sophie rae
Bristol
SOPHIE RAE IS A MURAL ARTIST WORKING PREDOMINANTLY IN BRISTOL, LONDON + THE
SOUTH WEST SPECIALISING IN BOLD, COLOURFUL, BOTANICAL, ABSTRACT DESIGNS Sophie
Rae loves gliding a paintbrush across a smooth surface, transforming bland grey
walls into beautiful works of art. It is truly where she gets in the flow. She
loves working on walls outside and in, large scale murals as well as smaller
ones. She’s painted murals in gardens, cafes, bars, restaurants, offices,
schools, shop and high street facades and hoardings, to name a few. Drawing
inspiration from plants (glorious plants) and enlarging, and playing with
abstraction until a sweet balanced composition emerges. As well as mural
painting Sophie creates beautiful prints, lovingly handcrafted, without using a
press. Shapes are sketched and refined, then cut by hand with a craft knife into
stencils. A roller then applies ink in the gaps. This helps give each print its
irregularities. If you’re after learning from Sophie Rae she can be found
sharing her unique printing technique, inspiring and igniting creativity through
(fairly) regularly teaching workshops. Once a month at Kiln Workshop, in Bristol
and now and again at schools and colleges across the South West, sometimes even
further! Check out the workshops page. Latest News* Sophie Rae is working on
applying her decorative designs and patterns to a small and well chosen
selection of products. Check out the ‘Patterns’ page.
