A little bit about me
Hi! I'm Alice, a designer and printmaker living and working in the south of Scotland. My practice is pretty varied, from painting murals, designing reports and creating event marketing materials to running printmaking workshops. My job wouldn't exist without the people and organisations that I work with. I am happiest when creating collaboratively with others.
printmaking
Printmaking is the basis of my studio practice. It's likely that I'll use some form of printing for the initial experimentation stage of a project and as the final output. For me, printing is drawing, and the techniques I use influence how I record, and interpret the world. The tactile process of printmaking is appealing as a kinesthetic learner and I rely on the happy accidents that happen during the making stage of a project.
Screen printing (including textile printing), risograph printing, monoprinting and cyanotype are an integral part of my toolbox and have become part of my visual language.
DESIGN
To balance the messy printmaking in my studio practice, I spend a lot of time working digitally. I work on branding, designing publications and creating marketing materials and digital assets for arts organisations. These projects can provide a real challenge when there is a structured brief, and I think that often these produce the most creative results.
Adobe creative suite is the backbone for this design work and I have 15 years of experience using it, at this point it feels like another limb. This design practice has enabled me to develop experience creating short animations and in setting up publications for a variety of print outputs.
COMMUNITY WORK
Design and printmaking is the basis for my studio practice but the motivation behind my work is the interest I have in community, and the role that creativity can play within it. I believe that creativity can be a catalyst for change, and can be an invaluable tool to make connections and address issues within our communities.
I have experience working in a variety of settings, providing support work, running workshops and producing projects with different community groups. These experiences have taught me the importance of creativity and that the interaction and learning during the process is as important as the output itself.
a glimpse at some projects
CONTACT
alicegriffin131@gmail.com