The studio began back in 2017, when it started publishing an independent collective art magazine that focused on showcasing work by artists from all over the globe covering the fields of illustration, photography, collage, comics, and inventive writing. In its printed pages, the mag featured an eclectic range of international creators, both established and emerging. The theme of each issue was def
ined by an initial project; a starting point for creating that took the contributing artists into different experimental and exploratory directions. The release of the publication, distributed in selected bookstores and galleries around Europe, led to the organisation of events and festivals featuring the participating artists. For example, exhibitions of the artists took place at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and at Soundtrope Festival in Ioannina, Greece. Today, Soul Traits specialise in printing on fabric, but are open to working with a variety of media and collaborative projects. Their processes are entirely manual and eco-friendly, and all of their t-shirts hand printed in limited quantities using water-based inks.
