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  • Sketching swallows

    Studio updates

    A new idea is emerging, inspired by the barn swallows that return to my family home each spring.

    1 min read
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    Designer and environmental artist Ed Harrison sat ata desk sketching barn swallows with a pen and pencil.
  • Moth infographics: paper-cut process

    Studio updates

    With National Insect Week coming up, I'm crafting a series of colourful paper-cuts for the launch of Butterfly Conservation's Moths Matter campaign.

    4 min read
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    A power drill, pencil, sketchbook and minature paper-cut clothes, scatter across Ed Harrison's studio desk.
  • The Tale Behind The Whale

    Studio updates

    I share an insight into my childhood connection with these ocean giants and delve into the creative process behind our latest Under the Skin screenprint.

    4 min read
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    Ed Harrison's sketchbook open on a desk, featuring an anatomical sketch of a humpback whale, surrounded by tools and a world map.
  • Countdown to COP26

    Studio updates

    As global leaders head to Glasgow for the UN’s climate summit, we’re getting our heads down in the Under the Skin studio in preparation for our latest exhibition that will shine a spotlight on extinction.

    3 min read
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    Brothers Ed and James Harrison screenprinting in the Under the Skin studio
  • Communicating COP26

    Studio updates

    In a short one-day design 'sprint', I create a dynamic brand for Wildscreen's critical climate event.

    2 min read
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    A grid of 4 blue and green logos, titled 'Commnicating COP26', with an illustrated microphone, octopus, plant and graph within each O.
  • Christmas Cards Designs

    Studio updates

    Every year I build upon my series of nature-inspired Christmas cards. Today, I'm going to share a snippet of the working process for one of the latest festive designs.

    2 min read
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    A series of festive Christmas themed postage stamp designs by Ed Harrison.

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Ed Harrison is a designer and environmental artist based in Edinburgh, known for his nature-inspired work.

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“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”

Rumi

“Guilt and fear are less effective calls to arms
than a wonder and love of the natural world.”

Elizabeth Kolbert

“I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.”

Dr. Seuss

“Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”

Roald Dahl

"Imagination is one of our most powerful tools."

Robin Wall Kimmerer

"The role of the artist is to make revolution irresistible."

Toni Cade Bambara
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