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YUK FUN
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Lucy Cheung (she/her) and Patrick Gildersleeves (he/him). Illustration/design duo based in Portslade, on the south coast of England. We just like making stuff.

Link to our shop and other things
yukfun.co.uk/insta/

It’ll be Patrick posting here usually
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YUK FUN @yukfunwow.bsky.social · 26d
Our webshop is back open and fully functional woo
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Photo of the top part of an off-white speckled T-shirt. It has an illustration of a cat-like person in a rollneck sweatshirt holding a glass of beer screen printed on it. The illustration is where a crest or logo would go on a T-shirt and is printed in green. Photo of five washi tape rolls stacked on top of each other with one of the rolls partially unspooled. The washi tapes feature a black, white and grey design of repeating animal faces. Photo of an A5 risograph print in blue, green and fluo pink on white paper. The illustration is of a rabbit in shirt and trousers watering a house plant. There is a small bird wearing a hat perched on the top of the house plant.
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bloody hell the sun's come out
January 30, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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More amazing things arriving in the post for our Lunar New Year art raffle. Big shout out to Nanami Takeuchi for donating these stunning riso prints.

See more of her work here: www.instagram.com/nanasometime...
Photo of a selection of risograph prints by Nanami Takeuchi scattered on a surface. They feature illustrations of fantastical scenes from Japanese folk stories and of yokai.
January 30, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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declining into my Peter Storm era
January 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Live now!
www.twitch.tv/yukfun
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Live Draw is starting at 11am GMT today! Here are some of the drawings from last week: juggling on the beach, an alien encounter, a disco bakery and someone singing karaoke in a village pub.
Photo of a drawing in red felt tip pen on white paper. The drawing is of a character juggling on a pebbled beach. There's a boat on the sea in the background. They are wearing a T-shirt which says "juggling is life" on it. Photo of a drawing in green felt tip pen on white paper. The drawing is of a dog astronaut pointing a gun at an alien and shouting "get back alien scum". Photo of a drawing in red felt tip pen on white paper. The drawing is of a bakery. Two of the workers there are wearing jumpsuits and dancing. One is wearing rollerskates. There's a mirror ball hanging from the ceiling. Photo of a drawing in green felt tip pen on white paper. The drawing is of some animal characters in a pub. One is singing on a karaoke machine.
January 29, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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Lucy printed a load of beer mat boxes yesterday
Photo of a table covered with small flat white cardboard boxes. They have been screen printed with illustrations and the words "yuk fun beer mats" in blue ink.
January 29, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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Live Draw is starting at 11am GMT today! Here are some of the drawings from last week: juggling on the beach, an alien encounter, a disco bakery and someone singing karaoke in a village pub.
Photo of a drawing in red felt tip pen on white paper. The drawing is of a character juggling on a pebbled beach. There's a boat on the sea in the background. They are wearing a T-shirt which says "juggling is life" on it. Photo of a drawing in green felt tip pen on white paper. The drawing is of a dog astronaut pointing a gun at an alien and shouting "get back alien scum". Photo of a drawing in red felt tip pen on white paper. The drawing is of a bakery. Two of the workers there are wearing jumpsuits and dancing. One is wearing rollerskates. There's a mirror ball hanging from the ceiling. Photo of a drawing in green felt tip pen on white paper. The drawing is of some animal characters in a pub. One is singing on a karaoke machine.
January 29, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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The awesome folks at Publishing For Minnesota have arranged a huge auction to benefit communities impacted by ICE raids, and I have a few items available to bid on!

The auction opens THURSDAY 1/29 and ends FRIDAY night 1/30—check out all the items here: www.32auctions.com/organization...
Item 1: A signed hardcover copy of THE FARAWAY FOREST, which comes with a postcard, sticker, bookplate, and two patches Item 2: A signed hardcover copy of NEXT STOP, which comes with postcards and a bookplate sticker
January 28, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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Our LNY cards this year
#risograph #lunarnewyear2026 #恭喜發財 #chinesenewyear #yearofthehorse
January 28, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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We are drawing live on twitch and youtube tomorrow 11am-1pm GMT!
January 28, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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Love these covers
January 28, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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I don't understand what a hamnet is and I'm not sure I want to know
January 27, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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New Year of the Horse postcards now available on our webshop!
Photo of some risograph-printed Lunar New Year postcards printed in green and fluo pink ink. There are three designs: two feature cat characters riding on horses and the third depicts three horses in a mountainous landscape. They also include the Chinese characters "恭喜發財" (gong hei fat choi) which translates as wishing you happiness and fortune.
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Found an old The Concretes CD on the shelf and it's very nice and sad.
January 26, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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oh, I never put it online. The City At Night, A3 four colour risograph, available to buy now for UK customers

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
January 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Made up for the lack of birds in the garden with a nice big walk along the Deben. Saw hundreds of birds and some deer too.
Photo of a grassy levee with a river on one side and a reedbed on the other.
January 24, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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Beginning the big RSPB birdwatch... this year I'm live from my parents's house in Suffolk.
January 24, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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Live Draw begins at 11am GMT today!

Join us for random drawing prompts and pleasant conversation.
Photo of a hand drawn poster in purple and orange ink on white A4 paper. It features an illustration of a person in a hooded jacket waving semaphore flags. Around them are these words in bubble writing: "Live Draw Thurs 22 11-1GMT. Twitch & youtube."
January 22, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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Very inspiring short doc about Ruth Asawa. Excellent lunch break viewing!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOZC...
Ruth Asawa: documentary on an artist who worked every minute | HOW TO SEE
YouTube video by The Museum of Modern Art
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January 21, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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✏️Live Draw is on again tomorrow! 11am-1pm GMT
Drawing requests welcome
January 21, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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Save the date! 🐴

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with us at Mimo in Brighton.
On 21st Feb we'll have an exclusive year of the horse design for you to print on whatever garment you'd like to print on!
Poster featuring an illustration of a cat person and an actual person screen printing on to a T-shirt on a table. Words above and below them read: "screen print your own lucky Lunar New Year T-shirt. BYO garment! £10 per print. Mimo, 46 Sydney St. Brighton. Sat 21st Feb 12-5pm. 50% proceeds go to charity." The colours are pink, green and black.
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Nice 👌
thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Thought Bubble Festival @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social · 11d
We're excited to reveal Thought Bubble's 20th festival image, drawn by the amazing Núria Tamarit. Thank you so much Núria!

Check back tomorrow when we'll be announcing our 2026 dates and opening our exhibitor applications!
January 20, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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not that the Great Orange One will care...
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Stand with Greenland!
Greenland is facing a bully. Let’s make this the biggest solidarity petition -- and stand up together against Trump's bullying.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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Look what came in the post! Beautiful prints by Takako Copeland. These will be available to win as part of the Lunar New Year 🐴 art raffle we're organising this year to raise funds for On Your Side. More details coming soon...
Photo of four colourful risograph art prints by Takako Copeland. Three feature illustrations of a person in a red jumper in a house. In one they are looking at a caterpillar in a jar in a kitchen, in another they are sitting on a bed next to a sleeping cat. In the third they are looking at houseplants. The fourth print is an illustration of a person on a climbing wall.
January 20, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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For Penguin Awareness Day, a Typology of Pingu expressions.

Source: instagram.com/p/CKa390dD4TC/

Part of a 40th anniversary exhibition in Japan the other year.
A wall of pingu model heads, hundreds of them, each with a different expression A side close up showing the variety of eye beak and mouth expressions / movements
January 20, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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My two favourite drawings from the Live Draw yesterday: toucan doing graffiti and two cats climbing up Mount Fuji.
Photo of a felt tip drawing in green on white A4 paper. The drawing is of a toucan spray painting the letters "ACAB" on the side of a train. Photo of a felt tip drawing in red on white A4 paper. The drawing is of two cat people wearing hiking gear climbing up some rocks. There is a mountain in the background.
January 16, 2026 at 12:42 PM