Greymare: the life story of a print
On a windy day in February 2023, I set out armed with a flask of soup, some fingerless gloves and my sketchbook, to the village of Craster on the Northumberland coast....
Snowdrops: making a reduction print
I’ve always loved snowdrops – probably because they’re the first flowers to appear in the new year, reminding me that spring is on the way. A few years ago, we dug up...
Make do and mend: a drying rack for the studio
For years I’ve been dreaming of owning a proper drying rack. By this I mean one of those vintage wooden racks, beautifully carved, with glass marbles nestled in the...
Barngates: a view of the fells
In the autumn of 2022, I spent a couple of days in a Lakeland pub with my husband, taking blustery walks during the day with enormous doorstep cheese and pickle...
I do love to be beside the seaside: seascape collage workshops
Although I’m primarily a printmaker, I’ve always loved collage, and often incorporate collage elements into my prints. Since last summer, I’ve been making seascape...
Rock pools: an exploration
I can think of nothing better than spending the day plodging – mooching along the beach on a clear, crisp morning, jeans rolled up, splashing across the wet sand and...
Greetings: cutting 15 letters back-to-front
Did you know there are 15 letters in the word ‘Congratulations’? I didn’t, until I had to cut them in lino, inverted, to fit an A6 greeting card! Although I like to...