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I am a contemporary printmaker / artist-maker and ceramicist with a career background in design. I enjoy pattern, texture and colour, especially combining all techniques and exploring new ideas.

Since 2020 I have been taking a new direction in making hand-built and thrown functional ceramics to be used everyday – a medium I am totally in love with as it combines all the mark making skills used in printmaking. The clay I mostly use is a speckled stoneware which is very durable and shows off the glazes and textures perfectly. My aim is to make everyday ceramics to be beautiful, yet useful.

My mixed media work in acrylic combines one-off monoprints used as collage on acrylic board with added hand drawn elements and linocut detail. (See Acrylic Work with Monoprint Collage.)

My earlier work focuses on showing my original inked collagraph plates (once they are no longer print worthy), leaving them inked with etching ink but not printed to reveal all the beauty of the original plate. (See Mixed Media Work – Inked Collagraph Plates).

Much of my older print work in collagraph is inspired by ancient naïve artefacts which can be discovered in our museums. I am drawn to the sense of history each piece has, its creator and the reason for it being made, bringing it back to life with a contemporary twist. Through the use of various printmaking techniques, but mainly collagraph, I produce a hand-pulled print on my etching press, each one original, rich in colour and detail.