My print making journey began with a small lino starter kit in 2020. Although I had dabbled with lino block printing in the past, I found time to really explore the medium in depth and hone my skills.

My inspiration at the beginning was very much limited to my surroundings; that of my collection of vintage and antique vessels, the garden, allotment and the rural town where I live on the River Welland. My work is still very much influenced by these things as I find them beautiful and interesting to depict in my work. There is always something new to see and be fascinated by as the seasons change.

All of my works derive from sketches, some of which are made either out on my walks , often on my cycle rides or simply from setting up a still life arrangement at home. These sketches may stay just as observations and may never develop into a print. However, most often, they are used as a starting block for a print, either translated into a design for a linocut print or, more recently manipulated into layers for screenprinting.

I am now enjoying portraying my travels in an ongoing series of mini black and white relief prints using my Adana Eight/Five Press. Each little linocut print, a reminder of a place and time I have visited and enjoyed, much like a photograph really, but with more imagination!

As a member of Leicester Print Workshop, I have been expanding my practice to include etching, screen printing and wood engraving. I have found it interesting to see how different modes of print making find a different style from within me.