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I have
been involved with Printmaking for many years now,
and have been drawing for most of my life. I graduated from the
University for
Creative Arts at Maidstone with a BA
(hons) in
printmaking & Illustration in 2008 and then continued my inky
education by
completing the MA in Printmaking. I am currently working on my own
projects and
am a member of Inkalicious, an
art collective.
My own practice involves a plethora of
relief printing as
well as hand drawing, and I believe these methods dovetail into one
another
nicely. I am so attached to lino cutting; perhaps it has something to
do with the
drawing element that is infused with the intricate carving of the
material, or
the way that I delight in the linear boldness and the little specks
that are
left behind during the cutting process. I prefer to hand-colour the
images with
water colours because of the fluidity effect; I like a contrast in the
art
between the intense bold lines and a colourful but softer filling.
I gather inspiration from various
sources - I am fascinated
by the sea, its mysteries and its movement, I am constantly depicting
it subtly
in different ways but retaining my linear qualities. I am
somewhat
obsessed with the actor Harvey Keitel and he seems to pop up quite a
lot in my
images. He is always getting up to hijinks in my world; it is a
personal salute
to his wonderfully diverse acting skills. Music and literature of a
certain
nature inspire me as do my family and friends, my images are often
sparked off
by random conversations or events that unfold from adventuring. Weaving
in
these personal motifs makes my work stronger, and also more playful.
I exhibit and sell my creations in
many venues throughout Kent
and in London,
my artwork has been featured in
published magazines, newspapers and posters, and I am available for
commissions.
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