If you’ve ever wandered through East London and caught sight of a burst of colour that seems to wink at you, something part comic strip, part album cover, part childhood memory, you might have stumbled across the work of Carl Stimpson.

Meet Amy Jane. An artist and professional piercer whose work straddles the line between the whimsical and the macabre. A regular at alternative markets like Satanic Flea Market, LDN Queer Mart, and Arty Farty, Amy’s creations are an intricate blend of Gothic fairy tale aesthetics and nostalgic, soft-hearted sentimentality.

I'm munching on a biscuit and an email popped up. Human Resources would like a quick word. That phrase, by the way, is never good news.

Doug Gillen didn’t just stumble into the art world - he threw himself into it, camera in hand, determined to make sense of the chaos.

There’s a softness to it, a quietness. It’s tattooing but with a cup of tea.

Céline Moya is an illustrator, animator, and all-around curious person who has both an MSc in Social Psychology and an MA in Illustration.

Jim Madison is the kind of artist who sees an old magazine, a photocopier, and thinks, Yeah, let’s make something weird and wonderful

Bruna Alcantara tells stories. Not with words (well, sometimes with words), but mostly with images. She’s a visual artist. And a journalist.

There’s something happening in Bristol. Something exciting. Something artistic. Something that involves an alarming amount of beautifully...