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Mark Hearld has an unbridled passion for making, and his extraordinary creativity leads to collaborative projects with artists and traditional craft makers across multiple disciplines. Collage is central to Mark Hearld’s artistic output, not only as a medium but as a process that is firmly rooted in twentieth-century art. Collage was a technique used by Matisse, Picasso and John Piper to introduce abstraction into their images. Mark similarly uses this means of abstraction, combined with his traditional academic training and careful observation, to inform his creativity.
Mark Hearld studied illustration at the Glasgow School of Art before completing an MA in Natural History Illustration at the Royal College of Art, London. He lives and works from his eclectic and iconic home in York.
The Gallery has enjoyed Mark’s theatrical, creative, immersive world ever since Mark Hearld & Friends debuted in 2009. He is also a great believer in artist collaboration, and he regularly works with other artisan printmakers and creators. Hearld takes inspiration from the natural world, particularly British flora and fauna, the fox and chicken, hedgerow, and songbird. He works across several mediums; his paintings, collage, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, designs and motifs are drawn from a lifetime of looking at pattern books, popular prints, primitive art and the poetry of Blake.
Highlights of his remarkable career include The Lumber Room held at York Art Gallery from 2015-2017 where Mark curated a room of miscellaneous stored objects and artefacts and in 2018, Mark re-displayed the British Folk Art collection at Compton Verney. York Sculpture Park celebrated Hearld’s career in 2021 which included several large scale sculptures, flat weave tapestry and papercuts.
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Daniel Bugg is the founder of Penfold Press, a printmaking studio and publisher based near York. After graduating from The Royal College of Art in 2000, Dan shifted his focus away from his own work and towards collaborative printmaking. He acts as both publisher and printer, and this dual role has allowed him to support and develop printmaking with a small group of like-minded artists. Working alongside Dan, the artist is encouraged to develop a sense of playfulness and explore the creative possibilities of printmaking.
Dan fosters a collaborative environment, prioritising spontaneity and the unique qualities of screen printing, particularly the layering of transparent colours, to help the artist achieve their vision. This has resulted in a body of work that shares a sense of joint endeavour and celebrates the collaborative process.
One of the great strengths of the Penfold Press is the sense that we are all in it together, artist and printmaker working as one to develop and realise an idea. The studio itself is not a huge commercial space. Instead, it is a place where artists, family, and friends often come together. This sense of family enhances the feeling of togetherness and offers an alternative to commercial printing.
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