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I am sometimes asked if I have a favourite print, and my mind often returns to this particular work that I made during the very unusual year of 2020. Restricted in how far we could travel, I began to truly notice the landscape around me. My attention shifted to the smaller details; I became acutely aware of every tree and plant along my morning walk. One in particular captivated me - a solitary tree growing in the field just beyond my home. This tree was remarkable in the f

Paper choice is an important consideration when creating an original print as it is integral to the final piece. The hard work has been done to carefully craft the blocks or plates that hold the inked image, but it is the interaction between the ink and the paper under pressure that ultimately finishes the work. Paper holds enormous potential to enhance the work, or, in some cases, inform and contribute to the meaning of the work. For example, I recently took part in an arts

I have decided to experiment with making my own ink, with a view to create an ink that is ‘fugitive’, meaning quick to fade. You could think of it as a kind of 'disappearing' ink, although the intention is for the change to occur gradually over months or years, not instantly. This is, of course, the opposite of what most people seek in an ink, where maximum lightfastness is usually the goal. For me, though, the fading nature of the ink is synonymous with the concepts of ephe

I am thrilled to be learning stone lithography as part of my MA at Aberystwyth University. I had attended a two-day workshop some time ago, here at the school of art, and although I had enjoyed it, I had dismissed it as a process too complicated and reliant on having excellent drawing skills for me to incorporate into my practice. However, what I do remember really liking about lithography were the patterns made by the washes of tusche on the stone. Tusche is greasy drawing