SUE LEWRY’S MOBILE PRINTMAKING MACHINE ‘COLOSSAL’
Artist-In-Residence, Sue Lewry and mobile printmaking machine
OPEN STUDIOS 2024
Grow Plymouth, 14 Drake Circus, PL4 8AQ
Sat 7 September, 11am-3pm
All Welcome, no need to book
GROW is located in the cultural quarter of Plymouth and has been creative home to over 15+ Plymouth-based artists since 2021. The top four floors of the building have been converted into studios and a coworking space and include painters, audio artists, printmakers, installation and socially engaged artists, as well as graphic an 3D designers.
The ground floor has been used as a project and event space and for pop-up residencies, where we work with creative and community partners to experiment and explore the building, its surroundings, heritage and future in terms of sustainability, inclusion and culture.
On Saturday 7 September (11am-3pm), the artists of the space will be opening their studios to show what goes on behind studio doors. Plus, artist-in-residence Sue Lewry will be revealing ‘Colossal’ a mobile printmaking machine in the ground floor space.
RESIDENCY ARTIST - SUE LEWRY
After two years of development, artist Sue Lewry is excited to publicly reveal ‘Colossal’, as part of her week-long residency at the Open Studios at GROW on Sat 7 September, 11-3pm. www.suelewry.com @suelewry
Come see, and talk to the artist about ‘Colossal’, a mobile printmaking machine built to harness the power of print to engage and ignite creativity!
Get hands-on and jump into the print run during two drop-in sessions: 12-12:30 PM and 1-1:30PM, to make a screen print designed by the artist.
No prior experience is needed, and all ages are welcome!
GROW STUDIO HOLDER ARTISTS
Expect painters printmakes, protogrpahers, textile artists as well as graphic and 3D designers.
You’ll also have a chance to have your portrait taken and delve into a nautical inspired AI imagery project.
Artists involved
Aleksandra Sosnowska
Aleksandra’s art works is focused on the human body. Her work includes life drawings as well as portraits. She works directly from life and also from photographs. Her main media is oil paint, acrylic and oil pastels. @alo_art__
Amy Moores
Amy is a painter and sculptor based in Plymouth, Devon. She works primarily from sketchbook journals, documenting form, feeling and memory to develop into larger projects. @moores.amy.2/
Beverley Roach
Beverley is a multidisciplinary artist and maker investigating the embodied landscape within her practice. @beverley_roach
Chloe Georgakis
Chloe is a socially and environmentally engaged artist. She is one half of Future Meadows, a creative DesignMake duo, who collaborate with marine-focused organisations to create innovative and engaging experiences. She will be displaying images from previous projects, as well as studio experiments. Future Meadows Website @futuremeadows
Jordanna Greaves
Jordanna is a multidisplinary artist and curator whose socially engaged practice and playful visual work explores and reimagines conditions for alternate realities. Also, founder of cultural venue Grow Hackney and Grow Studios Plymouth. www.jordannagreaves.co.uk
Nate Studios
NATE Studio is a local creative studio specialising in fashion design, textile and homeware printing. The studio supports local artists, helping them transform their work into profitable products.
Polly Plouviez
Polly is a mixed media artist, whose work explores her own neurodiversity in relation to her painting practice. She consciously paints in both a limited palette of oil colours, to allow her to simply focus on the imagery.@pplouviez
Shiva King
Shiva is an artist and maker, specialising in multimedia abstract landscapes, and intricate driftwood carvings. @shivakingcreates
Skull + Bone Studios
Anthony and Scott are two creative animators working in stop motion, motion graphics and 3D animation. They both graduated from Arts Universtity Plymouth and are looking to create a hub for animation in the South West and want to build a studio where stop motion is at the forefront of thier animation projects.
STUDIO PL1
A fashion manufacturing studio based in Plymouth, founded and directed by Anna Masclans. We serve as a hub for fashion enthusiasts, local businesses, young designers and brands, offering a studio for sampling and production, workwear clothing and training programs. @studiopl1
Studio Wallop
A multifaceted creative studio that uses moving image, illustration, photography, and graphic design to tell compelling stories. Studiowallop.co.uk
Terry Flowers
Terry is a painter influenced by his experiences of the people and places of Plymouth, his family and the various trades he has worked in over the years. @terryflowerr
Will Harvey
Will Harvey is a Graphic Designer and Illustrator. He works between digital and analog processes. He will be sharing some of his recent risograph prints and paintings. Will Harvey’s website @w.harvey
Zahra Khanum
Zahra is a British Bangladeshi painter/filmmaker who’s practice revolves around identity, place, memory, and migration. Khanum’s recent experimental work focuses on atypical experiences of diasporic identity, which is centred around South Asian women, reflecting on womanhood in British society. @zahrakhanum_
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ACCESS INFORMATION
All studios, except ground floor (Sue Lewry Residency) are stairs access only. There is an accessible toilet and parking at The Box (next door)