Author: Rebecca Cox

Introducing Charlotte Farmer

AR: What was the driving force behind your choice to become an artist?

I’ve dabbled with bookselling, cheese mongering and gift shop shuffling but all I really wanted to do was to draw and print and not to have to answer to anyone else...when I was younger I told one of my friends mums about my artistic plans and she said I’d never be able to afford toothpaste or toilet rolls - so far my teeth are clean and the bathroom is well stocked!

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AR: Do you keep tabs on art trends or are you all about doing your own thing?

I do my own thing on the whole - if I can make myself smile while I’m developing a print I know I’m on the right track.

AR: How have you developed your style?
 

As I’ve grown in confidence with my work I think my colour palette had got brighter and brighter. I’ve always loved detailed work which makes you really look, so I try and make sure my work has some quite intricate details which go towards telling a story.

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AR: What’s your favourite piece in your portfolio and why?

Skipping Buffalo Safety Matches - I love it because of how the buffalo is daintily skipping along in a way you might not expect a buffalo to skip but my main reason is that he is based on a matchbox I saw in a museum in London and it got me started on my exploration into vintage matchboxes.

AR: Describe your art style in three words.

Colourful, fun, screenprint

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AR: What is your workspace set up like? Are you in a studio/do you work alongside others/are you at a laptop or freehand?

I make the drawings for my prints at my small desk tucked away in a corner at home, and turn them into stencils on my laptop. I print at a small screenprint studio not far from home, it’s not as big as the studio I used to use so there are less people around, so I’ve started having regular art chats with a couple of people I did my MA with.

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artworks

Charlotte Farmer £230 £195.50

Tiger Tea

59.4 x 84.1cm

Limited Edition of 100

Charlotte Farmer £230 £195.50

Good Morning Coffee

59.4 x 84.1cm

Limited Edition of 100

Charlotte Farmer £230 £195.50

Lollapalooza Lion Jar

59.4 x 84.1cm

Limited Edition of 100

Charlotte Farmer £300 £255

Giant Panther

55 x 70cm

Limited Edition of 50

Charlotte Farmer £75 £63.75

Personalised 'Blue Mega Mixtape' Screenprint

30 x 21cm

Limited Edition of 75

Charlotte Farmer £75 £63.75

Personalised 'Pink Mega Mixtape' Screenprint

30 x 21cm

Limited Edition of 75

Charlotte Farmer £300 £255

The Magnificient Mr Kong

55 x 70cm

Limited Edition of 100

Charlotte Farmer £75 £63.75

National Birds and Beasts

22 x 25cm

Limited Edition of 75

Charlotte Farmer £115 £97.75

Anyone for Tennis?

29.7 x 42 cm

Limited Edition of 50

Charlotte Farmer £175 £148.75

Hello Sunshine

56 x 38 cm

Limited Edition of 75

Charlotte Farmer £175 £148.75

Paws and Claws

38 x 51 cm

Limited Edition of 75

Charlotte Farmer £115 £97.75

Wild Things

21 x 29.7 cm

Limited Edition of 50

Fly Me to the Moon

31 x 17.5cm

Limited Edition of 100

Charlotte Farmer £75 £63.75

Tooooot, Paaaarp, Honk

29.7 x 21cm

Limited Edition of 75

Charlotte Farmer £115 £97.75

Celebration Bear - Oh Yeah

29.7 x 42cm

Limited Edition of 60