What got you into printmaking?

I first did printmaking at school then took various evening courses. I kept coming back to lino printing as a medium and can’t put it down today.

I find the pressure of making that elusive ‘perfect’ piece of art is removed with printmaking. I can create a plate then play with printing it over and over.

Where do you work and what equipment do you use?

I have a studio at Coda Music and Arts Centre on the edge of the New Forest.

My favourite things are my carving tools. Good tools are a real investment and the ones I use the most are in my hand for hours each day.

What inspires your printmaking?

I’m inspired by the nature around me in the New Forest. I also like to explore connection, including biodiversity and human interaction with nature.

What do you find most challenging and what do you most love?

I enjoy carving lino the most. I find a flow state takes over and it’s like I’m in another world. I have a love/hate relationship with inking up. I don’t like to get messy but when I get into a playful state of mind I can let that go and enjoy the process.

Where might people have seen your work?

I regularly take part in exhibitions with Cowprint Artists Group and with The New Forest Marque. I’ve had work in the St. Barbe gallery and Chalk’s in Lymington. You can also find my work for sale in the New Forest Heritage Centre and Sybil’s of Burley.

I have a real passion for sharing lino printmaking and teach regular workshops at Coda, the New Forest Heritage Centre and Stanwell House.