This weekend is your last chance to catch the graphic art fair, and general celebration of all things illustrative, Pick Me Up on its second run at London’s Somerset House.

All of the brilliant bits of last year return, with some new people, workshops, activities and excitement added too.

At the heart of the fair are selected works on sale from 24 international graphic artists and illustrators including Nigel Peake, Kate Moross, Eda Akaltun Stefanie Posavec, Tom Gauld and Zara Wood. This is a pretty rare chance to buy originals, limited editions or even one of the ‘take me home’ £20 prints.

But it’s not only about buying work it’s also about seeing people at work, meeting, chatting and getting involved. Nobrow, Puck, Print Club London, It’s Nice That and Jaguar Shoes are just some of the collectives who have brought themselves and wares to share.

In total there’s 10 collectives who’ve set up camp in the galleries, creating miniature worlds of their own which are really fun to explore.  There’s also been activities throughout the fair including a zineswap and a Heavy Pencil night of live music. This weekend it’s Shadow play.

As if it’s not enough, this year’s designer in residence is the marvellous Anthony Burrill who’s on site with invited guests everyday. There’s also a mini retrospective of his work from advertising for the Hans Brinker Budget Hotel to the recent Oil and Water Don’t Mix poster for the Louisiana oil spill disaster.

I think it’s such a good thing, because not only is it a great chance for lots of artists and designers, who are often shut away in studios working, to get out and share their work, but with everyone in the one place it really manages to capture the excitement of the scene in London related so much to how people are working and collaborating together.