Emily Sutton at YSP

I was lucky enough to get to visit Emily Sutton's Town & Country exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park before it closed last week. Emily Sutton is a bit of a hero to me - the level of craftsmanship in her work is, in my opinion, among the highest of any illustrator working today. There is no flashy digital trickery or groundbreaking graphic design in the work she produces; it's all very much bread-and-butter illustration, but of the highest caliber. In a world, and an art form that is increasingly digitized, I find it very refreshing to see illustrators that still work entirely in analogue and truly master their discipline. Emily Sutton is an illustrator that really has learned by loving the very best, and I can see strong influences of Bawden and Ravillious in her work. A fantastic exhibition, and an incredible illustrator.

I especially love her alphabet series of screenprints, all jam packed with colour, fun, nostalgia and prsonality.