quay, the Arch House Deli, and the Clifton Lido.

Her bakery and shop is open Monday - Friday and is located in Hampton Lane just off Cotham Hill and close to the Clifton Down shopping centre and station. You can also find her on Saturdays on a stall on Gloucester Road outside Planet Pizza and opposite Bristol North Swimming Baths.

Amelia has also blogged about the event and her review is full of pictures.
Amelia's blog of the event here.

The last leg of the tour is at Tatty Devine tomorrow evening. For more information go here.

ACOFI on our website here

Lahloo tea website here
Harts Bakery website here
Juiceology website here
Dr Hauschka website

Dancing Bear tote bag by Lesley Barnes for Soma

2011-05-16T08:26:00.000-07:00

This lovely tote bag has been kindly designed by the very talented Lesley Barnes especially for us. They are silkscreen printed onto fairtrade cotton totes. Until the end of May all orders over £20 in our online shop will receive a free tote bag plus matching badges. Or if you just want a bag, they are £5 each plus postage and free badges.

We're also offering you the chance to win a tote and badges. All you need to do is follow us on Twitter and send us this message "@somagallery I want to win a tote #dancingbear" or join our Facebook page and comment on the 'Win a Tote' message. We will pick a winner at the end of the week on both.

View the tote bag on our website here

View Lesley Barnes' page on our website here

Next Exhibition: Andy Smith

2011-05-14T04:08:00.000-07:00

‘Sunny Side Up’
Exhibition by Andy Smith at Soma Gallery, Bristol
25th June 2011 – 20th August 2011

Hastings based illustrator Andy Smith studied at Brighton University and the Royal College of Art. When not busy working for clients such as Orange, Nike, McDonalds, The Guardian and Faber and Faber he can be found in his studio by the sea in Hastings printing books and posters which he has exhibited in the UK, France, USA and Australia. Specialising in silkscreen printing Andy’s work combines illustration and typography to create images with humour, energy and optimism, executed with a handmade tactile feel. Illustrating for 12 years, his work has won D&AD, Creative Circle and AOI awards and been featured in numerous books and publications.

His summer show at Soma Gallery in Bristol will include a set of 12 new large artworks, hand screenprinted by Andy and featuring his distinct hand lettering and visuals. They deal with bold statements, strange visitors, warnings from gurus, the thoughts of Captain Scott and other random themes. Accompanying these prints will be an eclectic collection of new 3D arrows and moose heads, totes, stickers and one sad lonely, goldfish.

We're really looking forward to this exhibition. It will be the first time a single artist has made up of the entire first floor gallery space in the new Soma! Keep an eye out for more information in the coming weeks.

There's a couple more teaser images on our flickr page here.

View all prints by Andy Smith at Soma Gallery.

Artist of the week: Jane Massey

2011-05-14T03:35:00.000-07:00

Jane Massey is this week's artist of the week. Jane is a childrens illustrator and lives in Hove. We sell prints and cards by Jane.

Jane Massey studied Graphic Design at Kingston University. She worked for several design agencies in London and Hong Kong before concentrating on illustration. As well as producing numerous children's books Jane has also created illustrations for AOL, Marks and Spencer plc, Procter and Gamble, ASDA, Paperchase and Waterstones.

See all work by Jane Massey

Artist of the week: Sam Chivers

2011-05-07T05:36:00.000-07:00

Brighton based Sam Chivers is this weeks artist of the week. We've just also received two new prints from him, so it's fitting that he should be featured here (as well as his work being exceptional). The two new prints we have just received from him are both silkscreens, a medium he is very skilled with.

Known facts about Sam:
He's a bearded Illustrator based in East Sussex.
He's been making screen prints since 2004.
He likes to take a progressive attitude to his work.
Until recently He believed Jean Michel-Jarre was born in space.

View all prints by Sam Chivers here.

Amelia's Compendium of Fashion Illustration on Tour at Soma Gallery

2011-05-03T05:50:00.000-07:00

We are really pleased to have been invited by Amelia to host one of the Book Tour events here at Soma. Local tea company Lahloo will be providing delicious teas for the event.

Amelia Gregory of Amelia’s Magazine will be visiting Soma Gallery in Bristol as part of the #ACOFI Book Tour on on Thursday 26th May, from 6-10pm.

Please do join us for an informal talk about the creation of Amelia’s Compendium of Fashion Illustration, the rise of eco fashion, illustration process and social media for creatives, followed by an official book signing and chance for fellow creatives to network whilst enjoying complimentary organic juices from Juiceology, fine teas from Lahloo and yummy baked goods. On purchase of books there will also be the opportunity to take part in a personal portfolio crit with Amelia Gregory, which will continue into the next day. Keep an eye on Twitter @ameliagregory for updates on the #ACOFI hashtag. Free to attend but please book in advance at: fiona@somagallery.co.uk

Other dates: Tatty Devine in Covent Garden, London on Tues 10th May, Fruitmarket in Edinburgh on Tues 17th May, Castor and Pollux in Brighton on Tues 24th May, Oxford Comma in Oxford on Weds 25th May, Tatty Devine in Brick Lane, London on Tues 7th June.

"Champions the art form and gives a thorough insight into working practices... and it looks stunning, which is not a suprise considering the calibre of the work included." Design Week

"Beautiful and informative as each interview and feature takes you on a personal journey, understanding where each artist and designer get their inspiration from and why ethical fashion is important to them." Ecouterre

"A coffee-table book with a difference... perfect for dipping in and out of for both artistic and fashion inspiration." The Young Creatives

ACOFI at Soma Facebook page
Lahloo tea website
Juiceology website
Amelia's Magazine website

More to be announced in the coming weeks. Hopefully see you there!

EDIT - Bristol based Harts Bakery are now providing home baked iced bicuits, gingerbread hearts & custard creams! Visit their website here.

Artist of the week: Hellomarine

2011-04-30T05:31:00.000-07:00

Marine was born in Paris, grew up in South of France and moved to Brighton to study Graphic Design.

Now living and working in Brighton as an illustrator she divides her time between commissions for clients such as The Guardian, Penguin,Coca-Cola, TruThoughts, Amelia's Magazine, Jazeera Airways... and personal work that she exhibits regularly. Her work has been described as vivid, vibrant, sometimes retro or slightly surreal and has been published in Computer Arts, Etapes Graphiques, Illusive and the Secrets Of Digital Illustration.

She's inspired by her love for music and fashion, the Ye-Ye movement in 60's France, her childhood and all the different people she meets.

View Hellomarine's page at Soma Gallery.

Artist of the week: Gemma Correll

2011-04-23T06:42:00.000-07:00

I've decided to start a weekly feature on here. One of our artists will be featured and I'll post every Saturday. I'm starting with Gemma Correll as we've recently received some new cards designed by her for Hotchpotch. Image above 'I Need a Wee', below 'Let's Dance' and 'Malcolm'. You can view Gemma's page on our website here.

Gemma Correll's distinctive illustrations are addictive, especially her delightfully abundant images of pugs (including the wonderful Mr.Pickles) and cats.

Gemma graduated from the Norwich School of Art and Design in 2006 with a degree in Graphic Design and now works as a freelance illustrator. Her clients range from Virgin Holidays to the wonderful Anorak Magazine.

Gemma is probably best known for her Pugs Not Drugs design which you can buy on a tote bag here.

She is currently living in Germany. Keep an eye out on this blog and our website if you are a fan as we have something designed by Gemma for us coming this way...

New prints for April 2011

2011-04-19T07:30:00.000-07:00

Sam Chivers

We have several new prints from Brighton based Sam Chivers including the print above '42' and a giclee version of the incredibly popular 'That's No Moon' print.

See more prints by Sam Chivers here.

Spencer Wilson

We have two brand new planographic prints from Spencer Wilson. 'Strongman' on the left and 'Pinocchio' on the right above.

Both prints by Spencer and two more in the series available here.

Tom Frost

Bristol based Tom Frost is one of our newest artists in Soma. We've only had his prints for a couple of weeks and they've been very popular so far! We have some screenprints from him as well as some hand printed wooden lovebirds and dead wrestlers (above left)!

You can view more prints by Tom Frost here.

Graham Carter

We have a large selection of new prints from the very prolific Graham Carter! We have a mixture of silkscreen prints and silkscreen with foiled details including gold and metallic foils.

View more prints by Graham Carter here.

Peskimo

Peskimo have produced a couple of affordable large run litho posters. In A4 and A3 (print above) these make great gifts. We also received a top up of Peskimo prints recently too.

View all prints by Peskimo here.

You can view all new arrivals on our website here.

Bookmarks by Lesley Barnes in Anorak!

2011-03-19T08:45:00.000-07:00

The new issue of Anorak features the bookmarks of Lesley Barnes that we sell here in Soma. You can view Lesley's bookmarks and prints online here.

Lesley designed our super blog header and will be designing something special for us very soon. Keep an eye out!

New Print by Sally Elford

2011-03-18T09:22:00.000-07:00

'Northern Lights' is the brand new silkscreen print by Sally Elford. Printed in gorgeous shades of blue and yellow this print is in an edition of 50 and sized at 68 x 46cm. Detail of polar bear above and full print below. Available both in the gallery and online here.

New items from Donna Wilson, Tatty Devine & James Brown

2011-03-15T08:15:00.000-07:00

Donna Wilson's new collection for 2011 includes some rather lovely plates and cushions. Pictured above are the Mog and Wolfie screenprinted cotton cushions and the Owl plate and Birdy Walk dinner plate. More items in this series include the Rainy Day cushion which is also screenprinted cotton, a Wolfie beaker and more plates. All items are available in both our online shop and Bristol gallery.

You can view the Donna Wilson collection online here.

We also now have Tatty Devine's Spring Summer 2011 Collection available both online and in the gallery. This seasons collection is entitled Astral Haze and was inspired by Ancient Egypt. It includes Pharaohs, pyramids, hummingbirds, quartz crystal and more.

You can view the new Tatty Devine collection online here.

We also have some more prints from James Brown on display. Some new colourways of existing designs plus some brand new prints including some of the images shown above. We have a few available in the gallery framed.

View more prints by James Brown online here.

There are also plenty of other new items on the website which we update regularly. You can see all new arrivals here.

Boyces Avenue over the years

2011-03-05T07:56:00.000-08:00

Inspired by Analogue's old photo of their new shop, I thought I would do the same with the old photos of Boyces Avenue I've found on Flickr. None are good enough quality to see what our shop used to be, but not that much has changed over the years.

First up is our street in (at an uneducated guess) around the late 1800's early 1900's. We're on the right hand side towards the arch in the middle of the terrace of three two storey shops. The building with the bicycle outside it on the left was demolished in the 50's and one of the single storey shops on the right hand side is now two stories.

Photo by Brizzle Born and Bred

Then a view through the arch towards Boyces avenue in the 50's. You can't see our shop, but you can see a bacon van which would probably be parked outside us.

Photo by Brizzle Born and Bred

Unfortunately this image from 1978 can only be viewed by following the link but it's worth looking at it large http://www.flickr.com/photos/kwmc/4699391773/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Finally there's a 1991 photo here of what is now the entrance to Clifton Arcade and the Primrose Cafe over the road from us where we were for 6 years before moving to number 4. It was built as an arcade but was used as a storage depository until the current owners took it over in an almost derilict state and rebuilt parts and refurbished it.

Photo by Photopic Eye

A view of the Arcade entrance and the Primrose Cafe today here.

Brizzle Born and Bred has a lot more information about the area on his Flickr stream. Clifton set here.

Ben Javens at Soma Gallery

2011-02-28T10:22:00.000-08:00

We are very pleased to welcome Ben Javens and his fantastic work to Soma. We have a selection of his screenprints plus badges and a very cool pencil case. You can view his work both in the gallery and in the online shop here.

See all work by Ben Javens

An Interview With Rob Ryan

2011-02-12T08:11:00.000-08:00

Rob Ryan interview by Crane TV.

Rob Ryan Valentines Laser Cut 2011

2011-01-20T05:41:00.000-08:00

In the next couple of days we will receive our first batch of Rob Ryan's beautiful 2011 Valentines laser cut. Every year Rob creates a beautiful print or cut out for Valentines and this years is from his 'Can We Shall We' cut out. It is 27cm wide by 37.5cm high, cut from blue card, presented in a red folded card and tied with black ribbon. Each lasercut is signed and numbered by Rob Ryan in an edition of 1000 and priced at £80.

Last years cut out sold out in 2 days flat so a second was produced which sold out just as quickly! Ours sold out before we had even finished sending a mailout!

This is a beautiful gift for your Valentine or even yourself!

EDIT: Now in stock! ~~We have just put the first batch for pre-order on our website before we send out a mailout.~~ Buy here!

We will also be receiving some more silkscreen prints from Rob Ryan at the same time so keep an eye on the website when they come in or perhaps join the mailing list to keep informed when we receive new items?

Dreams by Seb Lester

2011-01-17T13:29:00.000-08:00

Dreams by Seb Lester is available in two sizes and on two paper types. You can view all work by Seb Lester here.

Creature Comfort blog has kindly featured this print in their 'Inspiration Daily' feature here.

Website down

2011-01-13T01:13:00.000-08:00

We're having some sever issues today so our website is down.

We're open again!

2011-01-08T03:35:00.000-08:00

It's all back to normal now here at Soma after a well deserved break from our first (very hectic!) Christmas in the new shop and gallery.

Opening times are Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5:30pm. We'll be closed on Sundays and Mondays during January and February. The online shop is always open for a browse though!

We also have a few items in our sale here.

Opening Times Over Christmas

2010-12-22T05:52:00.000-08:00

We will be open Thursday 23rd 10am - 5:30pm and Friday 24th 10am - 4pm.

We are closed 25th, 26th, 27th. Opening times from 28th will depend on the weather so keep an eye on this blog and twitter for further details.

Postage will be affected and we will not be offering our next day delivery option between Christmas and New Year. We will aim to send out parcels during this period, but delivery times may be longer. Please get in touch if you need something for a specific date and we will see what we can do.

We will re-open early January. Dates will be confirmed closer to the time.

I Pretend to Work

2010-12-09T07:38:00.000-08:00

The above image is by Andy Smith and is part of our Christmas Exhibition. We have this one in two colourways. You can see both here.

Print & Pattern blog kindly featured us which you can see here.

'I Pretend to Work' was also featured in Will Bryant's Holiday Gift guide on Poppytalk which you can see here.

Our New Shop & Gallery Space

2010-11-05T04:44:00.000-07:00

Thought it was about time we showed you what our new space looks like now we've been in and open for a couple of months. So first up is the ground floor which is our shop and has a lovely selection of prints, jewellery, ceramics, textiles and more on display.

Then we have our gallery space upstairs. This is a really lovely bright room with a window at the front and the back so lets loads of light in.

Come and hang out on our sofa!

Go to the website...

Donna Wilson at Soma

2010-09-11T02:48:00.000-07:00

We have just had delivery of some new bits from the incredibly talented Donna Wilson including the new Raindrop cushion above and a Lightning Bolt cushion. We've also got some more of her creatures and cushions including the two images below (Owl Cushion and Woolfie).

And we're open!

2010-08-28T05:34:00.000-07:00

We've just re-opened today at 4 Boyces Avenue. Come and visit us in our lovely new space.

We're open 10am - 5:30 Tuesday to Saturday.

We Have Moved

2010-08-24T07:26:00.000-07:00

The Clifton Arcade shop has now closed. We are in the process of putting the finishing touches to the ground floor of the new shop at 4 Boyces Avenue so will be open in a few days time.

We will be opening the upstairs gallery a little later.

If you plan to make a special trip to Soma, please get in touch to find out if we'll be open!

Extended Sale

2010-08-10T14:12:00.000-07:00

The new shop and gallery has meant that we're running behind with our new website. So we've extended our mega sale and have put the Jody Barton prints and books back in the sale. This means we have some amazing offers for you with Jody Barton, Andy Smith and Spencer Wilson signed limited edition silkscreen prints (& some digital) at half price.

There's plenty of other things in the sale including Pepe & Friends by Camila Prada, tea towels by Pintuck, homewares by Isak, magazine back issues and loads more. We'll throw in stickers, zines, postcards etc with each purchase of sale items (while stocks last!)

Go to the Sale...

We're moving to a big shop!

2010-08-10T02:51:00.000-07:00

We've got some very exciting news at the moment... not only are we getting a new website, but we're getting a new shop as well!

Last week I received the keys to a much larger shop over the road from the Arcade where we are currently. We've put a small amount of photos on our flickr here but we'll upload a load more in the coming days. We've already done an awful lot of work since those photos were taken!

4 Boyces Avenue will be our new address. It is on two floors so we'll have a dedicated gallery space on the first floor with the shop on the ground floor.

All this has meant our new website will be pushed back a little bit, but we're working hard to get both the new shop and the new website ready as soon as possible!

Our shop in Clifton Arcade is still open, but if you're planning on making a special trip, please do get in touch to make sure someone will be there.

Lady Luck Rules Ok comes to Bristol!

2010-07-20T03:55:00.000-07:00

Friend of Soma, Leona Barker of Lady Luck Rules Ok, will be doing a talk and jewellery workshop here in Bristol at the Folk House on Park Street. You can buy your tickets for the event here.

Read all about the event below:

Jewellery Workshop & Trade Secrets Talk
UK Tour

By Leona Baker
the creator of cult indie jewellery brand
Lady Luck Rules OK

After 3 sold out Trade Secrets Talks and 5 sold out Jewellery Workshops in my London studio
I’ve combined the two events to take on a mini tour around the UK!

The trade secrets talk will cover topics such as how to start, run & grow an independent creative business; how to successfully sell online; PR, marketing and social media; wholesale & trade shows; and how to deal with the tough stuff like competitors and copycats!

The jewellery workshop will reveal all our unique production methods & materials including how we made our personalised jewellery, enamel & gold charms, glittery broken hearts, printed acrylic pendants, fuzzy wooden animals & mixed media Midnight Forest designs. I’ll also detail the importance of sampling, working with manufacturers, where to source and practical tips on how to achieve the best results. The techniques involved can also be applied to many other products including accessories, clothing, home wares, greetings cards and stationery.

My London talks and workshops have been attended a wide variety of people from artists, graphic designers & illustrators, boutique owners, jewellery designer/makers, fans of LLROK wondering just how we made everything and folk researching how to turn that first seed of an idea into a product to make and sell. My students have also included a Central St Martins Design Tutor and girls who’ve traveled from Paris and Italy!

The jam packed 3 hour event will fill your head with oodles of inspiration and a wealth of knowledge enabling you to transform your ideas and designs into awesome products to make, promote and sell.

Vive le Independent!

PSSST!
I've had some great feedback for my past talks and workshop!
Read my reviews here

Sale now online...

2010-07-01T06:30:00.000-07:00

It's Sale time at Soma!

In anticipation of our forthcoming shiny new website, we are having a bit of a sale of a few things that won't be moving over with us.

Over the years we have accumulated quite a bit of stuff and will be giving away some free items including cards, postcards, tote bags, badges and ceramics that are cluttering us up with each order while stocks last.

We've also got an exclusive 50% off mega sale on Jody Barton prints. This is for two weeks only and you can pick up a fantastic original print at half price! This will run until midnight Thursday 15th July.

The sale includes items from Isak, Donna Wilson, Lisa Jones, Pintuck, Camila Prada's Pepe & Friends plus more.

www.somagallery.co.uk

www.somagallery.co.uk/shop/shopsectionsale.html

**Plus check out Venue this week Bristol people for a chance to win an Anthony Burrill 'Work Hard' letterpress print!**

Temporary changes to our opening times between 14th & 23rd June

2010-06-11T05:17:00.000-07:00

Due to holidays and staff shortages Soma will be running on different opening times between 14th - 23rd June

Monday 14th: Closed as usual
Tuesday 15th: Closed
Wednesday 16th: Open 10:30 - 5:30
Thursday 17th: Open 10:30 - 5:30
Friday 18th: Open 10:30 - 5:30
Saturday 19th: Open 10:30 - 5:30

Sunday 20th & Monday 21st: Closed as usual

Tuesday 22nd: Closed
Wednesday 23rd: Open from 12noon - 5:30
Open as usual from Thursday 24th

Please also note during this period there may be some delays on purchases from our online shop. Our courier next day service will be unavailable.

New things in Soma

2010-05-26T08:30:00.001-07:00

Hot off the press, this new letterpress poster from Anthony Burrill is a fabulous addition to his affordable collection. You can buy it from us here.

We have also got the Work Hard available on light yellow paper. See all prints and posters by Anthony here.

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We also have some new screenprints from Lucy Vigrass. Lucy is a member of the Illustration Collective 'Peepshow' and her work is often seen in numerous magazines and newspapers. Some of her clients include the V&A, The Independent, The Telegraph Magazine, The New York Times, The Guardian and many more. We're really pleased about these because they are gorgeous!

You can view Lucy's page on our website here.

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This cute little fella is courtesy of Graham Carter and there's plenty more where he came from! Graham is one of our most popular artists here at Soma so we're very happy to have a collection of new work from him.

You can see Graham's page on our website here.

Website down for maintenence

2010-05-14T08:22:00.000-07:00

Our website will be down on Saturday 15th May for about 24 hours as we change onto a new server. Please note we will be unable to receive emails during this period. We can be contacted on an alternative address during this time at fiona.soma@gmail.com.

New Blog Header Designed by Lesley Barnes

2010-04-05T11:47:00.000-07:00

Our super brand new header has been designed for us by Illustrator and Animator Lesley Barnes. Lesley has been selling her fantastic bookmarks with us since last summer and they have proved to be a very popular addition to our stock.

Bookmarks by Lesley.

Glasgow based Lesley loves tea, brass buttons vintage books and old lady hats. She started as an animator and her graduation film 'Herzog and the Monsters' has shown at film festivals over the world and won a nimber of prizes including BAFTA Scottish Students on Screen and best animation at the Chicago International Children' film festival. Since she graduated in 2006 she have worked on a few short films for BBC Scotland, designed title sequences, directed adverts (for the economist and the charity tommys). Her last two animation projects were animations for a Channel 4 documentary (she worked with Matt Saunders aka rabbitportal on this) and also a short web based film for DBB in new york on preventing teenage suicide in America.

Herzog and the Monsters from Lesley Barnes on Vimeo.

Lesley only started Illustrating about a year ago, although she has managed to fit a large body of work into that small time. One of the first projects she was involved in was for Amelia's Anthology of Illustration. As well as having work included in the book, she created the contents and the endpages of the book.

A spread from the book above and the endpaper pattern below.

One of her current personal projects is to illustrate a pack of cards. You can view her progress here. She hopes to eventually build a huge house of cards!

Other projects include animating a title sequence of the BBC and an animated short called '7' with Thereza Rowe. The image below shows some of the characters they have created.

We can't wait to see what she will do next!

Go to Lesley Barnes page on the Soma website
An Ace in the Pack blog
Lesley Barnes

New Lasercut from Rob Ryan

2010-03-29T12:49:00.000-07:00

We are very excited about the imminent arrival of this beautiful lasercut from Rob Ryan. It is from an edition of 250 and is signed and numbered by Rob. It is lasercut from blue card and the text reads "Our Adventure is About to Begin". It measures 27 x 37.5 cm and is mounted on white card that is approx 29 x 39.5. It costs £60 plus p&p.

We will only have a small number of these available and as the valentines lasercut sold out before we had even finished the mailout it is advisable to register your interest as soon as possible! We'll be putting the lasercut on our website when it arrives, though please get in touch if you would like to pre-order.

We also have now available on our website the full range of Rob Ryan for Roger La Borde lasercut greetings cards and his beautiful book "This Is For You".

Go to Rob Ryans page here

EDIT: This print is now available from us here Sold out now - sorry.
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New things from Donna Wilson, Lisa Jones, James Brown, Michelle Thompson and more!

2010-03-17T09:16:00.000-07:00

A few updates in our online shop and physical gallery and shop space include new textiles and some ceramics from Donna Wilson, prints and tea towels from Lisa Jones, a fantastic new screenprint from new artist Michelle Thompson and new prints by James Brown.

Donna Wilson
James Brown
Lisa Jones
Michelle Thompson
New items page

We've also just done our March Newsletter which you can read here.

When Katie Wore a Cupcake

2010-03-13T05:57:00.000-08:00

A little bit late posting this but one of our Donna Wilson Cupcakes has made its way onto the fantastic What Katie Wore blog as a brooch! What a great thing to do with it! Check out the blog here. What Katie Wore. The cupcakes are also available on our website here.

A couple of other bits of blog press include a mention on the Easy Living blog and Art at Heart.

...And not forgetting this Valentines post from Amelia of Amelia's Magazine here.

Tatty Devine Spring Collection 'Sundae Best'

2010-02-18T07:00:00.000-08:00

We're loving our new selection of Tatty Devine now on display in the gallery. Their spring collection is entitled "Sundae Best'. It includes senorita fans, doilies, pop star hands, cocktail umbrella pieces and more.

Tatty Devine on our website.

New Screen Prints From James Joyce

2010-02-04T13:36:00.000-08:00

We have 5 new silkscreen prints from James Joyce available to buy here.

James Joyce is an artist/designer living and working in London. At the start of 2006 he founded his own print studio One Fine Day where he produces limited edition prints of his work and also takes on commissions. To date he's worked for a wide range of clients including Penguin books, Nike, Creative Review, Levi's, Kiehl's and Carhartt.

We had an exhibition of his work in 2007 and he's been a firm favourite with our customers ever since.

I Like It. What Is It?

2010-02-04T12:36:00.001-08:00

We've this fantastic new letterpress poster from Anthony Burrill now in stock here.

Rob Ryan's Valentines Cut Out

2010-01-28T08:17:00.000-08:00

This year Rob Ryan has taken his Valentines print to a new level of loveliness! He has created a beautiful limited edition silkscreened lasercut. It is hand screenprinted in a limited edition of 250 and is printed on 350gsm pale blue paper. It will be presented in a red card envelope, fastened with ribbon. This print is available to pre-order from us now at a very reasonable £47 and will be delivered in the first week of February.
Pre-order here.

Rebecca Telford

2010-01-21T06:16:00.000-08:00

We will be exhibiting screenprints by Rebecca Telford during March. We're really excited about her new series of prints. We've sold out of all her existing work here!

Originally from East Sussex, Rebecca graduated from Bath Spa University in 2004 with a BA Hons in Fine Art Painting. In 2007/8 she went travelling across America, Canada & Mexico from which she takes much of her inspiration.

Rebecca’s work is influenced by architecture, pattern & colour. Her screen prints are all hand cut stencils on rubylith, and the paintings are hand rollered, and scalpel precise.

Rebecca currently lives and works in Bristol.

Anthony Burrill

2010-01-21T04:11:00.000-08:00

Anthony Burrill is one of our longest standing Artists. We've been selling his work since our very first exhibition waaaay back in 2004.

Bio

Anthony Burrill is a designer who works in a broad range of activities, including print, advertising, moving image, exhibitions and products. He was born in Littleborough, Lancashire and now lives and works on the Isle of Oxney, Kent. After studying graphic design at Leeds Polytechnic he completed an MA in Graphic Design at the Royal College of Art, London.

His hugely popular letterpress poster prints are also one of our best sellers. To go to Anthony's page on our website and see these plus screen prints and badges click here.

Work Hard
Think of Your Own Ideas
Golden Sunshine
It Is Ok

Simon Spilsbury at Soma

2010-01-21T03:46:00.000-08:00

During February Simon Spilsbury will be taking over our windows with his ‘Built By People’ installation.

Builtbypeople - Yeti from artbombers on Vimeo.

SYNOPSIS

The Man Of Men is a progressive sculpture. It's first incarnation, Yeti Of Men appeared at Mauger Modern Art in Bath. The over-arching goal of the piece is to travel. Animated from its venue, the Yeti will deconstruct and its composite bodies scatter, only to appear and reconstruct at another venue. The piece can manifest itself as anything objective, subjective or topical, at the artist's discretion.

Each piece will be time-lapse filmed for the duration of its creation and photographic stills taken to enable it to go into print. An edit will be Youtubed, Vimeod and Twittered.

January Sale

2010-01-07T13:02:00.000-08:00

Our January Sale is now on here. We have a selection of greetings cards, tea towels, shoppers, homeware and more reduced.

Images clockwise from top left Donna Wilson, Darling Clementine, Isak and Donna Wilson

Press from over Christmas

2010-01-06T08:08:00.000-08:00

We had some lovely press over Christmas on various blogs.

Creative Review
Poppytalk
Print & Pattern
Wee Birdy

Fiona also did the Bristol City Guide for the Urban Outfitters website.

Other blogs to mention Soma and our artists recently include:

Design Milk piece on Sam Chivers
Planet Mithi - Winner of Amelia's Climate Change competition (Fiona was one of the judges)
Inspire - various artists
Print & Pattern - various artists
Wee Birdy - Birdy Pick of the Week - Ben Newman print

Image above 'Other Planets' by Rob Ryan.