Artist of the week: James Brown

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.

New items from Donna Wilson, Tatty Devine & James Brown

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.