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Soft Launched: The Romance Series

Art is always vulnerable, but that has never felt more true than with this new body of work. I'm taking inspiration from my own love life, and the personal growth that runs alongside it. I’ve said that working in multiples makes each print feel like a magic door that opens at the location of every other print, but with this work, it’s like all the doors pass through my 1 bedroom apt.

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What am I looking at, exactly?

All of this artwork is printmaking, as in letterpress, not inkjet. A huge majority of it is linocut printmaking. This means I carve linoelum (the flooring material) into a kind of stamp, that I then ink and press into paper to transfer the image. The colours are built up in layers: one layer for every colour in the print. Some of the text elements are transferred from lead type.

Collaborations

Collaborations

Some of my most exciting projects have been crafted in collaboration with...

Collaborations

Greeting Cards

Greeting Cards

Greeting Cards

Art Prints

Art Prints

Art Prints

Hi, I'm Brianna

Over the last few years, I have made the subtle but important shift from making my life about art to making art about my life. I am currently in my sit-com era which means I live a 10 minute walk from my best friend, I’m a regular my local coffee shop, I’m pre-success career-wise, and my love life makes for interesting conversation over brunch (and art). I have a distinctive wardrobe and a job you’ve never heard of. The genre is: feel-good drama with a niche sense of humour that will make you cry.

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The Comfort House Project: stay as long as you like

Imagine a house full of rooms: all comforting in different ways. You can wander around and talk with people with all kinds of life experiences, and try on their coping mechanisms (comforting strategies) for yourself until you find something that suits you, Goldilocks style.  Each of these prints is made with input from the real people depicted in them. They combine into a semi-sculptural version of the aforementioned house.

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This art is all about

  • People

    Nearly everyone depicted in my work is a real person! I love to consult with my community (via instagram and email) when I'm generating ideas. Usually their experience is included somehow in addition to their likeness.

  • Colour

    I adore colour. It's not necessarily about being bright or bold, more about combinations that scratch an itch or evoke a feeling. My print technique results in highly dimensional colour that doesn't quite translate into digital photos!

  • Feeling all the Feelings

    Comfort, Vulnerability, Empathy, Sadness, Curiosity, Belonging, Grief, Pride, Joy, Relief, Self-compassion, Wonder, Gratitude, Disappointment, Admiration, Anger, Guilt, Overwhelm, Bittersweetness...

Looking for the Portfolio?

If you're thinking of doing some shopping, you're in exactly the right place! But if you want to see all of my art sorted by project, or browse my library, or check my CV... those things are on my portfolio site.

www.briannatosswill.ca