Linocut Printmaking in the City

Ella Flavell is an art historian and printmaker who has been producing linocuts under the name Burin & Plate since 2016. Her practice focuses on prints of locations of historic and personal significance with an emphasis on pattern and graphic contrast. She had completed numerous commercial commissions both in the UK and abroad designing everything from beer can labels to Christmas cards. Her work has been featured on the cover of Birmingham Design Magazine (2023) and in Carving Blocks: Printmakers and Their Stories (2024), and she has spoken extensively on her practice in schools and at design festivals.