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Artist Info
Whilst studying a degree in Interior Design at Edinburgh College of Art I discovered printmaking. I took it as a second subject during the degree where I focused on screenprinting and etching.
After graduating I became a member of the Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop where over the last twenty years I have focused on developing my skills in screen printing and etching and building up a portfolio.
Initially during my time in art college my main inspiration was architecture and interiors. After graduating this expanded to include the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens and the Botanical Glasshouses. Through the prints I produced at this time I was able to experiment with various techniques and begin to develop my style.
Having achieved this I began working on a new series of prints which has taken me in a different direction. This new set of prints takes inspiration from the Scottish landscape. My particular interest is in compositions that incorporate dramatic skies. This allows for more abstract images in my etchings and a range of mark making in my screen prints.
Alongside this series of prints I have produced a small series of prints inspired by my trips to Les Vosges and Alsace in France.
I worked on expanding my skills and returned to photo etching which allowed me to convert my sketchbook work into etchings. These are mainly floral sketches which have allowed me to play around with more abstract compositions and colour. I have also combined etching and screen printing in some of my prints.
For a long time I have had an interest in botanical illustration and in 2016 I took the opportunity to start learning the skills by taking the Certificate course in Botanical Ilustration at RBGE. I loved this course and learning the new skills so I progressed on to the Diploma in Botanical Illustration which I completed with distinction in 2019.
The course has shown me the details that are around us in nature and how I can convey these in my art. I am particularly interested in showing dissections in my work. As I look to develop my skills I am exploring drawing and painting different plants. I am drawn to interesting flowers and seed pods. I am now beginning to broaden my subject matter to include birds, butterflies, bees and ladybirds which I now include in my compositions.
I have worked on some pieces which combine my love of printmaking and painting. For these images I worked on drypoint etchings which I printed in black or grey inks and one the prints dried I added details by hand colouring each print using watercolour paint.
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