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Marion Elliot

Paper, print and the rich language of folk and vernacular art.

A smiling woman at a market stall selling colorful illustrated cards and prints, with framed paintings and a "Harvest Home" textile behind her.

Marion Elliot is a designer and printmaker who works primarily with paper, using traditional printmaking techniques to create densely textured surfaces for her collage work. Her practice is deeply informed by a love of folk and vernacular art, drawing inspiration from shop fronts, fairgrounds, hand-painted signage, advertising imagery, typography, tattoos, workers’ guild banners, mottos, religious iconography and paper ephemera.

She has published 25 books on design subjects, including paper engineering and textiles, and has recently collaborated with publisher Joe Pearson of Design For Today on books celebrating the joy of the circus and Victorian teatimes. She also teaches on the BA Illustration course at Hereford College of Arts.

Numerous stylized red and blue graphic prints featuring figures and text are laid out on a newspaper-covered table.
A lit candle, two colorful open matchboxes, and a postage stamp-themed box sit on a blue sun-patterned plate, with books in the background.
Colorful interior featuring a coral sofa, blue patterned pillow, pink curtains, a pink lamp, and a white dog match holder on a side table.
A vibrant, art-filled workspace with a desk and chair in front of a wall covered in diverse colorful prints, next to a tall wooden bookshelf packed with books.
A lit pink candle in a stacked ceramic candlestick, two decorative boxes, and a spotted ceramic dog statue on a white mantelpiece.
A rustic wooden shelf displays a collection of colorful, illustrated accordion-fold books and numerous vintage mugs.
MEET THE ARTIST
A smiling woman stands behind a market stall displaying colorful illustrated cards and fabric art, with framed portraits filling the background.
A smiling woman with curly light hair, blue eyes, and bright red lipstick, wearing a blue collared shirt and black cardigan, stands against a light wall.
Marion Elliot
"Rooted in a shared love of folk art and the tactile beauty of print, this collaboration celebrates the pleasure of making by hand."
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