Artist & Printmaker
I am a Manchester based artist and printmaker, drawing inspiration from an interest in texture, colour, and process.
I graduated from Manchester School of Art in 2012 with BA Hons in Fine Art Painting – during my time here I began to challenge traditional painting techniques, by using printmaking as a tool.
Primarily working with screen printing I often begin my ideas with gathering, collating, and sorting things into collections such as, materials, marks, and colours.
As a print technician I spend a lot of my time in shared workshops and studio spaces clearing up, here I can use leftover inks and scraps of newsprint to collect these elements or create quick mono-prints in the spur of the moment. I come from a fine art painting background but soon fell in love with the print room at university and have never looked back since. I am fascinated by process and love the challenge of trying to manipulate and develop a technique that compliments my existing practice.
I spend most of my week working as a technician in a local college and a print workshop. I often spend the rest of my time at Hot Bed Press, I have been a part of this wonderful open access workshop since 2012 and have more recently started regularly teaching weekend courses in a variety of print processes. I also really enjoy tutoring and working one to one with other artists in my home studio.
I am available for teaching workshops, commissions, and collaborations.