About Folded Forest

Folded Forest is the work of Ruth Viqueira and Sarah Peel. Together we design and make a range of limited edition prints, cards & homewares from our small studio in West Yorkshire. We’re inspired by the natural world around us; the rivers and woodlands of our home. We try to offer an imagined glimpse into these environments and the lives of the creatures inhabiting them. We love to think of a badger rustling through the moonlit undergrowth or a hare asleep in a grassy nest, and we try to capture that feeling in our work. Our designs begin as hand made paper-cuts or lino cuts. We add layers with pen & ink then transfer to screens ready for printing by hand. Screenprinting allows us to carefully choose and layer colours and to print onto all sorts of interesting surfaces; from beautiful papers and to soft linen fabric to smooth sturdy plywood. We hope to design and make objects that people feel a connection to; objects made with care from high quality materials that will be used, treasured and enjoyed for years to come. Read their story