Sadie Main: Royal Unicorn & Friend

Sadie Main: Royal Unicorn & FriendAberdeen based artist Sadie Main has been printing with Peacock for more than three decades after starting her printmaking career at the now defunct Cyrenians Print Workshop. She was part of their critically acclaimed touring exhibition "Behind The Mirror" (1988) and the print of her dog Benjie was used for the poster promoting the event. Her work can be found in the collections of Portland Oregon Art Museum, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Peacock & the worm

She was the winner of the Shell Expro Award in 1992 NS RGW Glasgow Print Studio Publication Award in 1996

but there is more to this artist than debauched glamour

It’s all about bad healthcare

reminding us both of our animal roots and our desire for trancendence

sly or cunning

capturing the atmospheric presence of place and memory

Bob Bain (1949-1989) was an artist and printmaker from Aberdeen

Bangladesh

’ ephemeral world

and as such the snake is symbolic in many ancient cultures of esoteric knowledge and occult power

can be seen in the foreground

The book gathers all the printmaking techniques the artist has explored throughout her Graduate Artist Residency at peacock & the worm