Abby+Owen

19/05/2026

POP-UP ART GALLERY AT THE FIFTH HOUSE 🍺 🎨
Pop in, grab a drink, have a nosy, and enjoy some local art in a lovely independent space. They have fantastic craft brews and are the smallest pub in Stockton which is so unique in itself. We’ve got thirteen large prints on display featuring some of our favourite scenes. There's even a secret discount code for our website you can get access to if you visit. (ironically we're on a well overdue break so abbyandowen.com's print shop is closed and will open again on June 1st, ready to go!)

Big thanks to for reaching out with such a wonderful collaborative idea, and for supporting local creatives. 👏 Cheers to supporting independent businesses 🍻

22/04/2026

Oh, by the way... Abby and I were commissioned to design and install an exhibition inside the House of Commons. 🏛️ And we have been sat on this for 7 months. We have been busy, yes... but that is not the full reason you are only hearing about it now...

Abby and I are two working-class creatives from Teesside, so being commissioned to brand, design and deliver an exhibition inside the House of Commons for the brilliant We're Right Here campaign and the wonderful people at Locality felt like a bit of a biggie. ✨

Imposter syndrome can follow you around like a ghost, even if it is a fading one. And this project meant a lot to us.

Last September, the incredible team at We're Right Here brought us in to design an exhibition at the heart of UK Parliament: The Museum of Broken Dreams. It told the stories of community-led projects across the UK with the potential to transform their local areas, only to be stalled by red tape, structural barriers, and systems that often make it far too hard for good ideas to survive. 🚧

We built the identity around a broken heart monogram, cut through with a lightning bolt 💔⚡, because we know what it looks like when grassroots projects hit a wall. But we also know there is always still a spark there.

Through the exhibition design, we tried to turn policy failure into something physical and impossible to ignore. A community garden that never got to grow. 🌱 A youth centre that burned bright, but briefly. Stories translated into experiences that asked MPs to sit with the human reality behind the headlines.

When a project matters this much, sharing it can start to feel like something that needs the perfect words and timing... but this project was built for people like us, and for even bolder grassroots grafters too. ✊

So I want to say to anyone else stood at the edge of their own story: remember it is a shared story, and the perfect time might just be now. 💛

👇 Full visual case study in the comments below
https://abbyandowen.com/work/museum-of-broken-dreams-house-of-common-exhibition

22/04/2026

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09/04/2026

One of our most recent prints 🌼 This location is so special to Owen and I. From seeing Amelie and Before Sunrise for Valentines day at their cinema, seeing our university tutor have an exhibition there, using their pay what you decide Culture Kitchen for lunch to seeing Bus Stop Goths recently. We're so lucky to have an arts centre and especially one so inclusive with a lot of 'Pay what you decide' ❤️

07/04/2026

We've been working on a really wholesome project with Explore Hartlepool! Creating seasonal postcards that the community can pick up for free and write on what they love about their town. We're on postcard 2 of 4, spring! Check out their page on how to get involved!

What better visual to choose than Ward Jackson Park 😍

03/04/2026

Woo hoo, badges are here!

We had so much fun designing these, playing with different vintage-inspired styles, including a 90s/Y2K vibe. Perfect for jackets, pencil cases and bags! Anyone else have a pin display?

Available now at www.abbyandowen.com

📍 Who-Ray (Co-owner Martin modelling Roseberry Topping Badge)
📍 Enjoy Stockton Visitor Information
📍 Dorman Museum Gift Shop

What other badge designs would you like to see? These are series one and in limited numbers at the moment but we're already dreaming about more.

Hope everyone has a lovely Easter, Creme Eggs were 20p in Herons so we went a bit crazy! 🐣

06/03/2026

20/02/2026

We were interviewed by Madeleine Raine at Hartlepool Mail recently and some lovely quotes came from it!

Full article here: https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/people/former-northern-school-of-art-students-help-put-hartlepool-on-the-map-with-asda-beer-collaboration-5601795?ref=BNTMedia&utm_medium=facebook

Abby said: “So many people ask, ‘how do you work with your partner’, but it’s something that just comes naturally to us...We have a great connection and we’re lucky that we can honestly say what we think about things and trust each other to make the best projects.”

03/02/2026

Yes, it really was Asda in our inbox. 🫢🍻

Last year they commissioned us to create artwork for their Collab Collection, pairing illustrators with local breweries to produce craft beers rooted in place.

We created a collage style illustration inspired by Hartlepool and were chuffed to be teamed up with Tooth & Claw Brewing - How many local references can you spot?

Always proud to keep representing the Tees Valley 🥰