About
We are a print collective and riso studio based in Portsmouth. We are both graphic designers with a passion for print. Marie who works under hellomarie is an award winning graphic designer, people of print member, freelance designer and university lecturer teaching graphic design and is Adobe Certified. Darren who works under luckydarren is a graphic designer, illustrator and total print din who regularly teaches graphic design and print as a part time lecturer too. We hold several professional memberships including The British Printing Society, The Society of Bookbinders and The Oxford Guild of Printers.
We design, make and sell prints as well as pins, stationery and apparel online and from our studio at The Hotwalls Studios. We also stock a small range of our work in Aspex Gallery, Gunwharf Quays.
We love to teach so we also run workshops in Risograph Printing, Letterpress, Bookbinding, Book Design, Lego Printing, Foiling, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. We also run kids printing workshops including Lego printing, Risograph printing and Paper Making.
We are have lots of big plans and feel very lucky to have a beautiful studio that backs onto the beach that houses our three risos, letterpress, bookbinding equipment and heat presses as well as a tonne of hot inks and fancy paper stocks.
We've got so much work to add to the website but we will get there! To keep up to date with our work, experiments and processes follow us here:
Instagram: @foursandeights
Facebook: @foursandeights
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS:
Nominated & Shortlisted 'Best Visual Artist' Sponsored by Aspex Gallery – The News Guide Awards 2020 (foursandeights)
Finalist for the Pamodzi Creatives 'Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards' 2020 (Marie – Yes Mumma Project)
WE ARE PROUD MEMBERS OF:
St Bride Foundation (Friend)
WE ARE PROUD SUPPORTERS OF:
Portsmouth Breastfeeding Welcome Scheme
2020:
19.01.20
Open Studios – The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad St, Portsmouth PO1 2FS
2019:
19.05.19
Open Studios, Hotwalls Market, Traders Keep – The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad St, Portsmouth PO1 2FS
16.06.19
Open Studios – The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad St, Portsmouth PO1 2FS
06.07.19
Hotwalls Studios 3rd Birthday Celebrations – The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad St, Portsmouth PO1 2FS
21.07.19
Open Studios – The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad St, Portsmouth PO1 2FS
18.08.19
Open Studios – The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad St, Portsmouth PO1 2FS
24-25.08.19
Victorious Festival – We will be trading from our little chalet near Watkins & Faux in Area 35. 10am - 11pm Saturday and Sunday
https://www.victoriousfestival.co.uk/
15.09.19
Kids Lego printing workshops & Hotwalls Open Studios – The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad St, Portsmouth PO1 2FS
29.09.19
Kids Risograph printing workshop & beach clean (weather permitting) – The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad St, Portsmouth PO1 2FS
12-13.10.19
Created in Portsmouth Art Trial – The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad St, Portsmouth PO1 2FS
20.10.19
Hotwalls Open Studios – The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad St, Portsmouth PO1 2FS
09.11.19
Risograph Workshop – The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad St, Portsmouth PO1 2FS
17.11.19
Hotwalls Open Studios & Christmas Lights – The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad St, Portsmouth PO1 2FS
21.11.19
Portsmouth Creates Launch
23-24.11.19
Hotwalls Christmas Market – The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad St, Portsmouth PO1 2FS
30.11.19
Independent Traders Saturday – The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad St, Portsmouth PO1 2FS
01.12.2019
Festive Letterpress Workshop – The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad St, Portsmouth PO1 2FS
15.12.19 – Hotwalls Open Studio – The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad St, Portsmouth PO1 2FS
2018:
The Traders Keep Artisan Market – Round Tower, Old Portsmouth
Christmas light switch on
01.12.18 - 02.12.18
Hotwalls Christmas Market – Hotwalls, Old Portsmouth
Tricorn:01 – Coastguard Studio – Southsea
EXHIBITIONS:
Tricorn:01 – Coastguard Studio – Southsea
TBC:
Tricorn Collaborative
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:
Please see our workshops page
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