Zine workshop

image by Esther McManus

So much fun to have Esther McManus around for two days, as part of an experimental drawing and narrative workshop! The students spent some time exchanging quick sketches and quotes between them, resulting in some wacky storylines and juxtapositions. The third day of the workshop tutor Iro Tsavala and the students worked together to collect the material and create five riso-printed group publications.

Visiting Lecturer: Nancy Campbell

It was a pleasure to have Nancy Campbell with us earlier this year, who gave a talk about her artist's books and residencies.
With a background in literature, Nancy's multidisciplinary practice includes thoughtful handmade books and poetry and has taken her to artists's residencies as far as Greenland and Iceland. Some of her books are the result of collaborative projects with other book artists such as Mette-Sofie D. Ambeck and Sara Bodman. 

all images by Nancy Campbell

UCA Illustration at Leeds Bookfair

A really good weekend at Leeds with the students exhibiting their books and prints under the course's Lion & Lamb press. We got excellent feedback and some pretty good sales.

Lisbon Trip 2016

Fun times in Lisbon during the course trip - we drew lots, we ate lots and we walked lots! 

drawings my Monica Lai

Waverley Abbey walk

A beautiful walking trip from the campus to the Waverley Abbey ruins. Drawing and collecting.

Happy Birthday Robin!

...with a slice of vintage trainer cake

MA 2015-16

A great year for the illustration MA so far! The exploratory Unit has just finished and we are looking forward to some exciting collaborative work! Fun and interesting work below from MA student Meng Yun.