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2020
Teesside Print Prize
2019
Southbank Printmakers Prize
2017
Printmakers Council Prize
2016
Highly commended Intaglio Printmakers Prize
2016
People's Choice Award.
2014
Intaglio Printmakers Prize (Runner Up)
: Discerning Eye Annual Exhibition 2022
: 10 Nov 2022 - 20 Nov 2022
An eclectic mix of artwork. 6 selectors chose their own curation from over 7,500 entries.
: Surface and Depth
: 29 Oct 2022 - 19 Nov 2022
Work selected by the Printmakers Council which shows the vast array of different printmaking techniques.
: Miniprint 2022
: 4 Oct 2022 - 4 Dec 2022
A selection of miniprints (10x10cm).
: Squares and Triangles
: 20 Sep 2022 - 9 Oct 2022
The exhibition has been inspired by the creative lives of artists, writers, poets, and musicians who populated the London neighbourhood, Fitzrovia over recent centuries.
: Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition 2022
: 6 Sep 2022 - 11 Sep 2022
Four of my original prints have been selected for this prestigious exhibition in London.
: The Royal Society of British Artists
: 1 Mar 2022 - 7 Mar 2022
An annual exhibition which includes members and non-members work. Non members are selected for exhibition. Includes all media, painting, printmaking, sculpture,
: Ty Pawb Print International
: 4 Dec 2021 - 26 Feb 2022
Prestigious open submission, biennial international print exhibition. There will be 139 prints from 10 countries selected from over 400 entries.
: Miniprints
: 6 Nov 2021 - 9 Dec 2021
Open submission exhibition celebrating miniprints 10 x 10 cm.
: RE International Original Print Exhibition 2021
: 4 Nov 2021 - 14 Nov 2021
This exhibition organised by the Royal Society of Painters and Printmakers (RE) is an international open submission exhibition celebrating the best of contemporary printmaking.
: Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition 2021
: 9 Oct 2021 - 7 Nov 2021
A Biennial miniature print exhibition celebrating prints the fit on A4 sized Washi paper.
: Climate KAOS
: 1 Oct 2021 - 31 Mar 2022
I belong to an art group called KAOS and we were invited to hold an exhibition at the Museum exploring the topic of Climate change. I am exhibiting 2 artists books.
: Ecologies of Change
: 16 Sep 2021 - 26 Nov 2021
Collaboration between artists in Australia and the Printmakers Council UK.
When I'm working I am totally absorbed in the process and although printmaking can be frustrating, it is also very rewarding. In my opinion you cannot achieve the look of the original hand produced print with any other media.
I am particularly interested in capturing texture in my prints and I love the embossed look of collagraph prints. Collagraph printing plates can be made from anything that will go through the press and not damage the blankets or rollers. This could include cardboard, paper, sandpaper, sand, tea leaves, rice, glue, paint - the list is endless.
Every item used will hold a different amount of ink and therefore print a different tone. The more texture an item has the more ink it holds eg. sand will print very dark, gesso prints a middle tone, whereas varnish will print a very light tone.
Once everything is securely glued to the printing plate (usually mountboard), it is sealed with acrylic varnish to make it more durable. The plate can be printed intaglio or relief or both. The way the plate is inked and wiped determines the tones within the image.
I am a very experimental printmaker and I don't believe you ever stop learning.
in addition to printmaking I enjoy working with watercolours. I love playing with colour and light.
