Karoline Rerrie 'Pretty Pair' Print Available

Artist: Karoline Rerrie
Title: Pretty Pair
Medium: 3 Color Screen Print
Size: (A4) 21 x 29.7 cm
Edition: 17
Prices: £35

Karoline Rerrie is a Birmingham based illustrator and printmaker who has spent more than a decade transforming folk motifs into vivid screen printed celebrations. Born in the Midlands, she grew up surrounded by local craft fairs and community festivals, an upbringing that instilled a love of pattern, story and shared making. After studying illustration she dedicated herself to hand pulled print processes, building a practice that balances meticulous design with the happy accidents that occur when ink meets mesh.

Her visual language is built on three pillars: bold black outlines, bright flat colour and repeat pattern. She begins each piece with loose pencil sketches of flowers, birds or interlocking shapes, then refines the drawing into separations that can be cut from rubylith or painted directly onto screen. Layers of fluorescent pink, turquoise and sunflower yellow are printed onto recycled papers, creating final images that feel both contemporary and timeless. Recent editions depict ornate songbirds perched among geometric blossoms, their wings echoing the rhythm of traditional Eastern European textiles.

Rerrie sells original prints, greetings cards and zines through local markets and online shops, keeping prices accessible so that original art can travel beyond gallery walls. She also runs popular screen print workshops, guiding newcomers to mix colour, pull squeegees and discover the joy of imperfect registration. Exhibitions at Birmingham Open Studios, Art in the Park Leamington and the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists have sold out, while commissions have brightened hospital corridors and independent cafés across the city.

Whether teaching, printing or sketching on the train, Rerrie approaches every surface with the same goal: spread colour, share pattern and remind viewers that beauty can be handmade, affordable and full of heart.