Petra Verkade is a Utrecht based illustrator, designer and printmaker from Utrecht, NL.

Her work is identified by bold colors, playful illustrations and the use of strong visual language. As a designer, Petra can be seen as an enthusiastic maker who adores working with her hands and with an enormous drive to make and experiment. She loves exploring the fields of screen- and risoprint. Petra has a curious attitude and she surely is not afraid to push her boundaries in the techniques she uses. Her working method is fast, she produces lots in a short time and therefore pays more attention to the process.

Printmaking is a a big part of her work. She often takes the challenge to find the extreme combinations of combining colors and the endless possibilities the technique has to offer. Not knowing how a design develops is always a challenge for her.

With printmaking, the colors stand out more, it’s often much more personal and the urge to develop prints is enermous in her working process.

As a maker she combines these different analog and digital techniques and is always looking for new approaches and explorations to discover in the fields of graphic design and illustration.