During the Illustratie Biënnale, the 37th episode of the Potloodcast was recorded live at the Schuur in Haarlem. This episode puts Wobby in the spotlight, with Wobby’s co-founder Marjolein Schalk and illustrators Masha Krasnova-Shabaeva and Nastia Cistakova joining Floortje Smit for a conversation about Wobby and its work.
Read MoreAn escape route, harbour or shelter; this time, Wobby is rooted in escapism. In #43, we search not only for a safe physical and emotional space, but a safe haven where thoughts are free to wander, imagination offers protection, and new realities can emerge. Raman Djafari (DE), Joseph Callioni (FR), and Karen Keyrouz (LB/FR) made new work for this issue and talk about their work.
Read MoreWobby #42 ends this year with the theme ‘Lore Galore’, about folklore. This edition is co-curated with Mari Campistron. “Folklore is more than tales passed down through generations; it’s a repository of history, customs, and beliefs”, she explains. “In this issue, we asked the selected artists to reflect on the way these tales and traditions are still relevant and how they adapt to our current society. What do artists want to say about traditions and myths?”
Read MoreWobby #42 - Lore Galore, co-curated by Mari Campistron (FR), is an issue about myths, folklore, rites, and personal tales, often rooted in the contributors’ homelands and childhood environments. Many of them were eager to share more about the tales that inspired their work, including some sketches.
Read MoreThe seventh edition of the residency ‘To Riso or Not’ at Make Eindhoven, in the lead-up to Dutch Design Week, has finished a while back. Five young illustrators and artists spent two weeks working in the graphic workshop of Make, exploring techniques such as dry needle, silkscreen printing, risograph printing and monotype. To gain insights into the artists’ experiences, Wobby spoke with some of them a few weeks after the residency.
Read MoreDuring her Wobby Workout residency at NS16, Tilburg, multimedia artist Marina Sulima explored the intersection of drawing and risograph printing. The result, the publication Of Climbing Vines and Copper Crystals, translates her observations of Moldova’s landscapes, blue-painted houses, grapevine canopies, and copper sulfate crystals into a tactile printed narrative that connects soil, story, and human habits.
Read MoreIn Wobby #41 the theme ‘Get well soon’ plays a central role. The magazine is co-curated by Dutch artists G.C. Heemskerk and Kim David Bots. In this Wobby, thirteen artists offer their interpretations of what recovery means to them and how we can find healing and comfort, both individually and collectively. Read the interview with Marnix van Uum, Leomi Sadler and the co-curators.
Read MoreArticle by Illustrator Masha Krasnova-Shabaeva. Taking inspiration from illustration and tattooing, more illustrators are combining the two in their work, enriching both fields. Over the years, tattoos have undergone a major transformation and not only just for people wanting art on their bodies—they’ve become a recognised form of visual art. Today, it’s common to see works by famous tattoo artists sold at auctions or featured in large coffee table books. So, why not try entering this fascinating and inspiring new field?
Read MoreThe sixth edition of the residency ‘To Riso or Not’ at Make Eindhoven, in the lead-up to Dutch Design Week, has finished a while back. Six young illustrators and artists spent two weeks working in the graphic workshop of Make, exploring techniques such as dry needle, silkscreen, and risoprint. To gain insights into the artists’ experiences, Wobby spoke with some of them a few weeks after the residency.
Read MoreWobby #40 ends this year with the theme Critter Tales. This edition has been co-curated with Marco Quadri (31) and Adele Dipasquale (30) from the collective Enter Press, an illustration collective and risoprint studio based in Bologna. “Critter Tales gives the illustrators the possibility to create another reality, to put creatures and other living beings into the spotlight that normally are underlooked”, Marco states.
Read MoreWobby Workout is a work period at our studio in NS16, Tilburg. In this focused and individual setting, artists can explore and experiment with the Risograph printer, fostering the development of innovative ideas and working methods. In the summer of 2024 we invited illustrator Zach Jansen (NL/ES) to work at our studio.
Read MoreMeet some of the artists from Wobby #37 - Far From Home: Anna Sarvira (UA/DE) from Pictoric, Marina Sulima (MD/RO/NL) and Khattar Shaheen (SY/NL).
In this interview, we introduce Pictoric, talk about Marina and Khattar's graduation projects, what home means to them, how they've experienced moving to the Netherlands, and of course, we reveal the new Wobby issue.
Read MoreOn Saturday 14 January 2023, Marjolein Schalk, artistic director of Wobby.club, is guest of the online radio show OngeZine.fm, organised as part of the ’Drawing Zines’ exhibition at Drawing Centre Diepenheim, which showcases self-published drawn zines by more than 80 artists.
Read MoreThis weekend we were featured in an interview in Brabants Dagblad about Wobby.club with artistic director Marjolein Schalk and Bobbi Oskam.
Read MoreWOBBY.CLUB’s WHO & WHY: interview with Merijn Hos - by Robin Berkelmans
“I don’t really see myself as an artist or designer. I don’t know what I am and I don’t think that I care.”
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